Revolución metro station

Metro Revolución is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Colonia Tabacalera and Colonia Buenavista districts in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, on Avenida Puente de Alvarado.[2] It was first opened to the public on 14 September 1970.[4]

Revolución
STC rapid transit
Entrance to Metro Revolucíon looking across Avenida Puente de Alvarado
Location	Puente de Alvarado street, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°26′22″N 99°09′20″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Revolución Puente de Alvarado
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	14 September 1970
Passengers
2018	10,871,623[1]
Rank	43/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station San Cosme toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 Hidalgo toward Tasqueña
Route map Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard
Location
Revolución Location within Mexico City Central

General information

The station logo and name come from the nearby Monumento a la Revolución, which opened in 1938.[2][3]

The station is also near Avenida de los Insurgentes, one of the city's most important thoroughfares. The Insurgentes Metrobús bus rapid transit line has a stop in the vicinity of Metro Revolución.

Nearby

• Monumento a la Revolución, monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution.
• Museo Nacional de San Carlos, art museum devoted to European art.

Exits

• South: Puente de Alvarado street, Colonia Tabacalera
• Northeast: Puente de Alvarado street and B. de Sahagún street, Colonia Buenavista
• Northwest: Puente de Alvarado street, Colonia Buenavista

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

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. "Revolución" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Revolución » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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