Cuauhtémoc metro station (Monterrey)

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
View from Av. Cuauhtémoc
General information
LocationMonterrey
Nuevo León, Mexico
Coordinates25°41′10″N 100°19′01″W / 25.68611°N 100.31694°W / 25.68611; -100.31694
Operated bySTC Metrorrey
History
Opened25 April 1991[1]
Services
Preceding station Metrorrey Following station
Central
toward Talleres
Line 1 Del Golfo
General Anaya
toward Sendero
Line 2 Alameda

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

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Station Type Comments
  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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Station Type Comments Photo
  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.  

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. ^ a b "METRORREY - Urban Freak Forums" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2011.