Calkiní railway station

Calkiní is a train station near Calkiní, Campeche.

Calkiní
General information
LocationCalkiní, Campeche, Mexico
Coordinates20°22′40″N 90°04′04″W / 20.37775°N 90.06771°W / 20.37775; -90.06771
Platforms2
Tracks3
History
OpenedDecember 15, 2023[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Tren Maya Following station
Hecelchakán
toward Palenque
Tren Maya Maxcanú

Tren Maya

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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 Calkiní station on the route that would connect with San Francisco de Campeche railway station and Teya Mérida railway station.[3]

Calkiní station will serve as a station on Section 3 of the Maya Train, in the state of Campeche.[4]

References

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  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. ^ "President López Obrador inaugurates first 3 sections of Maya Train". Mexico News. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Tren Maya - GobMX". Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.