The Y Griega Station (Spanish: Estación Y Griega) is a station on Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro,[1][2] a light rail system in Monterrey, Mexico.[1] The station was opened on 25 April 1991 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1, going from San Bernabé to Exposición.[3][1][2]
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| Location | Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′00″N 100°16′46″W / 25.68333°N 100.27944°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | STC Metrorrey | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1991 | ||||||||||
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This station is named after the three-way junction that Avenues Colón and Madero make, and its logo represents it in the form of a letter "Y".
The Y Griega station is a major transfer station as many buses that service communities off the Metropolitan area such as Pesquería connect to the Metro system at the Y Griega station. A bus line operated by the Nuevo Leon State Government called the Ruta Express (Express Route) operates from this station to the airport.[4] The Y Griega station also serves the Fundidora Park.[5]
This station is in the Acero neighborhood (Colonia Acero) and it is close to Parque Fundidora.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail.
- ^ "Conoce la nueva Ruta Express Aeropuerto - Y Griega", Gobierno de Nuevo Leon
- ^ a b "Fundidora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Auditorio Banamex - Info general". Retrieved 25 July 2011.