Teya Mérida is a train station in
Kanasín Municipality
Kanasín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya language, Yucatec Maya Language: “tense or strongly tightened”) is a Municipalities of Yucatán, municipality in the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Yucatán containing (72.81&nbs ...
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Yucatán
Yucatán, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate municipalities, and its capital city is Mérida.
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History
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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Tren Maya
Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: , sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses the Yucatán Peninsula. Construction began in June 2020 and the Campeche–Cancún section began operation on December 15, 202 ...
'' 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 railway station and
Izamal railway station.
The station will have a high tourist demand, and so, has seven tracks
and four platforms.
Characteristics
Its facilities consist of a main building with a plaza, garden area, operational area, parking, elevators, escalators, and the four platforms.
The station is located 6 km east of
Mérida and is connected to it by the
Ie-Tram bus rapid transit system.
See also
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Rail transport in Mexico
Mexico has a Freight rail transport, freight railway system owned by the national government and operated by various entities under concessions (charters) granted by the national government. The railway system provides freight and passenger ser ...
References
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Tren Maya stations in Yucatán
Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2023