Metro Juanacatlán

Juanacatlán Mexico City Metro

Tacubaya Line 1 Chapultepec

Juanacatlán is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.^[1][2] It is located in Mexico City's Miguel Hidalgo borough and lies along Line 1 of the Metro.^[1][2]

Its logo depicts a butterfly, and its name comes from the Nahuatl word Xonacatlan, which means "place of onions" (sometimes mistakenly read as meaning "place of butterflies").^[1] It is named for Juanacatlán in the state of Jalisco.^[1] The station was opened on 11 April 1970.^[3]

The station's building also contains the offices of the Metro workers' trade union, the windows of which depict the front of a metro train.^[4][5] This station runs under Avenida Pedro Antonio de los Santos.^[1] It serves the San Miguel Chapultepec and Condesa districts.^[1]

José Vasconcelos Street entrance to the metro station

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Juanacatlán" (in Spanish). http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=18. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Archambault, Richard. "Juanacatlán » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line1/juanacatlan/. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
3. ^ Monroy, Marco. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". In Schwandl, Robert. http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
4. ^ Hernandez, Daniel (31 October 2009). "Day of the Dead: Your New American Holiday « Mexico". http://www.thefastertimes.com/mexico/2009/10/31/day-of-the-dead-your-new-american-holiday/. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 
5. ^ Hernandez, Daniel. "News Stories supporting "Celebrating the Dead" commentary". http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/Mark_Wordfroms/Halloween2/News_Stories--Celebrating_the_Dead-002.shtml. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

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Coordinates: 19°24′46″N 99°10′56″W / 19.41289°N 99.182167°W / 19.41289; -99.182167