Metro Garibaldi

Garibaldi Mexico City Metro

None Line 8 Bellas Artes

Lagunilla Line B Guerrero

Metro Garibaldi, also known as Garibaldi/Lagunilla, is a station on the Mexico City Metro. ^[1][2][3] It is a transfer station, serving both Lines 8 and B. It is the northern terminus of Line 8.^[1][2]

Metro Garibaldi is located on the northern fringes of Mexico City's historical downtown district or Centro, it also serves Colonia Guerrero, and Colonia Morelos.^[1] The station's logo depicts a guitar and a sarape. Plaza Garibaldi is a large square near the metro station which was named in honor of the son of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, it is famous for the many groups of Mariachi musicians who gather there and for the large numbers of visitors who come to eat, drink, and listen to music in the nearby cantinas.^[1]

Garibaldi's Line 8 platform first openined to passengers in July 1994 and the Line B connection started in December 1999.^[4]

Plans exist for Line 8 to be extended northwards from this station to Metro Indios Verdes.^{[citation needed]}

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  Entrance to Metro station Garibaldi, Line B portion at the western edge of the Lagunilla Market

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  Tilework at the Metro Garibaldi station.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Garibaldi/Lagunilla" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=101. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Garibaldi (Line 8) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line8/garibaldi/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Garibaldi (Line B) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/lineb/garibaldi/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
4. ^ 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°26′40″N 99°08′23″W / 19.444458°N 99.139724°W / 19.444458; -99.139724