Chabacano metro station[b] is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. It is a combined underground and at-grade station with two side platforms and one island platform, featuring the Spanish solution layout. It serves Lines 2 (the Blue Line), 8 (the Green Line) and 9 (the Brown Line).
Chabacano metro station is located between San Antonio Abad and Viaducto stations on Line 2, between Obrera and La Viga stations on Line 8, and between Lázaro Cárdenas and Jamaica stations on Line 9. It services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Ampliación Asturias, Obrera, and Vista Alegre. The station's pictogram features an apricot and is named after a nearby street that once had several apricot trees.
Chabacano metro station opened on 1 August 1970, initially providing northbound service on Line 2 toward Pino Suárez metro station and southward service toward Tasqueña station. Southeasterly service on Line 8 toward Constitución de 1917 station and northward toward Garibaldi station began on 20 July 1994. Southeastern service on Line 8 began on 20 July 1994, with trains running toward Constitución de 1917 station and northbound toward Garibaldi station. Line 9 service, running west to east from Centro Médico to Pantitlán, commenced on August 26, 1987. The Line 2 platforms had to be rebuilt when the transfer stations were constructed.
The station facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, escalators and wheelchair ramps. Outside, multiple local bus routes service the area. Inside is an Internet café, an information desk, a cultural showcase, a private library, and a mural titled Civilización y Cultura by José de Guimarães. The station served as a film location for the 1990 film Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Javier Álvarez named a composition after the station. In 2019, the station recorded an average of 43,617 daily entries.
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