Tecate station

Coordinates: 32°32′32″N 117°01′34″W / 32.542105°N 117.026245°W / 32.542105; -117.026245
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Tecate station

Estación de Tecate
Baja California Railroad station
General information
Location21460 Blvd. Defensores de Baja California 120,
La Viñita, Tecate, Baja California
Mexico
Coordinates32°32′32″N 117°01′34″W / 32.542105°N 117.026245°W / 32.542105; -117.026245
Operated byBaja California Railroad (currently)
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Websitehttps://www.bajarr.com/en/stations/ (BJRR stations)
https://tecate-railway-museum.edan.io/ (former railroad museum)
History
Opened1914
Services
Preceding station Baja California Railroad Following station
García
Terminus
Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train Terminus
Former services[1]
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Agua Caliente
toward San Diego
San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Main Line Campo
toward El Centro

Tecate station (Spanish: Estación de Tecate) was a train station in Tecate, Baja California. The Building has an influence on the architectural style of the first stage of American Frank Lloyd Wright. The station had a waiting room, cellar and office on the ground floor.[2]

History[edit]

The station was built around 1914 and was part of the Inter-California Railway, a branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was built at a connection point between the Tijuana and Tecate Railway and the Inter-California Railway. This route was part of the Southern Pacific rail network that crossed Mexican territory at Tijuana passing through Tecate, leaving Mexico at a point near Campo, California; re-entering Mexican territory in Mexicali to leave Mexico at Algodones, in the northeastern part of the Baja California Peninsula. Right next to the station, in 1932, a malt plant for export was put into operation.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Pacific Railroad Timetable" (PDF). February 1949. p. 9.
  2. ^ "WikiMexico - Estación de Ferrocarril de Tecate". www.wikimexico.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Tecate". Secretaría de Cultura/Sistema de Información Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.