Juchitán railway station
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| Location | Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 (originally) November 21, 2025 (reopening) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1999 (originally) | ||||||||||
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Juchitán railway station is a train station in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca.
History
The station was built on the Ferrocarril Panamericano, a line that, since 1908, connected the towns on the coast of Chiapas and Soconusco. The line also connects the Ferrocarril Transístmico with Guatemala. On 1 November 1904, the 192-kilometer stretch from San Jerónimo to Polka, passing through Juchitán, was inaugurated.[1]
In 1999, passenger service at the station stopped. During the sexenio of Governor José Murat Casab, the station became the Guadalupe Hinojosa de Murat Public Library. However, the 8.2 magnitude earthquake on 7 September 2017 caused damage. The building was recovered with the participation of the Alfredo Harp Helú Foundation and a year later, the Juchitán city council decided to rename the station in honor of José F. Gómez, as it is currently known.[2]
On November 21, 2025, the station was officially reopened.[3]
References
- ^ "Juchitán". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Meganoticias. "La antigua estación del ferrocarril de Juchitán". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Chacón, Jorge (November 21, 2025). "Claudia Sheinbaum inaugura la Línea K del Tren Interoceánico; avanza en la conectividad en el Istmo". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved November 21, 2025.