Teya Mérida railway station

Teya Mérida is a future train station in Kanasín, Yucatán.

Teya Mérida
Construction work on the station, 15 December 2022
General information
LocationKanasín, Yucatán, Mexico
Platforms2
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus interchange Ie-Tram Yucatán
History
OpenedDecember 15, 2023 (planned)[1]
Future services
Preceding station Tren Maya Following station
Umán
toward Palenque
 Tren Maya Tixkokob
toward Cancún Airport

History

Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the Tren Maya project in his 2018 presidential campaign. On 13 August 2018, he announced the complete outline. The route of the new Tren Maya put Teya Mérida station on the route that would connect Calkiní, Campeche and Izamal, Yucatán.[2]

The station will have a high tourist demand, and so, will have five tracks and four platforms.[3]

Characteristics

Its facilities will consist of a main building with a plaza, garden area, operational area, parking, elevators, escalators, and the four platforms.[4]

See also

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. IM, Reporteros Hoy. "Inicia construcción de la estación Teya-Mérida del Tren Maya". Reporteros Hoy | Noticias de Yucatán (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo. "Tren Maya, inicia construcción de estación Teya-Mérida; atenderá más de tres mil usuarios al día". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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