Portales is a
station on
Line 2 of the
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro ( es, Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is ...
system.
It is located in the Colonia Albert and Colonia Portales neighborhoods of the
Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Liberalism in Mexico, Mexican liberal politician and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. As a Zapotec peoples, Zapo ...
borough of
Mexico City
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, directly south of the city centre in the median of
Calzada de Tlalpan
Calzada or La Calzada may refer to:
Places Spain
*La Calzada de Béjar, a municipality in the province of Salamanca
* Calzada de Calatrava, a municipality in the province of Ciudad Real
* Calzada de Don Diego, a municipality in the province of Sa ...
.
It is a surface station.
General information
The station logo depicts an architectural portal.
In the early 20th century there were many ranches in the surrounding zone, which were later divided up by
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...
as part of his land redistribution plans. The area later became famous for the manufacture of bricks for the construction area.
The station opened on 1 August 1970.
Portales provides a transfer to trolleybus Line "D", which runs between
Metro Mixcoac
Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 and Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12. In 2019, the station had an average total ridership of 54,963 passengers per d ...
and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.
Ridership
Exits
*East: Calzada de Tlalpan between Av. Victor Hugo and Hamburgo street, Colonia Albert
*West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Av. Victor Hugo and Calzada Santa Cruz, Colonia Portales
See also
*
List of Mexico City metro stations
References
External links
{{Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Portales
Railway stations opened in 1970
1970 establishments in Mexico
Mexico City Metro stations in Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Accessible Mexico City Metro stations