Zinacantepec | |
Type: | Commuter rail |
Address: | Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres |
Borough: | Toluca, State of Mexico |
Country: | Mexico |
Owned: | Government of Mexico |
Operator: | SICT |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Elevated |
Accessible: | Yes |
Parking: | Parking lot |
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Status: | In service |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Area map |
Map Type: | Mexico State of Mexico |
Map State: | collapsed |
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The Zinacantepec railway station 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 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.
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.[2]
The area is serviced by multiple intercity bus service routes, including some which go to the municipalities of San Mateo Atenco and Lerma.[2] The line's workshop and the respective railyard are located after the station.[2] When the station opened, it became a hotspot for street vendors.[3]
The station was built above ground level.[4] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.[5] [6]