Metro San Antonio Abad

San Antonio Abad
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Metro station San Antonio Abad
Location Av. San Antonio Abad
Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°25′07″N 99°08′03″W / 19.418597°N 99.134145°W / 19.418597; -99.134145Coordinates: 19°25′07″N 99°08′03″W / 19.418597°N 99.134145°W / 19.418597; -99.134145
Line(s) Mexico City Metro Line 2
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Surface
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1 August 1970
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Línea 2
towards Tasqueña

Metro San Antonio Abad is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Colonia Tránsito and Colonia Obrera neighborhoods of the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, to the south of the city centre, in the median of Calzada San Antonio Abad.[1]

General information

The station logo depicts Saint Anthony the Great, after the monastery dedicated to him that was established in the area after the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlán.[1][2] The section of the avenue on which the station sits is also called after him, but due south it later becomes Calzada de Tlalpan.[1]

Metro San Antonio Abad is the first street-level station on the southern section of Line 2. The station opened on 1 August 1970.[3]

Exits

  • East: Avenida San Antonio Abad and Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera street, Colonia Tránsito
  • West: Avenida San Antonio Abad between Manuel M. Flores street and José Joaquín Arriaga street, Colonia Obrera

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "San Antonio Abad" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "San Antonio Abad » 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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