Izamal railway station

Izamal is a future train station in Izamal, Yucatán. Section 3 of the Tren Maya will end here. This station will help connect the main Yucatecan cities with the rest of the peninsula.

Izamal
General information
LocationIzamal, Yucatán, Mexico
Platforms2
Tracks4
History
OpenedDecember 15, 2023 (planned)[1]
Future services
Preceding station Tren Maya Following station
Tixkokob
toward Palenque
 Tren Maya Chichén Itzá
toward Cancún Airport

Tren Maya

Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren Maya project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The new Tren Maya put Maxcanú station on the route connecting Campeche, Campeche and Mérida, Yucatán.[2]

The town is a tourist attraction, promoted by the Mexican government as a pueblo mágico. The station is located in the south-west area of the city and will be part of a new tourist and service neighborhood of Izamal. Passenger demand for this station will be low, and it will mainly service tourists. Hence, it will consist of 3 tracks and 2 platforms.[3]

Characteristics

The structure of the station is inspired by one of the pyramids of Izamal, with a gable roof structure and vernacular architecture. It will have large walls with a slight inclination, with the main corners rounded and the sections of different sizes. All relevant elements of Mayan architecture.[3]</ref>

References
  1. "El 15 de diciembre inicia ruta Palenque-Cancún; todos los tramos, para febrero: AMLO". sinembargo.mx (in Spanish). October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. López Obrador, Andrés Manuel. "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". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. "Estación Izamal". GobMX (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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