Matías Romero railway station explained

Matías Romero
Address:	Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico
Opened:	October 15, 1894 (originally)^[1] June 2024 (planned reopening)^[2]
Platforms:	1
Tracks:	5
Other Services Header:	Future services

Matías Romero is a train station in Matías Romero, Oaxaca.

History

The station was originally opened on October 15, 1894, with the name Rincón Antonio. The station was constructed to serve the Ferrocarril Transístmico.^[1]

The line would later be reopened on December 22, 2023,^{[3] [4]} although it is reported that the station itself was only 30% complete, because a week prior, the workers there suspended their work, due to the construction company not paying their wages for the month.^{[5] [6]}

As of December 22, 2023, the station is expected to reopen in June 2024.^[2] In March 2024, the renovation of the station by SEDATU was completed.^[7]

Characteristics

The station has a metal structure, under fire-proof brick masonry brought from the Carnegie foundries. The station was on the ground floor of the general office building, which also housed the traffic superintendent's office, dispatchers' offices, and a restaurant. In the attic, between the pillars of the framework, there were rooms for guests.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Matías Romero . 2023-08-03 . Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural . es.
2. Web site: Ferrocarril Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec, una obra que reivindicará a los pueblos de Oaxaca: Salomón Jara . . 6 January 2024.
3. Web site: "El 22 de diciembre se inaugura el Tren del Istmo": AMLO . www.proceso.com.mx . 15 October 2023 . spanish.
4. 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.
5. Web site: Con obras a medias y demandas sociales sin cumplir, AMLO inaugurará Tren Transístmico en Oaxaca . Oaxaca . 6 January 2024 . es . 21 December 2023.
6. Web site: Inconclusas obras en estaciones del tren Interoceánico del Istmo . MEGANOTICIAS . 6 January 2024 . es-MX.
7. Web site: Tren Interoceánico: Concluye Sedatu rescate de estación del ferrocarril de Matías Romero en Oaxaca . Diario del Istmo . 5 July 2024 . es-MX.
8. Web site: Desconocido . México . 2010-08-30 . Matías Romero: un pueblo ferrocarrilero (Oaxaca) . 2023-08-03 . México Desconocido . es.