Metro Tacubaya

Tacubaya
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Line 1 platforms
Location Tacubaya, Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°24′12″N 99°11′14″W / 19.403439°N 99.187102°W / 19.403439; -99.187102Coordinates: 19°24′12″N 99°11′14″W / 19.403439°N 99.187102°W / 19.403439; -99.187102
Line(s) Mexico City Metro Line 1 Mexico City Metro Line 7 Mexico City Metro Line 9
Platforms 6 side platforms
Tracks 6
Construction
Structure type Underground
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened Mexico City Metro Line 1 20 November 1970
Mexico City Metro Line 7 22 August 1985
Mexico City Metro Line 9 29 August 1988
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Terminus
Línea 1
towards Pantitlán
towards El Rosario
Línea 7
TerminusLínea 9
towards Pantitlán

Metro Tacubaya is a station on Lines 1, 7 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre.[1]

General information

The station logo represents a water bowl while the name, taken from the surrounding neighbourhood, means "where water joins" in Nahuatl.[1] An Aztec settlement was built on the area, which back then was at the edge of Lake Texcoco.[1]

Metro Tacubaya is one of the network's busiest stations. Line 9 currently has its terminus here, but there are plans for further expansion of the line.

The station was built on many levels, in order to accommodate the connecting lines. It has a maze of long, wide corridors between the lines' platforms, which are equipped with escalators. This station's exits connect with many zones of Tacubaya neighbourhood, such as Parque Lira, a local market and the offices of the Miguel Hidalgo borough administration.[3] Metro Tacubaya has facilities for the handicapped, and a cultural display.

It was in this area of Mexico City where the French pastry chef had his shop that was damaged in 1828. It was this incident that lead to the Pastry War a decade later. Service at this station began November 20, 1970.

Metro Tacubaya serves the Tacubaya neighborhood.

Nearby

  • Parque Lira, public park.
  • Museo Casa de la Bola, museum.
  • Museo Nacional de Cartografía, museum of cartography.
  • Alameda de Tacubaya, public plaza.

Exits

Line 1

Line 7

Line 9

  • Northwest: Av. Jalisco and Manuel Dublan, Tacubaya
  • Northeast: Av. Jalisco and Iturbide, Tacubaya
  • Southeast: Av. Jalisco and Mártires de la Conquista, Tacubaya

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tacubaya" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Archambault, Richard. "Tacubaya » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ ".::Delegación Miguel Hidalgo::. Estamos para Servirte - Dirección Ejecutiva de Enlace Delegacional" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.


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