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Creel-Sierra Tarahumara is a railway station located in Creel, Chihuahua. The station is an important point on El Chepe , because both the Chepe Express and the Chepe Regional serve the station. The station is located at 2240 meters above sea level.
Enrique Creel's Chihuahua al Pacífico railroad completed the Chihuahua-Creel section. [8] In 1940, Mexico acquired the rights from Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. [8] In May 1952, Mexico took possession of a line operated by Mexican Northwestern Railway. [8] In 1955, Mexico merged them as Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico, S.A. de C.V. [8]
Creel (Spanish pronunciation:) is a town in the Sierra Tarahumara (part of the Sierra Madre Occidental) of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is the second-largest town (after San Juanito) in the municipality of Bocoyna. It is located some 175 kilometres (109 mi) to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua City.
This is a route-map template for the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico, a railway in Mexico.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway, also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP) passes through this area. It crosses the Chínipas River near its junction with the Septentrion River, and then runs up the Septentrion canyon through the Sierra Madre Mountains.
ChePe [2] Chihuahua al Pacífico and Ferromex: Chihuahua, Chihuahua – Los Mochis, Sinaloa: 1928 (partial service) 1961 (line completed) Tequila Express [3] Ferromex: Guadalajara, Jalisco – Amatitán, Jalisco: 1997 El Insurgente: Zinacantepec, Mexico - Lerma, Mexico: 2023 Interoceanico: Salina Cruz, Oaxaca - Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz: 2023 ...
Cerocahui was founded by a Jesuit missionary in 1680. [1]It is well known for its local Jesuit church. [1] In June 2022 gunmen invaded the church after a local man tried to seek refuge inside the building.
Currently, this line is used by the train Chihuahua Pacífico or El Chepe to transport tourists, lured by false representations of the area as pure and pristine, to sightseeing locales. [51] It stops near many Tarahumara villages, attracting visitors expecting to see "primitive natives" (the legend of the Tarahumara).