San Antonio is a

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on Line 7 of the

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. It is located in 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 ...

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. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 14,502 passengers per day.

Name and pictogram

The station is located on the intersection of Avenida San Antonio and

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, close to the Periférico freeway, from which it takes its name. The station's pictogram depicts the outline of

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and a child, representing innocence.

History

The station opened on 19 December 1985 as part of the third stretch of Line 7, going from

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to Barranca del Muerto, the latter station being the southern terminus of the line. From 23 April to 17 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the

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General information

San Antonio serves the

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and Santa María Nonoalco neighborhoods. It is also possible to reach the

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and the

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bullring from the station, which is around 1 km away from the sports facilities.

Ridership

Nearby

, sports facility. *

, bullring.

Exits

*West: Av. San Antonio and Av. Revolución, Nonoalco *East: Av. Revolución and Tintoreto, Nonoalco

Gallery

Image:Metro San Antonio 22.jpg, Entry sign

References

External links

* {{MxMetro7

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