While overseeing the progress of the construction of the San Juan del Río station on the Mexico City-Querétaro train line, a project that is 7.5 percent complete, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized that it is a public works project that faces no social opposition.
“Behind these eight percent of the train’s progress lies a tremendous amount of work, a tremendous amount.
There’s the work of our colleagues who are clearing the right-of-way; that is, if there’s land that needs to be acquired, it has to be done in consensus with the people, so that they understand, nothing by force, but simply through reasoning. And besides, everyone agrees with the train, so there hasn’t really been a problem, and also, buying the land at a fair price, as it should be,” Sheinbaum said.
In front of her cabinet officials, such as the Secretary of Urban Development, Edna Vega; the Secretary of Infrastructure, Jesús Esteva; the Director of the Railway Agency, Andrés Lajous; and General Gustavo Vallejo, commander of the Mexican Army’s Engineering Group, who are working together on this project, the mayor congratulated them on their work and said that “when the work isn’t noticeable, it’s better, because it’s noticeable in terms of progress, but not in terms of social conflict.”
After a brief message In her remarks, she recalled traveling to Querétaro by train as a child, but noted that passenger service disappeared with the privatization of the railroads. The governor assured that her administration will fulfill its commitment to the train connecting Mexico City and Querétaro and promised further progress next year.
“We are making great progress, and next year we will do even better,” she said.
What are the stations?
The San Juan del Río station is one of five stations on the train line, which will depart from Mexico City and arrive in the historic center of Querétaro.
The stations will be Huehuetoca, Tula, San Juan del Río, Querétaro Central, and La Corregidora.
The train will have a total length of 226 kilometers of double track for passengers, with design speeds of 160 to 200 kilometers per hour at maximum speed and a travel time of approximately two hours between Mexico City and Querétaro, Lajous explained.
The San Juan del Río station will be reached in approximately one hour and twenty minutes. The journey from Mexico City to downtown Querétaro will take 43 minutes, and the trip from San Juan del Río to downtown Querétaro will take 43 minutes.
“This train has the advantage of being connected to the Buenavista-Cuautitlán suburban train, the Buenavista terminal in Mexico City, a Metro line, three Metrobús lines, and the Ecobici bike-sharing service. In Querétaro, it connects with the Qrobús, the state’s public transportation system, and also with local transportation at the stations,” the official said.
The population served includes the metropolitan area of the Valley of Mexico, the metropolitan area of Querétaro, San Juan del Río, Tula, and other areas, with an estimated demand of around 10 million passengers per year.
Source: milenio
