Toluca Centro railway station

The Toluca Centro railway station,[lower-alpha 1] otherwise known as Pino Suárez station[lower-alpha 2] or Terminal de Autobuses station,[lower-alpha 3] is a commuter railway station serving the El Insurgente commuter rail system which will connect Greater Toluca, State of Mexico, with Mexico City. The station is the closest to downtown Toluca and is situated along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres and the nearby Boulevard José María Pino Suárez. The station is also the closest to the city's bus terminal.

"Pino Suárez railway station" redirects here. For the Mexico City Metro station, see Pino Suárez metro station.
Toluca Centro
Commuter rail
General information
Other names
  • Terminal de Autobuses
  • Pino Suárez
LocationBoulevard Solidaridad Las Torres
Toluca, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates19.270283°N 99.641792°W / 19.270283; -99.641792
Owned byGovernment of Mexico
Operated bySICT
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsVarious intercity bus service routes
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingKiss and ride[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station
Zinacantepec
Terminus
 Line 1 Metepec
toward Observatorio
Location
Toluca Centro is located in State of Mexico
Toluca Centro
Toluca Centro
Location
Area map

Toluca Centro railway station opened on 15 September 2023, with eastward service towards Lerma railway station and westward service towards Zinacantepec railway station. It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Toluca Centro railway station is a commuter railway station located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, in the instersection with Boulevard José María Pino Suárez,[3] in Toluca de Lerdo, the capital of the State of Mexico.[4]

The area is serviced by multiple intercity bus and shared taxis routes, including some which go to the municipalities of Metepec,[4] Tenancingo, Tenango del Valle, Rayón, San Antonio la Isla, and San Mateo Mexicaltzingo.[5] The station area frequently experiences traffic congestion.[3] When the station opened, it became a hotspot for street vendors.[6] On 29 September 2023, multiple vendors engaged on a fight; one resulted injured.[7] After the incident, local authorities increased surveillance in the system.[8]

The station was built above ground level.[9] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.[10][11]

The station's projected names were "Pino Suárez" (after the nearby avenue) and "Terminal de Autobuses",[9][12] as it is the closest to the city's intercity bus terminal.[13]

Notes
  1. Estación Toluca Centro; lit. transl. Downtown Toluca station. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [toˈluka ˈsentɾo] ⓘ. The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language, "Where Tolo God lives".[2]
  2. Estación Pino Suárez. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: ['pino 'suaɾes] ⓘ.
  3. Estación Terminal de Autobuses; lit. transl. Bus Terminal station. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [teɾmiˈnal de autoˈβuses] ⓘ.

References
  1. "El Insurgente te lleva" (in Spanish). El Insurgente Official Website. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. González Martínez, Gerardo (17 March 2022). "¡Cumple 500 años la fundación de Toluca! Conoce 10 datos de ella" [Toluca celebrates its 500th anniversary! Learn 10 facts about it] (in Spanish). Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
  3. "Estación Pino Suárez del tren interurbano en Toluca, el caos que nos espera" [Pino Suarez station of the interurban train in Toluca, the chaos that awaits us]. AD Noticias (in Spanish). 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. González, Claudia (22 July 2023). "Así lucen las 4 estaciones del Tren México-Toluca que abrirán el 14 de septiembre próximo" [This is how the 4 stations of the Mexico-Toluca train that will open on September 14 look like]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. Ramos, Filiberto (28 July 2023). "Estación Pino Suárez del Tren Interurbano, el caos vial que se viene" [Pino Suárez station of the Interurban Train, the road chaos to come]. El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. Ramos, Filiberto (26 September 2023). "Crece comercio informal en inmediaciones del Tren Insurgente" [Informal commerce grows in the vicinity of the El Insurgente Train]. El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. Betan, Blanca (29 September 2023). "Ambulantes riñen afuera de Tren Interurbano; hay un herido" [Street vendors fight outside the Interurban Train; there is an injured person]. Imagen Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. Martínez, Abadiel (29 September 2023). "Refuerzan seguridad en inmediaciones del Tren México-Toluca tras riña entre ambulantes" [Security reinforced in the vicinity of the Mexico-Toluca Train after a fight between street vendors]. Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. "Toluca Train Train Station By SENER Ingenieria y sistemas". Rethinking the Future Awards. 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. "Tren Interurbano 'Insurgente' garantiza accesibilidad para discapacitados" [Interurban Train 'El Insurgente' guarantees accessibility for people with disabilities]. Capital Digital (in Spanish). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. Saavedra, Sofía (28 July 2023). "Tráfico desbordado en Pino Suárez: El reto para el Tren Interurbano México-Toluca" [Overflowing traffic on Pino Suárez: The challenge for the Mexico-Toluca Intercity Train]. Sé Uno Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. "Reabierto el paso en Las Torres y Pino Suárez" [Las Torres and Pino Suárez reopened]. Agencia de Noticias MVT (in Spanish). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. "Elaboran ya estudios técnicos del Tren Interurbano México-Toluca" [Technical studies for the Mexico-Toluca Interurban Train are already underway]. Agencia de Noticias MVT (in Spanish). 22 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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