Chabacano
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico · built 1970
Chabacano metro station is a transfer station on the Mexico City Metro in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Chabacano is a combined underground and at-grade station divided into three lines, each with two side platforms and one island platform, employing the Spanish solution layout. It serves Lines 2 (Blue Line), 8 (Green Line), and 9 (Brown Line). Chabacano metro station is located between San Antonio Abad and Viaducto stations on Line 2, between Obrera and La Viga stations on Line 8, and between Lázaro Cárdenas and Jamaica stations on Line 9. It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Ampliación Asturias, Obrera, and Vista Alegre. The station's pictogram features an apricot and its name derives from a nearby street that once had several apricot trees. Chabacano metro station opened on 1 August 1970, initially providing northbound service on Line 2 toward Pino Suárez metro station and southbound service toward Tasqueña station. Service on Line 9, running west to east from Centro Médico to Pantitlán, began on 26 August 1987. Line 8 service, with trains running southeast toward Constitución de 1917 station and north toward Garibaldi station, commenced on 20 July 1994. The Line 2 station was rebuilt when the transfer facilities were constructed. The station is accessible to people with disabilities, with elevators, escalators and wheelchair ramps. Outside, several local bus routes serve t
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