Creel-Sierra Tarahumara railway station

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.

Creel-Sierra Tarahumara
General information
Location	Creel, Chihuahua Mexico
Owned by	Grupo México
Operated by	Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Services
Preceding station Ferromex Following station Pitorreal toward Los Mochis Chepe Regional San Juanito toward Chihuahua Divisadero toward Los Mochis Chepe Express Terminus
Former services Preceding station Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Following station Pitorreal toward Topolobampo El Chepe Bocoyna toward Ojinaga

Thanks to its proximity to the Copper Canyon, its number of services dedicated to hospitality, its access roads, valleys and waterfalls, this station is considered the gateway to the Sierra Tarahumara and the Copper Canyon.^[1]

History

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. When this was completed in 1961, they connected Ciudad Juárez, Ojinaga and the city of Chihuahua with Topolobampo on the Pacific coast by rail.^[2]

See also

• Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
• Rail transport in Mexico

References

1. "Creel Terminal Station in Chihuahua". El Chepe. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. "Creel". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.

External links

Official website

27.7546°N 107.6347°W / 27.7546; -107.6347