Cerro de la Estrella metro station

Cerro de la Estrella (English: Hill of the Star) is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city. The station is named for the Cerro de la Estrella a mesoamerican archaeological site located nearby. It was opened on 20 July 1994.

Cerro de la Estrella
STC rapid transit
General information
Coordinates19.356012°N 99.085522°W / 19.356012; -99.085522
Line(s) (Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 July 1994
Passengers
20223,440,151 31.97%
Rank120/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Iztapalapa Line 8 UAM-I
Location
Cerro de la Estrella
Location within Mexico City
Area map

The station's logo is the silhouette of a hill with three crosses on it and a star in the sky. In spring during Easter the station sees heavy traffic for spectators who travel to Cerro de la Estrella to watch Passion of the Christ procession events.

From 23 April to 18 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.

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