Metro Nativitas

Nativitas
STC rapid transit

Pedestrian bridge as seen from platform, 2008
Location Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°22′46″N 99°08′25″W / 19.379474°N 99.140217°W / 19.379474; -99.140217Coordinates: 19°22′46″N 99°08′25″W / 19.379474°N 99.140217°W / 19.379474; -99.140217
Line(s)
  Línea 2
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Línea 2
towards Tasqueña

Metro Nativitas is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Colonia Nativitas and Colonia Lago neighborhoods of Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan.[1] It is a surface station.

The station logo depicts a trajinera – a type of small punt-style boat, still used today in the canals of Xochimilco.[1][2] The name Nativitas refers to a lake that formerly existed here, on which the inhabitants farmed on a network of artificial islands known as chinampas.[1] The name later referred to a small villa built in the outskirts of Mexico City during the first half of the 20th century.[1] The station opened on 1 August 1970.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nativitas" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "Nativitas » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 18 August 2011.

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