Palenque railway station explained
Palenque is a railway station located between the towns of Palenque and Pakal Ná in Chiapas, Mexico. The station was built on the territory of a former airport. It is the southern terminus of the Tren Maya.
History
Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced during his 2018 presidential campaign the Tren Maya project. On August 13, 2018, he announced the complete outline. The new Tren Maya put the Palenque station on the route that would connect with Escárcega railway station.[5]
In 2022, construction of the station began.[6]
Characteristics
The architecture of the station seeks to align with these aspects and was inspired in its form and materials by elements of ancient art and vernacular architecture.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Marshall . Christopher Jordan . New Maya Train Route From Cancun To Palenque Officially Begins Operations . Cancun Sun . 1 January 2024 . 1 January 2024.
- Web site: AMLO pone en marcha la segunda etapa del Tren Maya; viaja de Cancún a Palenque.. Twitter.
- Web site: Mayan Train Will Open New Stations on January 1 2024 WOW . 31 December 2023 . 30 December 2023.
- Web site: López Cabrera . Heder . Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K . Diario del Istmo . June 22, 2024 . June 24, 2024 . es-MX.
- Web site: Hoy tomamos la decisión de construir el Tren Maya, incluyendo Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán y Quintana Roo, de 1,500 km con un presupuesto estimado de 120 a 150 mil millones de inversión mixta, es decir, pública y privada . 11 September 2023 . Twitter . es.
- Web site: Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo . Tren Maya comienza trabajos para estación Palenque, una de las más grandes del proyecto . 11 September 2023 . . es.
- Web site: Estación Palenque . 11 September 2023 . DAFdf Arquitectura y Urbanismo.
