Santa Fe railway station (Mexico City)

The Santa Fe railway station^[a] 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 located next to the shopping mall Centro Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, Mexico City.

Santa Fe
Commuter rail
General information
Location	Avenida Vasco de Quiroga Cuajimalpa, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.364475°N 99.268200°W / 19.364475; -99.268200
Owned by	Government of Mexico
Operated by	SICT
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Routes: 34-A, 34-B, 76-A Route: 5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes (Centro Santa Fe)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)
Services
Preceding station El Insurgente Following station Lerma toward Zinacantepec Line 1 Terminus Vasco de Quiroga Expected 2025 toward Observatorio
Route map Legend Observatorio Vasco de Quiroga Under construction Operational Santa Fe Mexico City Mexico Lerma Lerma River Metepec Toluca Centro Zinacantepec Workshops This diagram: view talk edit
Location Santa Fe Location Area map

Santa Fe station was inaugurated on 31 August 2024^[1] and it opened incomplete the next day,^[2] serving as a provisional terminal station with 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

Santa Fe railway station is a commuter railway station located along Avenida Vasco de Quiroga, in Santa Fe, Cuajimalpa, Mexico City.^[3] It is next to the shopping mall Centro Santa Fe.^[4] The area is serviced by multiple local bus routes as well as the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) network. The station was built above ground level.^[5] It has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, escalators, tactile pavings, access rams, braille signage plates, as well as visual signage and auditive announcements.^[6]

The area is serviced by Routes 9C, 34A, 34B, 76, and 76A of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network,^[7] as well as other local bus routes.^[8][9]

History and construction

Santa Fe railway station is an elevated railway station. The stretch between Santa Fe and Lerma stations crosses the Monte de las Cruces, which required the construction of a 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) tunnel and 17 kilometers (11 mi) of viaducts—some as tall as 80 meters (260 ft)—to navigate the steep and uneven landscape, which includes slopes of up to 6%.^[10]

The station was inaugurated on 31 August 2024 and opened under construction the next day, because there were still incomplete areas, such as the side stairs, parts of the facade, and elevators, as well as several loose cables hanging in the station. The areas for public transport boarding and alighting were inoperative. Additionally, machinery and construction equipment, including cranes, backhoes, forklifts, and stacked construction materials were present.^[8][2]

Incidents

On 3 April 2025, a portion of the station's roof was detached due to strong winds in the area, with no casualties reported.^[11]

Notes

1. Estación Santa Fe; lit. transl. Santa Fe station. Spanish pronunciation: [santaˈfe] ^ⓘ. The name of the station means "Holy Faith" in Spanish.