Metro Xola

View of Metro Xola from Calzada Tlalpan

Metro Xola is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.^[1][2] It is located in the Colonia Moderna and Colonia Alamos districts of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan.^[1] It is a surface station.

The station logo shows a coconut palm tree.^[1] The name comes from the 19th century "Xola" hacienda that existed in the current site of the station.^[1] The hacienda housed an enormous specimen of coconut palm tree, of which some still stand on the sidewalk of the nearby Xola Avenue. The station opened on 1 August 1970.^[3]

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Xola" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=37. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
2. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Xola » Mexico City Metro System". http://mexicometro.org/metro/line2/xola/. Retrieved 18 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 18 August 2011. 

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Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
Viaducto	Línea 2			Villa de Cortés

Coordinates: 19°23′43″N 99°08′16″W / 19.3952°N 99.1377°W / 19.3952; -99.1377