Las Torres light rail station

Las Torres light rail station is one of the stations on the Xochimilco Light Rail in Mexico City. Managed by the Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, it is located between Tasqueña and Ciudad Jardín stations.[1]

Las Torres
STE light rail
Station
General information
LocationCalzada de Tlalpan, Cerro de las Torres y Miguel Ángel de Quevedo. Col. Atlántida
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°20′27″N 99°08′36″W / 19.340833°N 99.143433°W / 19.340833; -99.143433
Line(s)Xochimilco Light Rail
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened1 August 1986
Services
Preceding station STE Following station
Tasqueña
Terminus
Xochimilco Light Rail Ciudad Jardín
toward Xochimilco
Location
Las Torres is located in Mexico City
Las Torres
Las Torres
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

It was inaugurated on August 1, 1986.[2] It is named after the nearby Avenida de Las Torres, itself named after the high-voltage towers on that street (hence why the station's logo features a high-voltage tower). It serves the Atlántida neighborhood, located in Coyoacán.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tren Ligero". Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos de la Ciudad de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "LRT Developments in Mexico". Mass Transit magazine, June 1989, pp. 20–21. Cygnus Publishing. ISSN 0364-3484.
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