The Cuauhtémoc Station (Spanish: Estación Cuauhtémoc) is a station on the Monterrey Metro.[1][2][3] It is located in the north end of Cuauhtémoc Avenue, in the north side of downtown Monterrey.[1] The Line 1 station was opened on 25 April 1991 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1, going from San Bernabé to Exposición.[4][1]
Cuauhtémoc | ||||||||||||||||
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 View from Av. Cuauhtémoc | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′10″N 100°19′01″W / 25.68611°N 100.31694°W | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | STC Metrorrey | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 25, 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Cuauhtémoc station is the most important station on the Metrorrey System, as it serves as the only transfer between Line 1 and Line 2.[1] In the transfer point between lines, this station has stores that range from clothing to mobile phones, it also features a photo gallery on the advancement of the Line 2 expansion works.
This station is named after Cuauhtémoc Avenue, and its logo represents a stylized headshot of Cuauhtémoc, an important Aztec ruler.[1]
This station is accessible for people with disabilities.[1]
The Line 2 station was opened on 30 November 1994 as part of the inaugural section of Line 2, between General Anaya and Zaragoza.[4] After the inauguration of the extended Line 2 by President Felipe Calderón and other dignitaries, ridership on the Monterrey Metro system surged from 260,000 per day to 334,000 per day.[5] Cuauhtémoc, San Nicolás, and Alameda were the stations that saw the greatest increase in passenger use and many riders were delayed before service adjustments could be made.[5]
Line 1
edit| Station Type | Comments | |
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| Elevated | The elevated part of the station belongs to the Yellow Line, it's the only station in Line 1 that connects to Line 2 (Green Line). To the west it goes to Central station and to the east to Del Golfo station. |
Line 2
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| Underground | The underground part of the station belongs to the Green Line, it connects to Line 1 (Yellow Line), it has 3 platforms (2 on the sides and 1 in the middle). To the north it goes to General Anaya Terminal station and to the south to Alameda station. | 
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Some building materials for the station were provided by C & E International Products, SA de CV of Monterrey. See "C & E Productos Internacionales" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ a b "METRORREY - Urban Freak Forums" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2011.