HISTORY OF SANTA ANA STATION.
The Santa Ana station is located at km. 327.5 of the current nomenclature in which was the main line of the Mexican Central Railroad on the road from Irapuato to Manzanillo, in the town of Acatlán, at a height above sea level of 1356.5 m. In 1899, this town was near the hacienda of El Plan, the Rancho La Resolana ant the Hacienda Bellavista.[1]
The Santa Ana station was built on the line from Guadalajara to Tuxpan belonging to formerMexican Central Railroad. It was built through the granting number 17.[2] According to the overall drawing of Santa Ana Station dated August 3, 1900, this had alength of 1000 meters, bordering on a national road. Within the limits of the station yard is observed the existence of houses of railroad workers, also near the station is indicated a well, a water tank with pump and water pump.
Close to these elements is indicated a place that was leased to Miguel J. Vidrio for restaurant located in front of the shed of the station. In the far west of the courtyard was the house of the agent[3] or station chief. The station had a download via on one side of it and another to serve three warehouses located in the far east of the courtyard. One of the warehouses is marked for Mr. Manuel L. Corcuera. Parallel to this there was a road that connected probably with the land and buildings adjacent to the station belonging to the Hacienda El Plan.
The station in the courtyard is aligned between the main road and the sidekick. It is rectangular with spaces arranged along the building ending at one side with a shed, all with pitched roofs. Is a single floor on which spaces are distributed as follows. On the south side was thewarehouse area, a room for the hold of the Express, then hold of luggage, the office of chief of the station with views to the main road, inside the waiting room with box office for ticket sales and outside a shed at the north end.
Also had dock load at both sides of the station and sidekick. Building materials arebrick, stone masonry, adobe, wood and sheet metal. At the bottom of the walls, and details of walls, doors and windows had exposed brick. Had carpentry and blacksmith shop windows. Outside the cement floor was natural finish. The roof of the shed is supported by wooden supports resting on stone bases. The whole building was covered with a gable roof of corrugated iron.
The Santa Ana station was built on the line from Guadalajara to Tuxpan belonging to formerMexican Central Railroad. It was built through the granting number 17.[2] According to the overall drawing of Santa Ana Station dated August 3, 1900, this had alength of 1000 meters, bordering on a national road. Within the limits of the station yard is observed the existence of houses of railroad workers, also near the station is indicated a well, a water tank with pump and water pump.
Close to these elements is indicated a place that was leased to Miguel J. Vidrio for restaurant located in front of the shed of the station. In the far west of the courtyard was the house of the agent[3] or station chief. The station had a download via on one side of it and another to serve three warehouses located in the far east of the courtyard. One of the warehouses is marked for Mr. Manuel L. Corcuera. Parallel to this there was a road that connected probably with the land and buildings adjacent to the station belonging to the Hacienda El Plan.
The station in the courtyard is aligned between the main road and the sidekick. It is rectangular with spaces arranged along the building ending at one side with a shed, all with pitched roofs. Is a single floor on which spaces are distributed as follows. On the south side was thewarehouse area, a room for the hold of the Express, then hold of luggage, the office of chief of the station with views to the main road, inside the waiting room with box office for ticket sales and outside a shed at the north end.
Also had dock load at both sides of the station and sidekick. Building materials arebrick, stone masonry, adobe, wood and sheet metal. At the bottom of the walls, and details of walls, doors and windows had exposed brick. Had carpentry and blacksmith shop windows. Outside the cement floor was natural finish. The roof of the shed is supported by wooden supports resting on stone bases. The whole building was covered with a gable roof of corrugated iron.
[1] Solórzano Gil, Mónica, Rescate y conservación de las estaciones de ferrocarril en Jalisco, Op. Cit. cfr. Plano geográfico I-2212, capítulo 3, p. 87
[2] Evaluación arquitectónica, histórica y cultural de estaciones de Ferrocarril. Estación Santa Ana, 1994, en: Elementos para la Reutilización de la infraestructura ferroviaria en el Estado de Jalisco. CONACULTA, Centro Nacional para la preservación del Patrimonio Cultural Ferrocarrilero. Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos.
[3] Agent’s cottage.
[2] Evaluación arquitectónica, histórica y cultural de estaciones de Ferrocarril. Estación Santa Ana, 1994, en: Elementos para la Reutilización de la infraestructura ferroviaria en el Estado de Jalisco. CONACULTA, Centro Nacional para la preservación del Patrimonio Cultural Ferrocarrilero. Museo Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Mexicanos.
[3] Agent’s cottage.