Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey Metro)

Cuauhtémoc

view from Av. Cuauhtémoc
Date opened April 25, 1991[1]
Municipality Monterrey
Next stations
Preceding station  Monterrey Metro  Following station
Central Del Golfo
General Anaya Alameda
List of Monterrey metro stations
The Cuauhtémoc Station (Spanish: Estación Cuauhtémoc) is a station on the Monterrey Metro.[1][2][3] It is located in the north end of Cuauhtémoc Avenue, in the north side of downtown Monterrey.[1] It opened on April 25, 1991.[1]

Cuauhtémoc station is the most important station on the Metrorrey System, as it serves as the only transfer between Line 1 and Line 2.[1] In the transfer point between lines, this station has stores that range from clothing to mobile phones, it also features a photo gallery on the advancement of the Line 2 expansion works.

This station is named after Cuauhtémoc Avenue, and its logo represents a stylized headshot of Cuauhtémoc, an important Aztec ruler.[1]

This station is accessible for people with disabilities.[1]

In October 2008 after the inauguration of the extended Line 2 by President Felipe Calderón and other dignitaries, ridership on the Monterrey Metro system surged from 260,000 per day to 334,000 per day.[4] Cuauhtémoc, San Nicolás, and Alameda were the stations that saw the greatest increase in passenger use and many riders were delayed before service adjustments could be made.[4]

Line 1

Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro
 
Station Type Comments Photo
  Elevated The elevated part of the station belongs to the Yellow Line, it's the only station in Line 1 that connects to Line 2 (Green Line). To the west it goes to Central station and to the east to Del Golfo station.

Line 2

Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro
 
Station Type Comments Photo
  Underground The underground part of the station belongs to the Green Line, it connects to Line 1 (Yellow Line), it has 3 platforms (2 on the sides and 1 in the middle). To the north it goes to General Anaya Terminal station and to the south to Alameda station.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). http://www.nl.gob.mx/?P=metrorrey_principal. Retrieved July 14, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. http://www.metrosdelmundo.com.ar/americadelnorte/mexico/metro-monterrey.php. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  3. ^ Some building materials for the station were provided by C & E International Products, SA de CV of Monterrey. See "C & E Productos Internacionales" (in Spanish). http://www.cyeproductos.com.mx/Curriculo.php. Retrieved July 23, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "METRORREY - Urban Freak Forums" (in Spanish). http://www.urbanfreak.net/showthread.php?t=3516. Retrieved July 23, 2011.