Tecate railway station

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.

Tecate station Estación de Tecate
Baja California Railroad station
General information
Location	21460 Blvd. Defensores de Baja California 120, La Viñita, Tecate, Baja California Mexico
Coordinates	32.542105°N 117.026245°W / 32.542105; -117.026245
Operated by	Baja California Railroad (currently)
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	https://www.bajarr.com/en/stations/ (BJRR stations) https://tecate-railway-museum.edan.io/ (former railroad museum)
History
Opened	1914
Services
Preceding station Baja California Railroad Following station García Terminus Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Agua Caliente toward San Diego San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Main Line Campo toward El Centro

History

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.