General I. Zaragoza metro station
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| Location | Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°40′04″N 100°18′37″W / 25.66778°N 100.31028°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | STC Metrorrey | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 30, 1994[1] | ||||||||||
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The Zaragoza station (Spanish: Estación General I. Zaragoza or Terminal Zaragoza) is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located in Monterrey, on the heart of the Macroplaza. It was opened in 1994 and serves as the southern terminus of the line.[1]
This station serves the heart of the Monterrey shopping district. It is one block away from Morelos Street, and Monterrey's Zona Rosa, MARCO museum and the Monterrey City Hall. It is accessible for people with disabilities.
It is named after General Ignacio Zaragoza and the nearby Avenida Ignacio Zaragoza. The station logo depicts this Mexican military genius – the hero of the Battle of Puebla – astride his horse.
See also
References
- ^ a b "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2011.
