Metro Hospital General

Hospital General Mexico City Metro

Niños Héroes Line 3 Centro Médico

Metro Hospital General is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.^[1]

The station logo represents the symbol of International Red Cross.^[1][2] Its name refers to the General Hospital of Mexico, which is located above the station.^[1]

This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between ISSSTE Zaragoza and Metro Chapultepec.^[1][3]

Metro Hospital General serves passengers in the Colonias (Neighborhoods) of Doctores and Roma.^[1] The station opened on 20 November 1970 when it served as the southern terminus of Line 3.^[4] Service southward towards Centro Médico started 10 years later on 7 June 1980.^[4]

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  Entrance to Metro Hospital General, almost completely obscured by sidewalk vendors

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  Hospital General de Mexico for which the station is named

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Hospital General" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=52. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Hospital General » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line3/hospital-general/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
3. ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  S  LINEA S CORREDOR CERO EMISIONES EJE 2-2A SUR" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. http://www.ste.df.gob.mx/servicios/consultaLinea.html?id_trolebus=S. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} 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. 

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Coordinates: 19°24′49″N 99°09′14″W / 19.413578°N 99.153886°W / 19.413578; -99.153886