Allende is a

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of the

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system. It is located in the Colonia Centro district of the Cuauhtémoc

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, on Tacuba street west of the main square in downtown. In 2019 the station had an average ridership of 28,873 passengers per day.

Name and pictogram

The station is named in honor of general

Ignacio Allende Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga (, , ; January 21, 1769 – June 26, 1811), commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secre ...

, one of the principal instigators of the

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of 1810. This is due to the fact that the station is located near the intersection of the Tacuba and Allende streets. The station's pictogram depicts the bust of Allende.

General information

The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of

, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba. The station has the peculiar feature that its platforms are not directly connected underground as it is the case with most stations in the system. In order to change platforms at Allende one has to exit the station and cross the street, thus making it necessary to pay the fare again, a feature only shared with

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in Line 6. From 23 April to 24 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the

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Ridership

Nearby

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, theater. * House of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District *

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, national art museum. *

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, museum of the Faculty of Engineering of

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Exits

*Northeast: Tacuba street, Centro *Northwest: Tacuba street, Centro *Southeast: Tacuba street and Motolinia street, Centro *Southwest: Tacuba street, Centro

Gallery

Image:EntranceMetroAllende.JPG, Entrance to the station on Tacuba street Image:MEX AN CAMPAÑA CENTENARIOS METRO (14196986191).jpg, A NM-02 at the station

References

External links

{{Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Allende Railway stations opened in 1970 1970 establishments in Mexico Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Railway stations located underground in Mexico