Metro Talismán

Talismán Logo of Metro Talismán Mexico City Metro

Martín Carrera Line 4 Bondojito

Sign above platform, 24 April 2011

Talismán is a station along Line 4 of the Mexico City Metro, located in Gustavo A. Madero borough.^[1][2]

The station logo depicts a stylised image of a mammoth, with raised trunk and tusks.^[1][2] During the construction of this station, the fossilised remains of a mammoth (Mammuthus meridionalis) were dug up by an excavation gang.^[1] The fossil is now exhibited in a display in the station.^[1] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.^[3]

Talismán also means "amulet", and an elephant with a raised trunk is considered a good luck symbol.

This metro station, like others on Line 4, stands on Avenida Congreso de la Unión.^[1]

The western exit is on the same block as Procter & Gamble Mexico's Talismán Plant, where soap products including Camay and Safeguard are produced. Trucks delivering tallow and olive oil (raw materials for soap) are a common sight around the station.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Talismán" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=64. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Talismán » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line4/talisman/. Retrieved 14 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 14 August 2011. 

Coordinates: 19°28′27″N 99°06′29″W / 19.47428°N 99.108009°W / 19.47428; -99.108009