Original Line Station: Bas Obispo

Bas Obispo: This settlement was named by the French when they began construction of the canal along the Isthmian route. It literally means "Lower Bishop," referring to its location within a community called Obispo, which takes its name from a small river that flowed near a tributary of the Chagres River. Since the creation of the railroad, it became a railroad town. During the French era, there was a plan to build a lock to the east, near the confluence of the Chagres River and Obispo.

It is worth noting that the French efforts failed due to various issues, including financial and health problems. Later, during the construction of the canal by the Americans, the first military camp in the Canal Zone was established in this community. It was called Camp Elliot and was under the command of Lieutenant Smedley Butler. Bas Obispo was located at the northern end of what is now known as the Culebra Cut; as a result, excavations and dynamite explosions were constant and intense to complete the 12-kilometer channel of this section of the canal.

In December 1912, President Taft signed an executive order to evacuate all the towns that were along the canal route, as they would be flooded to create Gatun Lake. Because of this, Bas Obispo ceased to exist, along with the railway line, by mid-1913. The white employees of the Panama Canal who lived in the town were relocated to Gamboa, directly across on the eastern bank. Meanwhile, the native inhabitants were forced to leave and resettle in other towns around the Canal Zone, as they were not permitted to remain within it.