Hidalgo metro station
Hidalgo  | |
|---|---|
| STC rapid transit | |
 Entrance to the Line 2 section of the Metro station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°26′14″N 99°08′50″W / 19.437295°N 99.147105°W |
| Line(s) |   |
| Platforms | 4 side platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 September 1970 20 November 1970 |
| Services | |
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Metro Hidalgo is a station on Line 2 and Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre, on Hidalgo Avenue and serves the Colonia Tabacalera, Colonia Guerrero, and Colonia Centro districts.[1]
General information
Metro Hidalgo's name and logo evoke Miguel Hidalgo, the chief instigator of the Mexican War of Independence of 1810, after whom the nearby avenue is named.[1][2] The station's icon depicts the profile of Hidalgo.
Metro Hidalgo was opened along Line 2 on 14 September 1970.[3] Service along Line 3 started on 20 November 1970.[3]
The station also connects with trolleybus Line "LL", which runs between this metro station and the Colonia San Felipe de Jesús district.[4] The station has an information desk, facilities for the handicapped and a cultural display.[1]
The station is also close to Paseo de la Reforma, an important avenue that crosses downtown Mexico City and leads to Chapultepec Park.[5] Some of the station exits are located on the west end of the Alameda Central, a large ornamental park.[1][6][7] On the east end of the Alameda stands the Palacio de Bellas Artes.[8] On the west end, near Metro Hidalgo, is the Museo Mural Diego Rivera.[9]
The nearby shrine to Saint Jude becomes a place of pilgrimage the 28th of each month.[10][11] It also attracts pilgrims because of a set of floor tiles that are stained in such a way that the silhouette of the Virgin of Guadalupe can be made out; the section of floor has since been removed and put on display in a shrine at one of the Metro station's entrances.
Nearby
- Alameda Central, public urban park.
- Museo Nacional de San Carlos, art museum devoted to European art.
Exits
Line 2
- South: Paseo de la Reforma and Basilio Vadillo street, Colonia Tabacalera
- North: Avenida Hidalgo and Héroes street, Colonia Tabacalera
- Southeast: Balderas street and Paseo de la Reforma, Colonia Tabacalera
- South: Eje 1 Poniente Rosales, Colonia Guerrero
- North: Eje 1 Poniente Guerrero, Colonia Guerrero
Line 3
- Southeast: Avenida Hidalgo and Balderas street, Colonia Centro
- Northeast: Paseo de la Reforma and Avenida Hidalgo, Colonia Centro
- East: Avenida Hidalgo, Colonia Centro
Gallery
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Line 2 platforms -
Line 3 platforms -
Graffiti art decorating a passageway in Metro Hidalgo by "danielms" -
Graffiti art decorating a passageway in Metro Hidalgo by "parkone" -
Templo de San Hipólito (Hippolytus of Rome) located on Avenida Reforma near Metro Hidalgo -
View of the Centro Cultural José Martí located near Metro Hidalgo
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hidalgo" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Hidalgo » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ a b Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea: LL SAN FELIPE DE JESÚS - METRO HIDALGO" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bosque de Chapultepec - Página Principal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Noble, John (2000). Lonely Planet Mexico City. Oakland, CA, USA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-86450-087-5.
- ^ Humphrey, Chris (2005). Moon Handbooks Mexico City. Emeryville, CA, USA: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-56691-612-7.
- ^ Fox, Vicente (29 September 2004). "El Palacio de Bellas Artes ha sido y seguirá siendo la Catedral del Arte en México" [The Palacio de Bellas Artes has been and will continue to be the Cathedral of Art in Mexico] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Office of the President of Mexico. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "informacion al visitante" (in Spanish). Museo Mural Diego Rivera. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Cronicas de viaje, ciudades, pueblos. Mexico y el mundo a través de los ojos de viajeros.: La Iglesia de San Hipolito en día 28" (in Spanish). 3 March 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Templo de San Hipólito - San Judas Tadeo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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