The Ferrocarril del Pacífico is a former
railroad
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line company of
Mexico
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that operated from
Nogales,
Sonora
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to
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
,
Jalisco
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via
Mazatlán
Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...
,
Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales.
It is located in northwest Mexic ...
.
It ran passenger trains between these points: ''El Yaqui'' and ''Mexicali,'' Nogales, Sonora -- Guadalajara, Jalisco via
Benjamín Hill, Sonora
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Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative ...
and Mazatlán, Sinaloa; and shorter routes: Mazatlán - Naco and Guadalajara - San Marcos.
It was absorbed into
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México in 1984.
Ferrocarril del Pacífico railway
See also
*List of Mexican railroads
This is a list of Mexican railroads, common carrier railroads operating as part of rail transport in Mexico.
Passenger rail
* Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México
* STC Metrorrey
* Servicio de Transportes Elé ...
* Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
*Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials) was an American Railroad classes#Class I, Class I Rail transport, railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was oper ...
* Ferrocarril Sonora-Baja California
* Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico
* Ferromex
References
External links
Pacifico
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Railway companies established in 1950
1984 disestablishments in Mexico
Railway companies disestablished in 1984
Mexican companies established in 1950
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