Cuauhtémoc (Monterrey Metro)
Cuauhtémoc | ||||||||||||||||
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 View from Av. Cuauhtémoc | ||||||||||||||||
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Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′10″N 100°19′01″W / 25.68611°N 100.31694°WCoordinates: 25°41′10″N 100°19′01″W / 25.68611°N 100.31694°W | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | STC Metrorrey | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||
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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
| Station Type | Comments | |
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| 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
| Station Type | Comments | Photo | |
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| 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 2 3 4 5 6 7 "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ↑ 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). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- 1 2 "METRORREY - Urban Freak Forums" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2011.