Metro Iztapalapa

Metro Iztapalapa is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City.[2][3][4] It is located on the Calzada Ermita Iztapalapa (also known as Eje 8 Sur) in the Colonia El Santuario neighborhood of Iztapalapa borough on the southeast side of the city.[2]

Iztapalapa
STC rapid transit
Coordinates	19.357834°N 99.093461°W / 19.357834; -99.093461
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	20 July 1994
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	3,969,098[1]
Rank	147/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Atlalilco toward Garibaldi / Lagunilla Line 8 Cerro de la Estrella toward Constitución de 1917
Route map Garibaldi / Lagunilla Bellas Artes San Juan de Letrán Salto del Agua Doctores Obrera Chabacano La Viga Santa Anita Coyuya Iztacalco Apatlaco Aculco Escuadrón 201 Atlalilco Iztapalapa Cerro de la Estrella UAM-I Constitución de 1917
Location
Iztapalapa Location within Mexico City

The station's logo is a sun, representing the ceremony that is celebrated in Iztapalapa every year of the birth of the new sun.[2][5]

The station was opened 20 July 1994.[6][7]

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. "Iztapalapa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Iztapalapa » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. Estación Iztapalapa is also the name of a firefighting station in the borough. See: "Heroico Cuerpo de Bomberos del Distrito Federal". Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
5. Martínez, Méndez. "Enrique Cerro de la Estrella, INAH Official Web Page" (in Spanish). INAH. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
6. "Transporte" (in Spanish). Delegación Iztapalapa. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
7. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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