Centro Médico () is an underground

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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, and the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle", an ...

borough of

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. It is a transfer station for both Lines 3 and 9.

General information

The station logo represents the

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, a variant of the Rod of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine. Its name refers to the Centro Médico Siglo XXI general hospital, located above the metro station. The station opened along Line 3 on 7 June 1980 when Centro Médico served briefly as the southern terminus of that line. Line 3 service then extended further southward toward Zapata a year later by 25 August 1980. The Centro Médico Siglo XXI was almost destroyed by the 1985 earthquake. The station served as the western terminus of Line 9 (which went east towards Pantitlán) starting on 26 August 1987. Westward service on Line 9 toward

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started a year later on 29 August 1988. The station is directly connected to the main entrance of Centro Médico by a set of escalators. This metro station has facilities for the handicapped, a cultural display, and an information desk. Centro Médico serves the Roma Sur, Doctores and

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neighbourhoods. It is located at the intersection of Avenida Cuauhtemoc and Eje 3 Sur Baja California, just a block north of

Viaducto Miguel Alemán Viaducto Miguel Alemán is a crosstown freeway, opened in September 1950, that runs east-west across central Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of No ...

, an important east-west highway. The southern exits at the Line 3 end of the station are close to the historic Panteón Francés (French Cemetery) in which important civil and military Mexican figures are buried.

Ridership

Image:Metro Centro Medico.jpg, Station sign Image:CentroMedicoDF.JPG, Centro Médico Siglo XXI (Medical Center of the 21st Century) with metro entrance Image:ParqueDeltaDF.JPG, Parque Delta Mall near Metro Centro Médico

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Centro Medico Mexico City Metro Line 3 stations Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1987 Mexico City Metro Line 9 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1980