Zinacantepec railway station

The Zinacantepec railway station^[a] is a commuter railway station serving the El Insurgente commuter rail system that will connect Greater Toluca, State of Mexico, with Mexico City. The station is located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in the municipality of Toluca, a few meters away from the adjacent municipality of Zinacantepec, and it serves as the western terminus of the line.

Zinacantepec
Commuter rail
Aerial view of Zinacantepec station
General information
Location	Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres Toluca, State of Mexico Mexico
Coordinates	19.2802083°N 99.694792°W / 19.2802083; -99.694792
Owned by	Government of Mexico
Operated by	SICT
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Planned transport hub[1] Various intercity bus service routes
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Parking lot[1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station Terminus Line 1 Toluca Centro toward Santa Fe
Route map Legend Observatorio Vasco de Quiroga Under construction Operational Santa Fe Mexico City Mexico Lerma Lerma River Metepec Toluca Centro Zinacantepec Workshops This diagram: view talk edit
Location Zinacantepec Location Area map

Zinacantepec railway station opened on 15 September 2023, with eastward service towards Lerma railway station. It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Zinacantepec railway station is a commuter railway station located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in Toluca de Lerdo, the capital of the State of Mexico, near the limits shared with the municipality of Zinacantepec, and near the Parque Alameda 2000 state park.^[3]

The area is serviced by multiple intercity bus service routes, including some which go to the municipalities of San Mateo Atenco and Lerma.^[3] The line's workshop and the respective railyard are located after the station.^[3] When the station opened, it became a hotspot for street vendors.^[4]

The station was built above ground level.^[5] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.^[6][7]

Notes

1. Estación Zinacantepec; lit. transl. Zinacantepec station. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [sinakanteˈpek] ^ⓘ. The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language, "At the Bat Hill".^[2]

References

1. "El Insurgente te lleva" (in Spanish). El Insurgente Official Website. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
2. "Zinacantepec, Pueblo con Encanto" [Zinacantepec, Enchanting Town] (in Spanish). Government of the State of Mexico. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. González, Claudia (22 July 2023). "Así lucen las 4 estaciones del Tren México-Toluca que abrirán el 14 de septiembre próximo" [This is how the 4 stations of the Mexico-Toluca train that will open on September 14 look like]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
4. Ramos, Filiberto (26 September 2023). "Crece comercio informal en inmediaciones del Tren Insurgente" [Informal commerce grows in the vicinity of the El Insurgente Train]. El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
5. "Toluca Train Train Station By SENER Ingenieria y sistemas". Rethinking the Future Awards. 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
6. "Tren Interurbano 'Insurgente' garantiza accesibilidad para discapacitados" [Interurban Train 'El Insurgente' guarantees accessibility to people with disabilities]. Capital Digital (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
7. "Así luce la estación Zinacantepec del Tren Interurbano México-Toluca" [This is how the Zinacantepec station of the Interurban Train Mexico-Toluca looks like]. AD Noticias (in Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links

• Estación Zinacantepec at TEN Arquitectos micro website.