Culhuacán is a station on Line 12 of the

Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Greater Mexico City, the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is the Lis ...

. The station is located between Atlalilco and San Andrés Tomatlán. It 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 Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in 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 p ...

. The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Avenida Tlahuac and Calzada Taxqueña. It is above the ground. The station is named after the ''pueblo'' of Culhuacán, which was an important prehispanic city and is now a designated " Barrio Mágico" within the borough of

Iztapalapa Iztapalapa () is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City, located on the eastern side of the city. The borough is named after and centered on the formerly independent municipality of Iztapalapa (officially Iztapalapa de Cuitláhua ...

. The station's icon depicts the Aztec glyph for Culhuacán.

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* Mexico City Metro Line 12 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Iztapalapa Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2012 {{mexico-metro-stub