Metro Mixcoac

Mixcoac Mexico City Metro

Metro Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro. It runs deep under Avenida Revolución, a main thoroughfare in Mexico City.^[1][2] It serves the Colonia Mixcoac neighborhood of the city.^[1] There are two main entrances to the station: one in the west sidewalk of the previously mentioned avenue and the other in a small plaza between Avenida Revolución, Avenida Patriotismo, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura and Calle Empresa.

The station logo depicts a snake because Mixcoac means for "Nest of Cloudy Serpents".^[1][2]

The station opened on 19 December 1985.^[3]

The station is currently undergoing expansion to accommodate service along Line 12.^[4] When completed the station will serve both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Mixcoac" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=99. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Mixcoac » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line7/mixcoac/. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro". http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mexico.htm. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 

External links

Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
San Antonio	Línea 7			Barranca del Muerto
-	Línea 12			Insurgentes Sur

Coordinates: 19°22′33″N 99°11′15″W / 19.375891°N 99.187531°W / 19.375891; -99.187531