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Bridge across the Río Fuerte at El Fuerte El Chepe at terminal station, 8 February 2009. The Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico (Chihuahua-Pacific Railway), also known as El Chepe from its reporting mark CHP, is a major rail line in northwest Mexico, linking the city of Chihuahua to Los Mochis and its port, Topolobampo. [3]
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.
To its south, Mexico shares an 871 km (541 mi) border with Guatemala and a 251 km (156 mi) border with Belize. There is rebuilt link with rail transport in Guatemala at Ciudad Tecún Umán in Ayutla, San Marcos , with a break of gauge .
In 1940, the federal government of Mexico acquired the rights to the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, and on May 27, 1952, it took possession of the line operated by the Mexico North Western Railway. In 1955, the federal government merged the two lines to form the Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico.
Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects. July 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s massive, ...
There are several rail museums in Mexico including the Railway Museum in San Luis Potosi, [29] the Old Railway Station Museum in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes; a former station along the Interoceanic Railway of Mexico in Cuautla, Morelos which serves as a museum; the Museo de las Ferrocarilles en Yucatán is in Mérida, Yucatán; [30] and the ...
Operating Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints started 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
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