Metro Iztapalapa

Iztapalapa
STC rapid transit
Coordinates	19°21′28″N 99°05′36″W / 19.357834°N 99.093461°WCoordinates: 19°21′28″N 99°05′36″W / 19.357834°N 99.093461°W
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	20 July 1994
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station Atlalilco towards Garibaldi / Lagunilla Línea 8 Cerro de la Estrella towards Constitución de 1917

Metro Iztapalapa is a station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City.^[1][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.^[1]

The station's logo is a sun, representing the ceremony that is celebrated in Iztapalapa every year of the birth of the new sun.^[1][4]

The station was opened 20 July 1994.^[5][6]

References

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

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