Metro Cerro de la Estrella

Cerro de la Estrella
STC rapid transit
Coordinates 19°21′22″N 99°05′08″W / 19.356012°N 99.085522°W / 19.356012; -99.085522Coordinates: 19°21′22″N 99°05′08″W / 19.356012°N 99.085522°W / 19.356012; -99.085522
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
History
Opened 20 July 1994
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Línea 8

Metro Cerro de la Estrella (English: Hill of the Stars) is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City.[1][2][3] The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city.[1] The station is named for the Cerro de la Estrella a mesoamerican archaeological site located nearby.[1][4] It was opened on 20 July 1994.[5]

The station's logo is the silhouette of a hill with three crosses on it and a star in the sky.[1][2]

In spring during Easter the station sees heavy traffic for spectators who travel to Cerro de la Estrella to watch Passion of the Christ procession events.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cerro de la Estrella" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "Cerro de la Estrella » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. "Secretaría de Turismo - Gobierno del Distrito Federal". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. "Zona arqueologica - Cerro de la estrella, Distrito Federal - Ciudad de México, México - Viajeros.com". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. "Transporte" (in Spanish). Delegación Iztapalapa. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. "Metro operará desde las 07:00 jueves y viernes santos". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). 20 April 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. "El Metro tendrá horario especial (festivo) en Semana Santa". MX-DF.net .:. México-Distrito Federal (in Spanish). 14 April 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

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