- Metro Doctores
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Doctores
northbound platform
Mexico City MetroSalto del Agua
Line 8
ObreraMetro Doctores is a station on Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro.[1][2][3]
Its logo is the silhouette of two doctors.[1][2] The station is named after Colonia Doctores, the neighborhood in which it is located, whose streets commemorate famous doctors of the era of La Reforma.[1]
On 7 March 2007 a 30 year old woman committed suicide at the station by throwing herself onto the tracks.[4] Service on the line was suspended for 20 minutes.[4]
Mosaic design on one of the walls of Metro Doctores
References
- ^ a b c "Doctores" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=103. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Doctores » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line8/doctores/. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "ESTACIÓN DOCTORES" (in Spanish). http://www.mexicocity.gob.mx/detalle.php?id_pat=6548. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b Alejandro Medellín, Jorge (7 March 2007). "Se arroja mujer a vías del Metro en la estación Doctores" (in Spanish). El Universal. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/410956.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
Line 8 of Mexico City Metro Stations Garibaldi • Bellas Artes • San Juan de Letrán • Salto del Agua • Doctores • Obrera • Chabacano • La Viga • Santa Anita • Coyuya • Iztacalco • Apatlaco • Aculco • Escuadrón 201 • Atlalilco • Iztapalapa • Cerro de la Estrella • UAM-I • Constitución de 1917Transfer Stations Coordinates: 19°25′18″N 99°08′36″W / 19.421612°N 99.143372°W
Categories:- Mexico City metro stations
- Railway stations opened in 1994
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