Potrero metro station
Metro Potrero is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, in the northern part of Mexico City.[2]
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| Location | Mexico City Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°28′37″N 99°07′56″W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Potrero | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1979 | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 6,269,063[1] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 106/195[1] | ||||||||||
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  PotreroLocation within Mexico City | |||||||||||
Name and iconography
The station logo depicts a colt behind a fence.[2][3] The Spanish word potrero means pasture land used for breeding horses (potros). The name of this station refers to the nearby potreros that existed in the zone in early 20th century.[2]
General information
Metro Potrero stands on Avenida Insurgentes Norte and serves the Guadalupe Insurgentes and Colonia Calputitlan neighbourhoods.[2] The station opened on 1 December 1979[4]
The station also serves the Metrobús stop of the same name.
References
- "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Potrero" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- Archambault, Richard. "Potrero » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
External links
The dictionary definition of potrero at Wiktionary
Media related to Potrero (station) at Wikimedia Commons
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