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Garibaldi / Lagunilla metro station

Coordinates: 19°26′40″N 99°08′23″W / 19.4445°N 99.1397°W / 19.4445; -99.1397
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Garibaldi / Lagunilla
STC rapid transit
Tilework at the Metro Garibaldi station.
General information
LocationMexico
Coordinates19°26′40″N 99°08′23″W / 19.4445°N 99.1397°W / 19.4445; -99.1397
PlatformsMexico City Metro Line 8 2 side platforms; 1 island platform
Mexico City Metro Line B 2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections Garibaldi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedMexico City Metro Line 8 20 July 1994
Mexico City Metro Line B 15 December 1999
Previous namesGaribaldi
Passengers
2018Mexico City Metro Line 8 6,222,033[1]
Mexico City Metro Line B 2,694,474[1]
RankMexico City Metro Line 8 107/195[1]
Mexico City Metro Line B 172/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Terminus Line 8 Bellas Artes
Lagunilla Line B Guerrero
toward Buenavista
Location
Garibaldi / Lagunilla is located in Mexico City Centro Historico
Garibaldi / Lagunilla
Garibaldi / Lagunilla
Location within Centro Histórico

Metro Garibaldi / Lagunilla (formerly Metro Garibaldi) is a station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3][4] It is a transfer station, serving both Lines 8 and B. It is the northern terminus of Line 8.[2][3]

General information

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.[2]

Garibaldi's Line 8 platform first opened to passengers in July 1994 and the Line B connection started in December 1999.[5]

Name and pictogram

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 Giuseppe Garibaldi II, the grandson of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. The square 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Garibaldi/Lagunilla" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Garibaldi (Line 8) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Garibaldi (Line B) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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