Lerdo de Tejada (Monterrey Metro)
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Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
on Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro
Monterrey Metro
The Monterrey Metro is a fully grade-separated light rail, or metro, system in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is the newest of Mexico's metro systems, with operation beginning in 1991. As of October 2008, the system operated 40 high-floor electric trains along 31 km of routes...
. It is located on Juárez and Lerdo de Tejada Avenues in Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Guadalupe is a city and surrounding municipality located in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico. It is part of the Greater Monterrey Metropolitan area....
, Mexico
Mexico
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This station serves the heavy populated Canteras neighborhood. It is near La Pastora Zoo Park. It is accessible for people with disabilities.
This station is named after Lerdo de Tejada Avenue, and its logo represents a quill
Quill
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since the street is named after Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico.-Background:...
, a Mexican jurist
Jurist
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, and former President of México
President of Mexico
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This station was a ghost station
Ghost station
Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War...
for several years, it was opened to the public on May 21, 1995.