Lechería is a
commuter railway
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station serving the
Ferrocarril Suburbano, a
suburban rail
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that connects the
State of Mexico
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with
Mexico City
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. The station is located in the municipality of
Tultitlán, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City.
General information
Lechería station is located in the Lechería neighborhood in
Tultitlán and it is the fifth station of the system going northbound from
Buenavista.
As with
Mexico City Metro
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, each station of the
Ferrocarril Suburbano has a pictogram. Lecheria's pictogram depicts a
cowbell
A cowbell (or cow bell) is a bell (instrument), bell worn around the neck of free-roaming livestock so herders can keep track of an animal via the sound of the bell when the animal is grazing out of view in hilly landscapes or vast plains. ...
due to the fact that this zone used to be part of the Hacienda de Lechería, that produced and distributed milk to the entire country.
History
In 1880, the Mexican government gave the Compañía Bostoniana del Ferrocarril Central Mexicano a license to build a railway connecting Mexico City and
Paso del Norte. One of the stations that was built for the route was Lechería. Nowadays, the old station is not in use anymore, but the building is listed in Mexico's railroad heritage.
The new station opened on 2 June 2008 as part of the first stretch of system 1 of the
Ferrocarril Suburbano, going from
Buenavista in
Mexico City
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to the Lechería station in the
State of Mexico
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.
Due to its location, Central American and Mexican migrants can be found near Lechería station. Until 2012, there was a shelter for migrants near the station, but due to complaints from the neighbors, the shelter was shut down. Nevertheless, migrants still appear in the station, usually asking for money or food.
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In 2009, between San Rafael and Lechería, two trains crashed, with around 100 people injured.
In 2019, plans to extend the line with a new branch going from Lechería to the ]Felipe Ángeles International Airport
Felipe Ángeles International Airport , also known as Mexico City Felipe Ángeles International Airport or simply Mexico City-AIFA, is an international airport located in Zumpango, State of Mexico, north of Mexico City. Originally named Santa ...
were announced. The branch will help to connect Mexico City with the airport, located in Santa Lucía, Zumpango
Zumpango is a municipality located in the northeastern part of the state of Mexico in Zumpango Region. It lies directly north of Mexico City within the Greater Mexico City urban area. The municipal seat, Zumpango de Ocampo, lies near Lake Zumpango ...
, State of Mexico.
Station layout
References
{{Tultitlán
Lecheria
Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2008