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San Nicolás Metro Station
The San Nicolás Station () is a metro station along Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located near the IMSS Zone Hospital No. 6. The station was opened on 1 October 2008 as part of the extension of the line from Universidad and Sendero. It is an elevated station built into the median of Mexican Federal Highway 85 where it intersects Benito Juárez Avenue. The station's original name was to be Juárez, but was changed to San Nicolás because of its location in the center of the city of San Nicolás de los Garza San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area. It has become primarily a city .... The logo for the station depicts the church of the namesake ''Iglesia San Nicolás Tolentino''. References Metrorrey stations in San Nicolás de los Garza Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2008 {{Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Nicolás De Los Garza
San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipalities of Mexico, municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey metropolitan area. It has become primarily a city for residences and family houses, although it still has several factories that tend to relocate to the periphery of the metropolitan area. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, behind Monterrey, Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Guadalupe, Apodaca, Ciudad Apodaca and General Escobedo. It houses the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Autonomous University of Nuevo León), one of the most prestigious public schools in Mexico and Latin America. San Nicolás, although less populated than Monterrey, has the higher population density. History San Nicolás de los Garza was founded on 5 February 1597 and given the name of ''Estancia de Pedro de la Garza'' (Pedro de la Garza’s Estate), then ''Estancia de San Nicolás'' (''Saint Nicholas’ Estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |