UAM-Azcapotzalco metro station
UAM-Azcapotzalco (Spanish pronunciation; formerly Azcapotzalco) is a metro station in northern Mexico City. located in the Azcapotzalco municipality. It travels through Line 6. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 7,837 passengers per day.[2]
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Location | Mexico City Mexico | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°29′28″N 99°11′11″W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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Opened | 21 December 1983 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Azcapotzalco | ||||||||||
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2018 | 2,935,018[1] | ||||||||||
Rank | 165/195[1] | ||||||||||
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Name and pictogram
The station was originally named Azcapotzalco. This was decided due to the fact that Metro Azcapotzalco was the closest station to downtown Azcapotzalco and to the municipality's city hall.[3]
The station's pictogram depict an ant because Azcapotzalco's ancient meaning literally translates to "in the place of the anthills".[3]
General information
Metro Azcapotzalco was opened in 23 December 1983, as part of the first stretch of Line 6, Line 6, going from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo.[4]
The station serves the Reynosa Tamaulipas, San Andrés and San Marcos neighborhoods. It is also close to Azcapotzalco's downtown and city hall as well as to the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco campus.
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.
- "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Azcapotzalco" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 3 August 2011.
External links
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