Garibaldi / Lagunilla (formerly Garibaldi) is a station on the

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. It is a transfer station, serving both Lines 8 and B. It is the northern terminus of Line 8.

Name and pictogram

The station's logo depicts a

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and a '' sarape''. Plaza Garibaldi is a large square near the metro station which was named in honor of Giuseppe Garibaldi II, the grandson of Italian hero

Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as (). In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as () or (). 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. H ...

. The square is famous for the many groups of

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musicians who gather there and for the large numbers of visitors who come to eat, drink, and listen to music in the nearby cantinas.

General information

Garibaldi is located on the northern fringes of

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's historical downtown district or

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, it also serves Colonia Guerrero, and Colonia Morelos. Garibaldi's Line 8 platform first opened to passengers in July 1994 and the Line B connection started in December 1999. In May 2017 a permanent exposition about Mexican

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idols was inaugurated in the station. This included murals and photographies of prominent Mexican boxers such as Raúl Macías, Julio César Chávez, Mariana Juárez,

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, Pipino Cuevas and

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Ridership

Gallery

Estación Emblemática “Ídolos del Boxeo Mexicano” -i---i- (34680337075).jpg, Station decorated with murals of several prominent Mexican boxers

References

External links

* Garibaldi Lagunilla Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1994 Mexico City Metro Line B stations Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Paseo de la Reforma Railway stations located underground in Mexico Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1999 Long stubs with short prose {{mexico-metro-stub