Metepec railway station

The Metepec railway station,[a] otherwise known as the Tecnológico station[b] or Tecnológico–Aeropuerto station,[c] is a commuter railway station serving the El Insurgente commuter rail system which will connect Greater Toluca, State of Mexico, with Mexico City. The station is the closest to the Toluca International Airport and is located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres. The station is located nearby Tecnológico Avenue, in the municipality of Metepec.

Metepec
Commuter rail
General information
Other names
  • Tecnológico
  • Tecnológico–Aeropuerto
LocationBoulevard Solidaridad Las Torres
Metepec, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates19°16′13″N 99°38′30″W / 19.270283°N 99.641792°W / 19.270283; -99.641792
Owned byGovernment of Mexico
Operated bySICT
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingParking lot[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
Services
Preceding stationEl InsurgenteFollowing station
Toluca CentroLine 1Lerma
Terminus
Location
Metepec is located in State of Mexico
Metepec
Metepec
Location
Map
Area map

Metepec railway station opened on 15 September 2023, with eastward service towards Lerma railway station and westward service towards Zinacantepec railway station. It is an elevated station with one island platform; the facilities are accessible to people with disabilities.

Location and layout

Metepec railway station is a commuter railway station located along Boulevard Solidaridad Las Torres, near the instersection with Tecnológico Avenue, in Metepec.[3] There are multiple shopping centers near the station.[4] The municipal authorities forbidden the installation of street vendors, unlike other stations in the system.[5]

The area is serviced by multiple intercity bus routes, including some which arrive from the municipality of Toluca.[3][6] The government of the State of Mexico announced that a shuttle bus route is intended to connect the station with the city's airport.[7] A freeway interchange road was built to reduce transportation times between both locations.[8]

The station was built above ground level.[9] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.[10]

Name

The station's projected names were "Tecnológico" (after the nearby avenue) and "Tecnológico–Aeropuerto", as it is the closest to the Toluca International Airport.[11][12] Alfredo Quiroz Fuentes, local congressman, requested to rename the station to "Árbol de la Vida" (lit. transl. Tree of Life), in reference to a traditional local artwork, to honor the municipal potter's work.[13]

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