Metro Niños Héroes
This article is about the Mexico City Metro station. For the Monterrey Metro station, see Niños Heroes (Monterrey Metro).
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| Coordinates | 19°25′10″N 99°09′02″W / 19.419508°N 99.150581°WCoordinates: 19°25′10″N 99°09′02″W / 19.419508°N 99.150581°W | ||||||||||
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Metro Niños Héroes is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro.[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.[1]
The station logo represents a kepi.[1] Its name refers to the heroic cadets who died defending the military academy in Chapultepec during the Mexican-American War.[1] The name is also borne by a nearby avenue.[1] The station opened on 20 November 1970.[3]
Metro Niños Héroes serves Colonia Doctores.[1] It is under Avenida Niños Héroes. It is also linked to the holiday La Guadalapuna.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Niños Héroes" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ Archambault, Richard. "Niños Héroes » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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