Deportivo 18 de Marzo is a

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on the

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. It is located in

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borough.

General information

The name of the station refers to the adjacent Deportivo 18 de Marzo sports complex, and its logo represents a player of a pre-Columbian ball game. This station was previously known as Metro Basílica. Its logo and name were taken from the Basílica de Guadalupe

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shrine, located one kilometer east of this station. When the Metro authorities changed the name of Metro La Villa to

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(a station that is only two blocks far ''Basílica de Guadalupe'') they also changed the name of Metro Basílica. Metro Deportivo 18 de Marzo was originally to be named Metro Montevideo (from nearby Avenida Montevideo), according to early plans for Line 3, so this station has changed its name twice. This station serves the

Tepeyac Insurgentes Tepeyac or the Hill of Tepeyac, historically known by the names Tepeyacac and Tepeaquilla, is located inside Gustavo A. Madero, D.F., Gustavo A. Madero, the northernmost ''delegación'' or borough of Mexico City. According to the Catholic tradit ...

and

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neighbourhoods. It offers a connection to Line 1 of the

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. Service to this metro station along Metro Line 3 opened on 1 December 1979. Service along Line 6 at the station started on 8 July 1986.

Ridership

Nearby

*Deportivo 18 de marzo, sports centre. *

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, Roman Catholic church, basilica and National shrine.

Exits

Line 3

*Northeast: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes *Southeast: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes *Northwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes

Line 6

*Northwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Avenida Ricarte,

*Avenida Ricarte and Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte, Tepeyac Insurgentes

Gallery

Image:ESTACION DEPORTIVO 18 DE MARZO.jpg, Station sign and vendor carts, 18 December 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deportivo 18 De Marzo Deportivo 18 de Marzo Railway stations opened in 1979 1979 establishments in Mexico Railway stations opened in 1986 1986 establishments in Mexico Mexico City Metro stations in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Mexico City Metro Line 6 stations Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico