Metro Hidalgo

Metro Hidalgo is a station on Line 2 and Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro system.^[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre, on Hidalgo Avenue and serves the Colonia Tabacalera, Colonia Guerrero, and Colonia Centro districts.^[1]

The station's name and logo evoke Miguel Hidalgo, the chief instigator of the Mexican War of Independence of 1810, after whom the nearby avenue is named.^[1][2] The station was opened along Line 2 on 14 September 1970.^[3] Service along Line 3 started on 20 November 1970.^[3]

Metro Hidalgo also connects with trolleybus Line "LL", which runs between this metro station and the Colonia San Felipe de Jesús district.^[4] The station has an information desk, facilities for the handicapped and a cultural display.^[1]

The station is also close to Paseo de la Reforma, an important avenue that crosses downtown Mexico City and leads to Chapultepec Park.^[5] Some of the station exits are located on the west end of the Alameda Central, a large ornamental park.^[1][6][7] On the east end of the Alameda stands the Palacio de Bellas Artes.^[8] On the west end, near Metro Hidalgo, is the Museo Mural Diego Rivera.^[9]

The nearby shrine to Saint Jude becomes a place of pilgrimage the 28th of each month.^[10][11] It also attracts pilgrims because of a set of floor tiles that are stained in such a way that the silhouette of the Virgin of Guadalupe can be made out; the section of floor has since been removed and put on display in a shrine at one of the Metro station's entrances.

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  Entrance to the Line 2 section of the Metro station

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  Graffiti art decorating a passageway in Metro Hidalgo by "danielms"

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  Graffiti art decorating a passageway in Metro Hidalgo by "parkone"

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  Templo de San Hipólito (Hippolytus of Rome) located on Avenida Reforma near Metro Hidalgo

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  View of the Centro Cultural José Martí located near Metro Hidalgo

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Hidalgo" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=30. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Hidalgo » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line3/hidalgo/. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  LL  SAN FELIPE DE JESÚS - METRO HIDALGO" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. http://www.ste.df.gob.mx/servicios/consultaLinea.html?id_trolebus=LL. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Bosque de Chapultepec - Página Principal" (in Spanish). http://www.chapultepec.org.mx/web2010/mapa/mapa_1secc.php. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
6. ^ Noble, John (2000). Lonely Planet Mexico City. Oakland, CA, USA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-86450-087-5. 
7. ^ Humphrey, Chris (2005). Moon Handbooks Mexico City. Emeryville, CA, USA: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-56691-612-7. 
8. ^ Fox, Vicente (29 September 2004). "El Palacio de Bellas Artes ha sido y seguirá siendo la Catedral del Arte en México [The Palacio de Bellas Artes has been and will continue to be the Cathedral of Art in Mexico]" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Office of the President of Mexico. http://fox.presidencia.gob.mx/actividades/?contenido=15346. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
9. ^ "informacion al visitante" (in Spanish). Museo Mural Diego Rivera. http://www.museomuraldiegorivera.bellasartes.gob.mx/index.php/informacion-al-visitante. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 
10. ^ "Cronicas de viaje, ciudades, pueblos. Mexico y el mundo a través de los ojos de viajeros.: La Iglesia de San Hipolito en día 28" (in Spanish). 3 March 2009. http://www.nolecuentes.com/la-iglesia-de-san-hipolito-en-dia-28/. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
11. ^ "Templo de San Hipólito - San Judas Tadeo" (in Spanish). http://www.ciudadmexico.com.mx/atractivos/templo_san_hipolito.htm. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 

External links

Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
Revolución	Línea 2			Bellas Artes
Guerrero	Línea 3			Juárez

Coordinates: 19°26′14″N 99°08′50″W / 19.437295°N 99.147105°W / 19.437295; -99.147105