Iztapalapa metro station

Iztapalapa
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
Coordinates19°21′28″N 99°05′36″W / 19.357834°N 99.093461°W / 19.357834; -99.093461
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 8 (Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 July 1994
Passengers
20233,591,111[1]Increase 5.48%
Rank122/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Atlalilco Line 8 Cerro de la Estrella
Location
Iztapalapa is located in Mexico City
Iztapalapa
Iztapalapa
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Iztapalapa is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City.[2][3] 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]

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][4]

The station was opened 20 July 1994.[5][6] Estación Iztapalapa is also the name of a firefighting station in the borough.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference passnrank22-23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Transporte" (in Spanish). Delegación Iztapalapa. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Heroico Cuerpo de Bomberos del Distrito Federal". Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2011.