Culhuacán metro station

Culhuacán is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. 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 and Tláhuac.

Culhuacán
STC rapid transit
The station
General information
Coordinates19.337001°N 99.108990°W / 19.337001; -99.108990
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Accessibleyes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)Temporarily closed
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)Reopened
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)Temporarily closed
15 July 2023 (2023-07-15)Reopened
Passengers
20220 100%
Rank176/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Atlalilco
toward Observatorio
Line 12 San Andrés Tomatlán
toward Tláhuac
Location
Culhuacán
Location within Mexico City
Area map

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

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