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Copilco metro station

Coordinates: 19°20′09″N 99°10′36″W / 19.335887°N 99.176652°W / 19.335887; -99.176652
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Copilco
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
LocationRomero de Terreros, Coyoacán
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°20′09″N 99°10′36″W / 19.335887°N 99.176652°W / 19.335887; -99.176652
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 3
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened30 August 1983
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
toward 
Template:Mexico City Metro lines
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Metro Copilco is a station along Line 3 on the Mexico City Metro. Located in the Coyoacán borough, in the south of Mexico City, on Avenida Enríquez Ureña (Eje 10 Sur).[1][2] It is the penultimate station along the southern portion of Line 3.[2][3]

General information

File:Copilco.png

The station logo depicts an Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon (symbols of the lightbug, which is also a personification of the God of Water).[4] Copilco means "in the Royal Crown" in Nahuatl.[4] The station opened on 30 August 1983.[5]

Above the station's platforms is the mural El perfil del tiempo by Guillermo Ceniceros, depicting paintings and art from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures, works by famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, and Mexican art from José Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and others. This station also has a cultural display.[1]

Many of the passengers are students, headed for the nearby campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Metro Copilco is particularly close to the schools of medicine and dentistry. This station serves the Copilco Universidad, Romero de Terreros, Copilco el Alto and Pedregal de Santo Domingo neighborhoods, as well as several estates (closed groups of high-density residential buildings), such as Integración Latinoamericana and Copilco 300.

Nearby

Exits

  • Southeast: Cerro Tres Zapotes street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
  • Southwest: Cerro Tlapacoya street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
  • North: Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
  • Mural above platform (Detail)
    Mural above platform (Detail)
  • One of the murals inside Metro Copilco
    One of the murals inside Metro Copilco
  • Two of the murals inside Metro Copilco
    Two of the murals inside Metro Copilco

References

  1. ^ a b "Copilco" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Copilco » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Línea 3" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Copilco" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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