Metro Talismán

Talismán
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Sign above platform, 24 April 2011
Location Av. Congreso de la Unión
Gustavo A. Madero
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°28′27″N 99°06′29″W / 19.47428°N 99.108009°W / 19.47428; -99.108009Coordinates: 19°28′27″N 99°06′29″W / 19.47428°N 99.108009°W / 19.47428; -99.108009
Line(s) Mexico City Metro Line 4
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access No
History
Opened 29 August 1981
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Terminus
Línea 4
towards Santa Anita

Talismán is a station along Line 4 of the Mexico City Metro, located in Gustavo A. Madero borough.[1][2]

General information

The station logo depicts a stylised image of a mammoth, with raised trunk and tusks.[1][2] During the construction of this station, the fossilised remains of a mammoth (Mammuthus meridionalis) were dug up by an excavation crew.[1] The fossil is now exhibited in a display in the station.[1] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.[3]

Talismán also means "amulet", and an elephant with a raised trunk is considered a good luck symbol.

This metro station, like others on Line 4, stands on Avenida Congreso de la Unión.[1]

The western exit is on the same block as Procter & Gamble Mexico's Talismán Plant, where soap products including Camay and Safeguard are produced. Trucks delivering tallow and olive oil (raw materials for soap) are a common sight around the station.

Talisman is served by several Pesero routes to Potrero, Tepito and Merced. It is also served by RTP Bus services on Avenida Congreso de la Unión

Exits

  • East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Oriente 171 street, Colonia Ampliación Aragón
  • West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Avenida Talismán, Colonia Granjas Modernas

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Talismán" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "Talismán » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.


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