Juanacatlán is a

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on the

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. It is located in

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Miguel Hidalgo Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican ...

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in the

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neighborhood, and lies on Line 1 of the Metro. In 2019 the station had an average ridership of 11,669 passengers per day, making it the least used station in Line 1. Since 9 November 2023, the station has remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Name and pictogram

When the station opened in 1970, it was originally named for the street that was in front of the station, Juanacatlán (the name of the street changed and it is now known as Alfonso Reyes, in honor of the Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat). The street was in turn named for

Juanacatlán Juanacatlán () is a town and ''municipio'' (municipality) in the central region of the Mexican state of Jalisco. Origin of name Juanacatlán gets its name from the Nahuatl word "Xonacatlan", which means ''place abundant in onions'' or ''onion p ...

in the state of Jalisco. ''Xonacatlan'', means "place of onions" (sometimes mistakenly read as meaning "place of butterflies") in Nahuatl. Therefore, the station's pictogram depicts a butterfly.

General information

The station was opened on 11 April 1970. The station's building also contains the offices of the Metro workers' trade union, the windows of which depict the front of a metro train. This station runs under Avenida Pedro Antonio de los Santos. It serves the

and

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districts. From 23 April to 23 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the

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Ridership

Entrances

*Northeast: Av. Pedro Antonio de los Santos,

*East: Circuito Interior Maestro José Vasconcelos,

*Southwest: Av. Pedro Antonio de los Santos,

Gallery

Image:EntranceMetroJuanacatlan.JPG, Entrance to the station on Circuito Interior Maestro José Vasconcelos Image:Metro_Juanacatlán_Platforms.jpg, Station platforms Image:Metro_Juanacatlan_02.JPG, Entry sign to the station

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juanacatlan Mexico City Metro Line 1 stations Railway stations opened in 1970 1970 establishments in Mexico Mexico City Metro stations in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico