The Niños Heroes Station is a station

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 2 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 in the intersection of Alfonso Reyes

Alfonso Reyes

Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat.-Early life:Alfonso Reyes parents were Bernardo Reyes and Aurelia Ochoa...

 and City of Los Angeles Avenues.

This station is next to the Niños Heroes Park (from which the station takes its name), it's also near the Raúl Rangel Frías Library of the University of Nuevo León

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

The Autonomous University of Nuevo León is a public university with seven campuses across the Northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded as University of Nuevo León on 25 September 1933, it is the oldest and largest university in the state in terms of student population and it is currently...

, the Nuevo León Cycling track, and the Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey

Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey

Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey is a baseball stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. It is the home field of the Sultanes Monterrey Mexican League baseball team. It holds 27,000 people, making it the largest baseball stadium in Mexico and the third largest in Latin America.1. Estadio Latinoamericano in...

. It is accessible for people with disabilities.

This station's logo represents a stylized headshot of a "Niño Hero

Niños Héroes

The Niños Héroes , also known as the Heroic Cadets or Boy Soldiers, were six Mexican teenage military cadets. These cadets died defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle from invading U.S. forces in the 13 September 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the Mexican–American War...

" (one of the boy heroes that died defending the country).

This station was inaugurated on October 31, 2007 as part of the first stage of the Line 2 expansion (along with Regina Station

Regina (Monterrey Metro)

The Regina Station is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located along Alfonso Reyes Avenue where it is intersected by Juan Sánchez Azcona street....

 and Universidad

Universidad (Monterrey Metro)

The Universidad Station is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located in the Alfonso Reyes Avenue.This station is next to the campus of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León , and it sees heavy traffic of students on a daily basis...

).