Medias Aguas railway station explained

Medias Aguas
Address:	Medias Aguas, Veracruz, Mexico
Opened:	December 15, 1894 (originally)^[1] December 22, 2023 (reopening)^[2] ^[3]
Closed:	1992 (originally)
Platforms:	1
Tracks:	3

Medias Aguas is a railway station in Medias Aguas, Veracruz.

History

The station was built on the trunk line of the Ferrocarril Transístmico, which was completed on 15 December 1894. This 309-kilometer line connected the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

In 1992, the station was closed to passenger service. However, in 2023, operations on the Ferrocarril Transístmico was transferred from Ferrosur to the Secretariat of the Navy, as part of the plan to rehabilitate the line.^{[4] [5] [6]} Passenger service returned to the station on December 22 that year.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medias Aguas . 2023-08-29 . Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural . es.
2. Web site: México tiene tren para pasar a los dos grandes océanos, destaca AMLO en Salina Cruz . SinEmbargo MX . 22 December 2023 . es . 22 December 2023.
3. 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.
4. Web site: Revive Medias Aguas con empleos y seguridad mediante el FIT . 24 September 2023 . Imagen de Veracruz . es-MX.
5. Web site: ¡También en el sur de Veracruz! Toma Semar estación de Medias Aguas . 24 September 2023 . Imagen del Golfo . es-MX.
6. Web site: Reabrirán paso ferroviario Medias Aguas-Estación Uvero . 24 September 2023 . Diario del Istmo . es-MX.