Canal del Norte metro station

Metro Canal del Norte is a station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in the north of Mexico City.

Canal del Norte
STC rapid transit
Location	Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros street Venustiano Carranza Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°26′57″N 99°06′59″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	29 August 1981
Passengers
2018	3,265,854[1]
Rank	157/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Consulado toward Martín Carrera Line 4 Morelos toward Santa Anita
Route map Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita
Location
Canal del Norte Location within Mexico City Central

General information

The station logo depicts the transverse section of Canal del Norte (Northern Channel) a water way that connected Mexico City with La Villa in the colonial era.[2]

The station is located near Congreso de la Unión Avenue, and serves the Colonia Janitzio and Colonia Ampliación Michoacana neighborhoods.[2] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.[4]

From 23 April to 14 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5][6]

Exits

• East: Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros street, Colonia Ampliación Michoacana
• West: Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros street, Colonia Janitzio

References

1. "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.
2. "Canal del Norte" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Canal del Norte » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
6. Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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