Metro Instituto del Petróleo

Instituto del Petróleo Station sign, 18 December 2006 Mexico City Metro

Politécnico Line 5 Autobuses del Norte

Vallejo Line 6 Lindavista

Metro Instituto del Petróleo is a station along Line 5 and Line 6 of the metro of Mexico City serving the Colonia Valle del Tepeyac, Colonia San Bartolo Atepehuapan, and Colonia Nueva Industrial districts of the Gustavo A. Madero delegation of Mexico City.^[1][2][3]

The connection between platforms of Line 5 and Line 6 is made via a long passage decorated with sculptures made of oil barrels.^[4]

The station logo represents an oil derrick.^[1] The station was named after the nearby Mexican Institute of Petroleum.^[1] The station was opened for service along Line 5 on 30 August 1982.^[5] Service along Line 6 towards El Rosario started 21 December 1983, and towards Martín Carrera on 8 July 1986.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Instituto del Petróleo" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=80. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
2. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Instituto del Petróleo (Line 5) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line5/instituto-del-petroleo/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Instituto del Petróleo (Line 6) » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line6/instituto-del-petroleo/. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
4. ^ Guzmán Rob, Alejandro. "Estacion Instituto del petróleo". Panoramio. http://www.panoramio.com/photo/18005642. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 

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Coordinates: 19°29′22″N 99°08′43″W / 19.489573°N 99.14526°W / 19.489573; -99.14526