Hospital General is a

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along Line 3 of the

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. It is located in the

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borough of

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General information

This station transfers to the "S" trolleybus line, which runs between

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Zaragoza and

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. Hospital General serves passengers in the Colonias (neighborhoods) of Doctores and

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. The station opened on 20 November 1970 when it served as the southern terminus of Line 3. Service southward towards Centro Médico started 10 years later on 7 June 1980. Image:MetroHospitalGeneralDF.JPG, Entrance to Metro Hospital General, almost completely obscured by sidewalk vendors Image:HospitalGralMexico.JPG, Hospital General de Mexico for which the station is named

Name and iconography

The station logo represents the symbol of International

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. Its name refers to the

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, which is located above the station.

Ridership

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{{Authority control Hospital General Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Railway stations opened in 1970 1970 establishments in Mexico Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico