Zapata is a station on
Line 3 and
Line 12 of the
Mexico City Metro
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, in the
Benito Juárez borough of
Mexico City
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.
The station logo depicts
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...
, a national hero from the
Mexican Revolution of 1910–1921.
The station serves the
Colonia Del Valle and Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhoods in Benito Juárez. It is located at the intersection of Universidad, Zapata, Municipio Libre, Félix Cuevas and Heriberto Frías.
Metro lines
The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12.
This station used to be the terminus of Line 3; while the line has since been extended south, it still plays an important role in the transportation of the city's inhabitants.
The metro station was opened on 25 August 1980. The Line 12 station was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between
Mixcoac
Mixcoac is an area of southern Mexico City which used to be a separate town and municipality within the Mexican Federal District until it was made part of Mexico City proper (the '' Departamento Central'' at the time) in 1928.
Mixcoac consists o ...
and
Tláhuac
Tláhuac is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in the Mexico City, located in the southeastern edge of the entity. Though Tláhuac still contains rural communities within its borders, mostly in the southern and eastern portions, the boroug ...
.
Bus services
Metro Zapata transfers to
trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trol ...
Line "D", which runs between
Metro Mixcoac
Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 and Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12. In 2019, the station had an average total ridership of 54,963 passengers per d ...
(
Line 7,
Line 12) and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.
Above the station is a
microbus base, for a recently built large commercial district a few blocks away, with malls, grocery stores, price clubs, cinemas and restaurants.
Nearby
*Newspaper
Reforma headquarters.
Exits
*East: Avenida Universidad and Eje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas, Santa Cruz Atoyac
*Northwest: Avenida Universidad, Santa Cruz Atoyac
*Southwest: Heriberto Frías street and Eje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas,
Colonia del Valle
Ridership
Gallery
Image:Metro zapata.jpg, A Line 3 train pulls into the station, 6 June 2005.
Image:Metro Zapata.JPG, The station logo, depicting an eyeless, stylised Zapata.
Image:Metro_Zapata_05.jpg, One of the station entrances.
References
External links
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{{MxMetro
Zapata
Railway stations opened in 1980
Railway stations opened in 2012
1980 establishments in Mexico
2012 establishments in Mexico
Mexico City Metro stations in Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Mexico City Metro Line 12 stations
Accessible Mexico City Metro stations
Railway stations located underground in Mexico