Metro Villa de Cortés

Metro Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city center on Calzada de Tlalpan.[2] It is a surface station.

Villa de Cortés
STC rapid transit
Overhead station sign and street beyond, 2008
Location	Calzada de Tlalpan Benito Juárez Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°23′15″N 99°08′20″W
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1 August 1970
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	6,162,928[1]
Rank	108/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Xola toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 Nativitas toward Tasqueña
Route map Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard
Location
Villa de Cortés Location within Mexico City

General information

The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century.[2] The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.[2] The metro station opened on August 1, 1970.[4]

Metro Villa de Cortés provides a transfer with trolleybus Line "M", which runs between this station and the INFONAVIT Iztacalco neighbourhood.[5]

Exits

• East: Calzada de Tlalpan and Plaza Victoria, Villa de Cortés
• West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Guipúzcoa street and Ahorro Postal street, Colonia Niños Héroes de Churubusco

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

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. "Villa de Cortés" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Villa de Cortés - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
5. "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  M  LINEA M CIRCUITO VILLA DE CORTÉS" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.

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