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Sevilla metro station (Mexico City)

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Metro Sevilla pictogram.svg Sevilla
STC rapid transit
Metro Sevilla platform, May 2018.jpg
Station platform as of May 2018
LocationAvenida Chapultepec
Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′19″N 99°10′14″W / 19.421916°N 99.17058°W
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened4 September 1969
Passengers
201811,062,555[1]
Rank42/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro.svg STC Following station
Chapultepec
toward Observatorio
Line 1 Insurgentes
toward Pantitlán
Location
Sevilla is located in Mexico City Central
Sevilla
Metro Sevilla pictogram.svg Sevilla
Location within Mexico City Central

Sevilla is a station on Line 1 the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in the centre of Mexico City, on Avenida Chapultepec and Sevilla street.[2] It serves colonias Roma and Juárez.[2]

Iconography

The station logo depicts an aqueduct.[2] This is because above the station are the remains of a colonial era aqueduct, built in 1779, that ran between Chapultepec and Salto del Agua fountain.[2] It had 904 arches and a total length of some 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi).[2] The station is named for the Province of Seville in Spain.[2]

General information

Metro Sevilla was opened on 5 September 1969.[4] The station is located near some interesting points of the city, such as the elegant tree-lined boulevard that is Paseo de la Reforma, the U.S. embassy, the Zona Rosa shopping and entertainment district, and the Torre Mayor, one of Latin America's tallest buildings.

Nearby

  • Chapultepec aqueduct
  • Diana the Huntress Fountain, monumental fountain of Diana located at Paseo de la Reforma.
  • Angel of Independence, victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma.
  • Zona Rosa, neighborhood known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community and Korean community.

Exits

  • Northeast: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez
  • Northwest: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez
  • South: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Roma Norte

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "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 e f g "Sevilla" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Sevilla » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  4. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 13 August 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Sevilla (station) at Wikimedia Commons


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