Metro Hospital General

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Hospital General


Mexico City Metro

Niños Héroes
Line 3
Centro Médico

Metro Hospital General is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro.[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.[1]

The station logo represents the symbol of International Red Cross.[1][2] Its name refers to the General Hospital of Mexico, which is located above the station.[1]

This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between ISSSTE Zaragoza and Metro Chapultepec.[1][3]

Metro Hospital General serves passengers in the Colonias (Neighborhoods) of Doctores and Roma.[1] The station opened on 20 November 1970 when it served as the southern terminus of Line 3.[4] Service southward towards Centro Médico started 10 years later on 7 June 1980.[4]

  • Entrance to Metro Hospital General, almost completely obscured by sidewalk vendors

  • Hospital General de Mexico for which the station is named

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Hospital General" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Archambault, Richard. "Hospital General » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  S  LINEA S CORREDOR CERO EMISIONES EJE 2-2A SUR" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

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Coordinates: 19°24′49″N 99°09′14″W / 19.413578°N 99.153886°W / 19.413578; -99.153886

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