Eje Central
The Eje Central, or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas, is a street in the Cuauhtémoc borough of central Mexico City.
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 Eje Central at downtown Mexico City. | |
| Former name(s) | Avenida Panamá, Niño Perdido, San Juan de Letrán, Santa María la Redonda, Avenida de los 100 Metros |
| Namesake | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nearest metro station | See Metro |
| North end | Avenida Acueducto de Tenayuca |
| Major junctions | Monumento a la Raza Paseo de la Reforma |
| South end | Circuito Interior Av. Río Churubusco |
It is part of a system of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for improved traffic flow through the city.
Eje Central looking north, with the Palacio de Bellas Artes on the left/west, and the Palacio de Correos de Mexico and Bank of Mexico on the right/east.
Public transportation
Metro
Several Mexico City Metro stations are also located on Eje Central, most notably the Eje Central station of Line 12. Line 8 runs under Eje Central on its stretch that crosses downtown Mexico City.
- Metro stations
Trolleybus
Trolleybus Line 1, also known as Corredor Cero Emisiones Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas (Zero Emissions Corridor), runs through Eje Central from the Northern Bus Station to the Southern Bus Station (near Tasqueña metro station).
See also
- Eje vial, the whole system
- Streets in Mexico City
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