Mexicaltzingo metro station

Mexicaltzingo is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.[3] The station is located between Ermita and Atlalilco. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.[3]

Mexicaltzingo
STC rapid transit
Coordinates19.357671°N 99.121852°W / 19.357671; -99.121852
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessyes[1]
History
Opened30 October 2012
Passengers
20186,687,360[2]
Rank97/195[2]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Ermita
toward Mixcoac
 Line 12 Atlalilco
toward Tláhuac
Location
Mexicaltzingo
Location within Mexico City

The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Eje 2 Ote Calzada de la Viga and Eje 8 Sur Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa. It is built underground.

The name of the station is taken from that of the colonia it is located in. The station's icon depicts the god Mexictli sitting on top of an inverted maguey plant, in reference to Mexicaltzingo's symbol in the Codex of Coatlinchan.[4]

References
  1. "12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes" (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. "Mexicaltzingo". Sistema de Transporte Colectivo de la Ciudad de México. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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