Metro Tacubaya is a station on Lines 1, 7 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system. A metro station is a railway station for a Rapid transit system often known by names such as "metro" "underground" and "subway" Presented below is a list stations within the Mexico City Metro system As of 2006, organized by line Presented below is a list stations within the Mexico City Metro system As of 2006, organized by line Presented below is a list stations within the Mexico City Metro system As of 2006, organized by line The Mexico City Metro (formally Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro or STC Metro) is a Rubber-tyred metro system that serves It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, west of the city centre. Miguel Hidalgo is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs into which Mexico 's Federal District is divided Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico
The station logo represents a water bowl while the name, taken from the surrounding neighbourhood, means "where water joins" in Nahuatl. Nahuatl ( is a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan or Nahuan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family An Aztec settlement was built on the area, which back then was at the edge of Lake Texcoco. Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political Lake Texcoco (Lago de Texcoco was a natural Lake formation within the Valley of Mexico, a basin with an average Elevation of 2236 m Above Metro Tacubaya is one of the network's busiest stations. Line 9 currently has its terminus here, but there are plans for further expansion of the line. The station was built on many levels, in order to accommodate the connecting lines. It has a maze of long, wide corridors between the lines' platforms, which are equipped with escalators. This station's exits connect with many zones of Tacubaya neighbourhood, such as Parque Lira, a local market and the offices of the Miguel Hidalgo borough administration. Metro Tacubaya has facilities for the handicapped, and a cultural display. It also transfers to trolleybus Line "Ñ", which runs between the station and the ISSSTE Zaragoza General Hospital urban development. It was in this area of Mexico City where the French pastry chef had his shop that was damaged in 1828. It was this incident that lead to the Pastry War a decade later. The Pastry War (Guerra de los pasteles was an invasion of Mexico by French forces in 1838. Service at this station began November 20, 1970. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Mural of stone mask in the Line 1 section of Metro Tacubaya, at entrance to line leading towards Pantitlan. | Part of stairway mural at Metro Tacubaya, Line 1 section | Murals covering the passageway to a stairwell in the Line 1 section of Metro Tacubaya |
See also: List of Mexico City metro stations
| Preceding station | Mexico City Metro | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observatorio | Línea 1 | Juanacatlán | ||
| Constituyentes | Línea 7 | San Pedro de los Pinos | ||
| — | Línea 9 | Patriotismo | ||