Metro Talismán

Talismán is a station along Line 4 of the Mexico City Metro, located in Gustavo A. Madero borough.[2][3]

Talismán
STC rapid transit
LocationAv. Congreso de la Unión
Gustavo A. Madero
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′27″N 99°06′29″W
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessNo
History
Opened29 August 1981
Traffic
Passengers (2018)2,020,237[1]
Rank185/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Martín Carrera
Terminus
 Line 4 Bondojito
toward Santa Anita
Location
Talismán
Location within Mexico City

General information

The station logo depicts a stylised image of a mammoth, with raised trunk and tusks.[2][3] During the construction of this station, the fossilised remains of a mammoth (Mammuthus meridionalis) were dug up by an excavation crew.[2] The fossil is now exhibited in a display in the station.[2] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.[4]

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.[2]

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.

From 23 April to 14 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5][6]

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. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Talismán" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Talismán » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.


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