diff --git a/src/makefile b/src/makefile
index 247c7d2..83cf8db 100644
--- a/src/makefile
+++ b/src/makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ OBJECTS = $(OBJDIR)/moduleMesh.o $(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshBoundary.o $(OBJDIR)/module
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshInputVTU.o $(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshOutputVTU.o \
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshInputGmsh2.o $(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshOutputGmsh2.o \
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshInput0D.o $(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshOutput0D.o \
+				$(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshInputText.o $(OBJDIR)/moduleMeshOutputText.o \
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMesh3DCart.o \
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMesh2DCyl.o  \
 			  	$(OBJDIR)/moduleMesh2DCart.o \
diff --git a/src/modules/init/moduleInput.f90 b/src/modules/init/moduleInput.f90
index 9a8ace6..74da279 100644
--- a/src/modules/init/moduleInput.f90
+++ b/src/modules/init/moduleInput.f90
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ MODULE moduleInput
       USE moduleMeshInputGmsh2, ONLY: initGmsh2
       USE moduleMeshInputVTU,   ONLY: initVTU
       USE moduleMeshInput0D,    ONLY: init0D
+      USE moduleMeshInputText,  ONLY: initText
       USE moduleMesh3DCart
       USE moduleMesh2DCyl
       USE moduleMesh2DCart
@@ -1058,6 +1059,20 @@ MODULE moduleInput
 
           END IF
 
+        case ("text")
+          !Check if the geometry is right.
+          if (mesh%dimen /= 1) then
+            call criticalError("Text mesh is only allowed for 1D geometries", 'readGeometry')
+          
+          end if
+
+          !Read the mesh
+          call initText(mesh)
+          if (doubleMesh) then
+            call initText(meshColl)
+
+          end if
+
         CASE DEFAULT
           CALL criticalError('Mesh format ' // meshFormat // ' not defined.', 'readGeometry')
 
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/inout/makefile b/src/modules/mesh/inout/makefile
index a93161d..1b8883d 100644
--- a/src/modules/mesh/inout/makefile
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/inout/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: vtu.o gmsh2.o 0D.o
+all: vtu.o gmsh2.o 0D.o text.o
 
 vtu.o: moduleMeshInoutCommon.o
 	$(MAKE) -C vtu all
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ gmsh2.o:
 0D.o:
 	$(MAKE) -C 0D all
 
+text.o:
+	$(MAKE) -C text all
+
 %.o: %.f90
 	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< -o $(OBJDIR)/$@
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/makefile b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d0f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+all: moduleMeshInputText.o moduleMeshOutputText.o
+
+moduleMeshInputText.o: moduleMeshOutputText.o moduleMeshInputText.f90
+	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $(subst .o,.f90,$@) -o $(OBJDIR)/$@
+
+%.o: %.f90
+	$(FC) $(FCFLAGS) -c $< -o $(OBJDIR)/$@
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshInputText.f90 b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshInputText.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e29d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshInputText.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+module moduleMeshInputText
+  !The mesh is stored as a column-wise text file.
+  !Aimed for simple geometries in 1D
+
+  contains
+    !Inits the text mesh
+    subroutine initText(self)
+      use moduleMesh
+      use moduleMeshOutputText
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshGeneric), intent(inout), target:: self 
+
+      if (associated(meshForMCC,self)) then
+        self%printColl => printCollText
+
+      end if
+
+      select type(self)
+      type is (meshParticles)
+        self%printOutput  => printOutputText
+        self%printEM      => printEMText
+        self%printAverage => printAverageText
+
+        self%readInitial  => readInitialText
+
+      end select
+
+      self%readMesh => readText
+
+    end subroutine initText
+
+    !Reads the text mesh
+    subroutine readText(self, filename)
+      use moduleMesh
+      use moduleMesh1DCart
+      use moduleMesh1DRad
+      use moduleErrors
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshGeneric), intent(inout):: self
+      character(:), allocatable, intent(in):: filename !Dummy file, not used
+      integer:: fileID, reason
+      CHARACTER(LEN=256):: line
+      real(8):: r !dummy 1D coordinate
+      integer:: physicalID
+
+      fileID = 10
+
+      open(fileID, file=trim(filename))
+
+      !Skip header
+      read(fileID)
+
+      do
+        read(fileID, *, iostat=reason) r, physicalID
+
+        if (reason > 0) then
+          call criticalError('Error reading mesh file', 'readText')
+
+        else if (reason < 0) then
+          exit
+
+        end if
+
+        write(*, *) r, physicalID
+        
+
+      end do
+
+      close(fileID)
+
+    end subroutine readText
+
+    subroutine readInitialText(filename, density, velocity, temperature)
+      implicit none
+
+      character(:), allocatable, intent(in):: filename
+      real(8), allocatable, intent(out), dimension(:):: density
+      real(8), allocatable, intent(out), dimension(:,:):: velocity
+      real(8), allocatable, intent(out), dimension(:):: temperature
+
+    end subroutine readInitialText
+
+end module moduleMeshInputText
diff --git a/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshOutputText.f90 b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshOutputText.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1b288d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/mesh/inout/text/moduleMeshOutputText.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+module moduleMeshOutputText
+  contains
+
+    subroutine writeSpeciesOutput(self, fileID, speciesIndex)
+      use moduleMesh
+      use moduleOutput
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshParticles), INTENT(in):: self
+      integer, intent(in):: fileID
+      integer, intent(in):: speciesIndex
+
+    end subroutine writeSpeciesOutput
+
+    subroutine writeCollOutput(self, fileID)
+      use moduleMesh
+      use moduleCollisions
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshGeneric), intent(in):: self
+      integer, intent(in):: fileID
+
+    end subroutine writeCollOutput
+
+    subroutine writeEMOutput(self, fileID)
+      use moduleMesh
+      use moduleRefParam
+      implicit none
+
+      class(meshParticles), intent(in):: self
+      integer, intent(in):: fileID
+
+    end subroutine writeEMOutput
+
+    subroutine printOutputText(self)
+      use moduleMesh
+      implicit none
+      
+      class(meshParticles), intent(in):: self
+
+    end subroutine printOutputText
+
+    subroutine printCollText(self)
+      use moduleMesh
+      implicit none
+      
+      class(meshGeneric), intent(in):: self
+
+    end subroutine printCollText
+
+    subroutine printEMText(self)
+      use moduleMesh
+      implicit none
+      
+      class(meshParticles), intent(in):: self
+
+    end subroutine printEMText
+
+    subroutine printAverageText(self)
+      use moduleMesh
+      implicit none
+      
+      class(meshParticles), intent(in):: self
+
+    end subroutine printAverageText
+
+end module moduleMeshOutputText