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Periférico Norte
SITEUR light rail
Periférico Norte SITEUR railway station
General information
Location	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates	20°43′52″N 103°21′08″W / 20.73111°N 103.35222°W / 20.73111; -103.35222
Line(s)	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Trench
Platform levels	2
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1 September 1989; 35 years ago (1989-09-01) (overground station)
Rebuilt	16 September 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-16) (underground station)
Services
Preceding station Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano Following station AuditorioTerminus Line 1 Dermatológicotowards Periférico Sur

Periférico Norte is the second station of Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system from north to south, and the nineteenth in the opposite direction. This station is underground.

The station is under the intersection of the Calzada Federalismo with the North Peripheral Ring (Spanish: Anillo Periférico Norte), to which its name alludes. This station is located in a strategic area, since it connects with various bus routes that meet the demand of the municipalities of Zapopan, Guadalajara, Tonalá and Tlaquepaque.

Its logo represents a ring divided into two poles with the upper one highlighted, indicating that it is north.

History

Originally the Periferico Norte station was overground, but when the Line 1 expansion works began in August 2014, the station was demolished to build a more modern one under the North Peripheral Ring, along with an underpass for cars that circulate on Calzada Federalismo. The new station was opened on 16 September 2017, and more than a year later, on 22 November 2018, the new terminal of Line 1 was inaugurated: the Auditorio station, located 1 km north from the Periferico Norte station.

Accidents

On 26 January 2015 a collision between two trains was recorded when the driver of the vehicle T-06 was driving without due caution and care, since he had the distance and time to avoid the collision and did not brake in time. It was a mishap between trains caused by a communication error between the drivers and the dispatcher.

Points of interest

• Benito Juárez Auditorium
• González Ortega Housing Unit.

Transport routes nearby

• Periférico Norte station of Mi Macro Periférico

References

1. El Informador (31 December 2015). "Extension of Line 1 halfway; will operate in 2017" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2016.
2. "Abre estación Periférico Norte sólo con prepago".
3. González, A. (16 February 2015). "Human error caused accident on Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system". MVS Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2022.

• Guadalajara light rail system Line 1 stations
• Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1989
• Railway stations located underground in Mexico
• Railway stations in Guadalajara
• Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2017