Camarones is a

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along Line 7 of the

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. It is located in Colonia Barrio Santa Cruz Acayucan district in the

Azcapotzalco Azcapotzalco ( ; ; from ''wikt:azcapotzalli, āzcapōtzalli'' “anthill” + ''wikt:-co, -co'' “place”; literally, “In the place of the anthills”) is a Boroughs of Mexico City, borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. Azcap ...

borough, north of

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. The station was opened with the others along the northern portion of Line 7 on 29 November 1988. Its name and logo come from a town that once existed nearby, the town of Camarones. ''Camarón'' means shrimp, a name given because the adjoining river was home to a plentiful species of shrimp, known locally as ''Acociles'' (''

Cambarellus montezumae The ''acocil'' (''Cambarellus montezumae'') is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known from Jalisco and Puebla. The name ''acocil'' comes from the Nahuatl ', meaning "crooked one of the water" o ...

''), which were part of the prehispanic, colonial and early 20th century diet of the inhabitants of Mexico City. Near Camarones metro station is the Mexico City oil refinery. It also connects with

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line I, which runs between

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and

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Ridership

Services and accessibility

It has accessibility for the disabled. It has services such as turnstiles and information screens.

References

External links

Camarones Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1988 Mexico City Metro stations in Azcapotzalco Accessible Mexico City Metro stations {{Mexico-metro-stub