Salto del Agua is a metro (subway) station on the

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. It is located in the

Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler ('' tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle ...

borough in the center of

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. Starting 9 July 2022, the Line 1 station will remain closed for at least eight months for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Name and iconography

Its logo represents the ''Salto del Agua'' fountain. This fountain is at the end of the old

Chapultepec Aqueduct The Chapultepec aqueduct (in Spanish: acueducto de Chapultepec) was built to provide potable water to Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City. This fresh water was transported from the Chapultepec springs. Two aqueducts following the same route fro ...

, also known as the Belen aqueduct. This aqueduct ran from what is now

Chapultepec Park Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...

, following Chapultepec Avenue and Arcos de Belen (Arches of Belen) Streets ending at this fountain. It lies on the border of the historic center,

Colonia Doctores Colonia Doctores (''English: Doctors' Colony'') is an official neighborhood just southwest of the historic center of Mexico City. It is bordered by Avenida Cuauhtémoc to the west, across from Belen Street to the north, Eje Central to the east ...

and

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. Contrary to popular belief, this fountain is not the original but rather a reproduction. The original fountain had deteriorated significantly, so architect Guillermo Ruiz was tasked with its reproduction, using the original engraved stone epigraphs as a model. What is left of the original fountain is in the National Museum of the Viceregal Period in

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General information

Salto del Agua is a transfer station and contains a cultural display. It also has two kinds of architecture, one from Line 1 of the Metro, and the other, more modern style, of Line 8. Line 8 exits connect with

Eje Central The Eje Central or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas is an avenue in the Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs of Mexico City, Mexico. It is part of a system called eje vial of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for imp ...

, which is filled in this zone with bookstores, boutiques, electronics shops, and street traders, locally known as '' vendedores ambulantes'' or "ambulantaje". Metro Salto del Agua also transfers to trolleybus line "A", which runs the full length of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and more, from Metro Autobuses del Norte and

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– the city's main north and south intercity bus stations. Inside the station is a mural entitled ''The Three Workers'' by artist Jason Schell.

Ridership

Exits

Line 1

*North: Avenida Arcos de Belén,

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*South: Avenida Arcos de Belén,

Line 8

*Northeast: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Plaza de las Vizcainas,

*Northwest: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Delicias street,

References

External links

* Salto del Agua Railway stations opened in 1969 1969 establishments in Mexico Railway stations opened in 1994 1994 establishments in Mexico Mexico City Metro Line 8 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Mexico City Metro stations located underground {{Mexico-metro-stub