Camarones metro station

Camarones
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
LocationAv. Ferrocarriles Nacionales
San Francisco Tetecala, Azcapotzalco
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′45″N 99°11′24″W / 19.479135°N 99.190063°W / 19.479135; -99.190063
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 7 (El Rosario - Barranca del Muerto)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened29 November 1988
Passengers
20233,869,116[1]Decrease 2.19%
Rank114/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Aquiles Serdán
toward El Rosario
Line 7 Refinería
Location
Camarones is located in Mexico City
Camarones
Camarones
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Camarones is a station along Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in Colonia Barrio Santa Cruz Acayucan district in the Azcapotzalco borough, north of Mexico City, Mexico.[2] The station was opened with the others along the northern portion of Line 7 on 29 November 1988.[4]

Its name and logo come from a town that once existed nearby, the town of Camarones. Camarón means shrimp, a name given because the adjoining river was home to a plentiful species of shrimp, known locally as Acociles (Cambarellus montezumae), which were part of the prehispanic, colonial and early 20th century diet of the inhabitants of Mexico City. Near Camarones metro station is the Mexico City oil refinery. It also connects with trolleybus line I, which runs between Metro Chapultepec and Metro El Rosario.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference passnrank22-23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Camarones" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Camarones - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  I  LINEA I METRO EL ROSARIO - METRO CHAPULTEPEC" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.