Hospital General is a

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along Line 3 of the

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. It is located in the

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borough of

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General information

This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between

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Zaragoza and

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. Hospital General serves passengers in the Colonias (neighborhoods) of Doctores and

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. The station opened on 20 November 1970 when it served as the southern terminus of Line 3. Service southward towards

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started 10 years later on 7 June 1980. Image:MetroHospitalGeneralDF.JPG, Entrance to Metro Hospital General, almost completely obscured by sidewalk vendors Image:HospitalGralMexico.JPG, Hospital General de Mexico for which the station is named

Name and iconography

The station logo represents the symbol of International

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. Its name refers to the

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, which is located above the station.

Ridership

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{{Authority control Hospital General Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1970