Metro Mixcoac
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Mixcoac Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City... |
Metro Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City...
. It runs deep under Avenida Revolución, a main thoroughfare in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. It serves the Colonia Mixcoac neighborhood of the city.
There are two main entrances to the station: one in the west sidewalk of the previously mentioned avenue and the other in a small plaza between Avenida Revolución, Avenida Patriotismo, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura and Calle Empresa.
The station logo depicts a snake because Mixcoac means for "Nest of Cloudy Serpents".
The station opened on 19 December 1985.
The station is currently undergoing expansion to accommodate service along Line 12. When completed the station will serve both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12.