The Eje Central or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas is an avenue in the
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler ('' tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle ...
and
Gustavo A. Madero boroughs of
Mexico City
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, Mexico. It is part of a system called
eje vial
The system of Ejes viales (singular: ''eje vial'', lit. "road axis") in Mexico City is a large network of wide arterial roads with coordinated traffic signals. They are mainly directed in one-way with a single lane going in the opposite direction u ...
of roadways built by
Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for improved traffic flow through the city. As its name indicates, it runs through the central zones of the city, starting at Río de los Remedios Avenue (in the limits of Mexico City and
Tlalnepantla
Tlalnepantla de Baz is one of 125 municipalities of the state of Mexico, north of Mexico City. The municipal seat and largest city in the municipality is the city of Tlalnepantla. ''Tlalnepantla'' comes from the Náhuatl words ''tlalli'' (land) ...
, State of Mexico) and ending at Río Churubusco Avenue, near
Eje Central metro station.
Public transportation
Metro
Several
Mexico City Metro
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stations are also located on Eje Central, most notably the
Eje Central
The Eje Central or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas is an avenue in the Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs of Mexico City, Mexico. It is part of a system called eje vial of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for imp ...
station of
Line 12.
Line 8 runs under Eje Central on its stretch that crosses
downtown Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
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Politécnico
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Autobuses del Norte
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Instituto del Petróleo
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La Raza
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Garibaldi / Lagunilla
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Bellas Artes
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San Juan de Letrán
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Salto del Agua
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Doctores
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Obrera
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Lázaro Cárdenas
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Eje Central
The Eje Central or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas is an avenue in the Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs of Mexico City, Mexico. It is part of a system called eje vial of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for imp ...
Trolleybus
Trolleybus
Line 1, also known as Corredor Cero Emisiones Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas (Zero Emissions Corridor), runs through Eje Central from the Northern Bus Station to the Southern Bus Station (near
Tasqueña metro station).
See also
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Eje vial
The system of Ejes viales (singular: ''eje vial'', lit. "road axis") in Mexico City is a large network of wide arterial roads with coordinated traffic signals. They are mainly directed in one-way with a single lane going in the opposite direction u ...
, the whole system
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External links
Streets in Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
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