Metro Velódromo

Velódromo Eastbound platform, 30 August 2008 Mexico City Metro

Mixiuhca Line 9 Ciudad Deportiva

Metro Velódromo (Spanish: Estación Velódromo) is a metro station located on Line 9 of the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] It is named after the nearby Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, or bicycle-racing venue, built for the 1968 Summer Olympics that were held in Mexico City.^[1]

Velódromo is an elevated station^[3] built at the portion of Line 9 that branches away from Viaducto Río de La Piedad to follow Eje 3 Sur (Avenida Morelos) when travelling west toward Metro Tacubaya. The station opened on 26 August 1987.^[3] The logo for the station shows the silhouette of a bicycle racer.^[1] It serves the Colonia Jardín Balbuena and the Granjas México neighborhoods.^[1]

In May 2004 after a law school student committed suicide by throwing herself onto the tracks at adjacent Metro Ciudad Deportiva service on Line 9 was truncated and only ran from Tacubaya to Velódromo and back.^[4]

See also

• Palacio de los Deportes - nearby sports arena and indoor concert venue
• Foro Sol - nearby baseball stadium and outdoor concert venue

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Velódromo" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=120. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
2. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Velódromo » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line9/velodromo/. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Janberg, Nicolas. "Velódromo Metro Station (1987) - Structurae". http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0057477. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
4. ^ "Se suicida mujer en el Metro Velódromo". Televisa. 7 May 2004. http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/335544.html. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 19°24′31″N 99°06′11″W / 19.408478°N 99.103074°W / 19.408478; -99.103074