Doctores metro station

Metro Doctores is a station on Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro in the Colonia Doctores neighborhood of Cuauhtémoc borough, in central Mexico City.[2][3][4]

Doctores
STC rapid transit
Mosaic design on one of the station walls.
LocationColonia Doctores, Cuauhtémoc borough
Coordinates19.421612°N 99.143372°W / 19.421612; -99.143372
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 July 1994
Passengers
20184,393,370[1]
Rank136/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Salto del Agua
toward Garibaldi / Lagunilla
 Line 8 Obrera
toward Constitución de 1917
Route map
 Garibaldi / Lagunilla
Bellas Artes
San Juan de Letrán
 Salto del Agua
Doctores
 Obrera
 Chabacano
La Viga
 Santa Anita
Coyuya
 Iztacalco
 Apatlaco
 Aculco
 Escuadrón 201
 Atlalilco
Iztapalapa
 Cerro de la Estrella
 UAM-I
 Constitución de 1917
Location
Doctores
Location within Mexico City

The station's logo is the silhouette of two doctors.[2][3] The station's entry walls have abstract mosaic murals created with azulejos (glazed tiles).

History

The Metro Doctores station is named after Colonia Doctores, whose streets commemorate famous doctors of the era of La Reforma.[2]

On 7 March 2007 a 30-year-old woman committed suicide at the station by throwing herself onto the tracks.[5] Service on the line was suspended for 20 minutes.[5]

See also
  • Azulejos in buildings in Mexico
  • Murals in Mexico

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. "Doctores" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Doctores » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  4. "ESTACIÓN DOCTORES" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  5. Alejandro Medellín, Jorge (7 March 2007). "Se arroja mujer a vías del Metro en la estación Doctores". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2011.


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