Metro Villa de Cortés

Villa de Cortés
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Overhead station sign and street beyond, 2008
Location Calzada de Tlalpan
Benito Juárez
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°23′15″N 99°08′20″W / 19.38753°N 99.138994°W / 19.38753; -99.138994Coordinates: 19°23′15″N 99°08′20″W / 19.38753°N 99.138994°W / 19.38753; -99.138994
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 Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city center on Calzada de Tlalpan.[1] It is a surface station.

General information

The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century.[1] The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.[1] The metro station opened on August 1, 1970.[3]

Metro Villa de Cortés provides a transfer with trolleybus Line "M", which runs between this station and the INFONAVIT Iztacalco neighbourhood.[4]

Exits

  • East: Calzada de Tlalpan and Plaza Victoria, Villa de Cortés
  • West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Guipúzcoa street and Ahorro Postal street, Colonia Niños Héroes de Churubusco

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Villa de Cortés" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Archambault, Richard. "Villa de Cortés » 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.
  4. ↑ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  M  LINEA M CIRCUITO VILLA DE CORTÉS" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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