Ixtepec railway station explained

Ixtepec
Address:	Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Opened:	1894 (originally) 22 December 2023 (reopening)^[1] ^[2]
Closed:	2000 (originally)
Platforms:	2
Tracks:	5
Other Services Header:	Future services

Ixtepec is a train station located in Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca.

History

The first station in Ixtepec was opened in 1894, alongside the rest of the Ferrocarril Transístmico.^[3]

At the beginning of the year 2000, passenger train service to Ixtepec stopped. However, migrants from Central America continued to board freight trains in the city.^[4]

On December 22, 2023, the station reopened for passenger service.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO . www.proceso.com.mx . 15 October 2023 . spanish.
2. Web site: Varela . Micaela . López Obrador echa a andar el tren Interoceánico que unirá el golfo de México con el Pacífico . El País México . 22 December 2023 . es-MX . 22 December 2023.
3. Web site: Ixtepec . 2023-08-05 . Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural . es.
4. Web site: Meganoticias . Historia del ferrocarril en Ciudad Ixtepec, Oaxaca . 2023-09-16 . MEGANOTICIAS . es-MX.