Metro San Cosme

San Cosme
STC rapid transit

Mexico City as seen from the San Cosme monastery (1847)
Location Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°26′30″N 99°09′40″W / 19.441706°N 99.161096°W / 19.441706; -99.161096Coordinates: 19°26′30″N 99°09′40″W / 19.441706°N 99.161096°W / 19.441706; -99.161096
Line(s)
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
Línea 2
towards Tasqueña

San Cosme is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, on Avenue Ribera de San Cosme a few blocks before it becomes Calzada México-Tacuba.[1] The southern exit leads to Colonia San Rafael while the Northern one leads to Colonia Santa María la Ribera.[1] It is two blocks from the Mercado de San Cosme.

The station logo depicts a balcony from the nearby colonial building known as La Casa de los Mascarones.[1][2] The name of the station refers to Avenida Ribera de San Cosme.[1] The station was opened on 14 September 1970.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "San Cosme" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "San Cosme » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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