Buenavista railway station

Buenavista Station is a passenger rail station in Mexico City.[3] The station provided intercity train services from Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Since June 2008, the station serves as the terminus of the Tren Suburbano commuter rail service.[4] Atop the ground-level station and tracks is one of the city's largest shopping malls, Forum Buenavista.

This article is about the Tren Suburbano station. For the Mexico City Metro station, see Buenavista metro station.
Buenavista
Commuter rail
Buenavista Station in 2019
LocationCuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Coordinates19.4478°N 99.1522°W / 19.4478; -99.1522
Owned byN de M (1909-1999)[1]
Ferrocarril Suburbano (2008–present)[1][2]
Line(s)Buenavista–Cuautitlán
Platforms3 island platforms ( Formerly 5 Island and 2 Side Platforms.
Tracks4 (Formerly 10)
Connections Buenavista
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Buenavista
Buenavista
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJanuary 20, 1873 (1873-01-20)[1]
Closed1958, 2005
Rebuilt1961, 2008
Services
Preceding station Ferrocarril Suburbano Following station
Terminus Line 1 Fortuna
toward Cuautitlán
Route map
 Cuautitlán
 Tultitlán
 Lechería
 San Rafael
 Tlalnepantla
State of Mexico
Mexico City
 Fortuna
Buenavista
Location
Buenavista
Location within Mexico City Central

The adjacent Buenavista metro station is also the terminus of Mexico City Metro Line B, that runs from this station to Ciudad Azteca in the State of Mexico. Additionally, three Metrobús lines serve the area.

History
The train station c. 1885

The station served to inaugurate passenger rail service in Mexico on January 20, 1873, when Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México ran its first passenger rail trip from Mexico City to the Port of Veracruz.[5] Among the passengers of the inaugural trip was Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, President of Mexico at the time.[5] The rail trip took three days due to a number of official presidential events along the route.

The original structure was demolished by Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México in 1958 to construct a new station nearby.[5] The plot on which the original station stood was redeveloped. Buenavista Station was re-inaugurated in 1961 by President Adolfo López Mateos.

The headquarters of Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México were built in front of the station and to the north of the station, an automated postal facility was constructed. To the south of the station, the borough hall of the Borough of Cuauhtémoc was inaugurated in September 1976.[6] The traffic circle in front of the station holds a statue of Christopher Columbus, which was inaugurated on October 12, 1892, in celebration of the 400-year anniversary of the explorer's discovery of America.

Buenavista Station (2006) prior to its remodeling in 2008

The principal intercity destinations served by Buenavista station were:

Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México used the train terminal for passenger train traffic to connect the United States, Guatemala, and Belize with other Mexican cities.

Current use
El Tren Suburbano at Buenavista on 10 January 2009

The station was remodeled beginning in 2007 in preparation for the launch of commuter rail service to Cuautitlán Izcalli in the State of Mexico.

In addition to being a terminus of Metro Line B, the railway station is also a stop for three Metrobús lines, Mexico City's bus rapid transit system.[7]

In 2012 a large enclosed shopping mall was opened on three floors topping the ground-level station and tracks, Forum Buenavista, anchored by a Cinépolis multiplex cinema and a Sears.

See also

References
  1. Moreno, Sergio (29 November 2019). "Estación Buenavista, el legado historico del ferrocarril en México". Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. Martínez, Edith (3 June 2008). "Suburbano convierte a Buenavista en estacionamiento". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "Ferrocarriles Suburbanos - Estaciones" (in Spanish). Ferrocarril Suburbano de la Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. "Tren Suburbano inaugurated". Railway Gazette International. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. De Mauleón, Héctor (26 September 2009). "Estación Buenavista" (in Spanish). Ediciones Impresas Milenio. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  6. "Delegación Cuauhtémoc" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2011. Delegación Cuauhtémoc; Aldama y Mina s/n; Colonia Buenavista; Cuauhtémoc, D.F.
  7. "Metrobús - Ciudad de México: Mapa de Sistema". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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