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Patriotismo
Tacubaya
Line 9
ChilpancingoMetro Patriotismo (Spanish: Estación Patriotismo) is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.[1][2] It is located in both the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo boroughs of Mexico City.[1] It is part of the metro line 9.[1][2]
The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides the two boroughs. The station has two exits on both sides of Benjamin Franklin street. The station logo is a Mexican flag.[1]
The station serves the Escandón, Hipódromo Condesa, and Condesa neighborhoods; it is located at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Street and General Salvador Alvarado Street.[1] The station was opened on 29 August 1988.[3]
Metro Patriotismo is also notoriously known as the station where 4 transsexuals were murdered in 2006.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Patriotismo" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=116. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Patriotismo » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line9/patriotismo/. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ^ http://danielhernandez.typepad.com/daniel_hernandez/2008/06/same-sex-couples-on-display-in-mexico-city-metro.html
External links
- Monzón, Jorge Arturo. "world.nycsubway.org/ Photos 1-8 of 8: Patriotismo". http://world.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=17235112. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
Transfer Stations Coordinates: 19°24′22″N 99°10′44″W / 19.406212°N 99.178905°W
Categories:- Mexico City metro stations
- Railway stations opened in 1988
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