Metro San Juan de Letrán

San Juan de Letrán Mexico City Metro

Bellas Artes Line 8 Salto del Agua

Metro San Juan de Letrán is a metro station along Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] It is located in Mexico City's Cuauhtémoc borough in the city centre, or Centro.^[1]

The station logo depicts the silhouette of the nearby Torre Latinoamericana, and the name San Juan de Letrán is the name of a church in Rome, Italy.^[1][2] San Juan de Letrán was the former name of Mexico City's central avenue, on which the station stands. Another stretch further south was named Avenida Niño Perdido ("Lost Child"). Today its name is Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas.^[1] The station was opened, along with all the others on Line 8, on 20 July 1994.^[3]

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  Entrance to Metro station San Juan de Letran. Behind the entrance is "El Moro", famous for its hot chocolate and churros

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  Northbound platform of Metro San Juan de Letran

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "San Juan de Letrán" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=102. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "San Juan de Letrán » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line8/san-juan-de-letran/. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 
3. ^ Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 

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Coordinates: 19°25′53″N 99°08′30″W / 19.431305°N 99.141569°W / 19.431305; -99.141569