Metro Zapata

A Line 3 train pulls into the station, 6 June 2005

Metro Zapata is a station on the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] The station logo depicts Emiliano Zapata, a national hero from the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1921.^[1][2] This station used to be the terminus of Line 3; while the line has since been extended south, it still plays an important role in the transportation of the city's inhabitants.^[3] The metro station was opened on 25 August 1980.^[3] Above the station is a microbus base, recently built and a few blocks away is an important commercial area for the city, with malls, grocery stores, price clubs, cinemas and restaurants.

Metro Zapata also transfers to trolleybus Line "D", which runs between Metro Mixcoac (Line 7) and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.^[4]

The station serves the Del Valle and Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhoods at the intersection of Universidad, Zapata, Municipio Libre, Felix Cuevas and Heriberto Frias.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Zapata" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=57. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Zapata » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line3/zapata/. Retrieved 14 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 14 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  D  LINEA D EJE 7 - 7 A SUR Fuera de Servicio" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. http://www.ste.df.gob.mx/servicios/consultaLinea.html?id_trolebus=D. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 

External links

Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
División del Norte	Línea 3			Coyoacán
20 de Noviembre	Línea 12			Parque de los Venados

Coordinates: 19°22′15″N 99°09′54″W / 19.370952°N 99.164937°W / 19.370952; -99.164937