Estación Zócalo

Estación Zócalo is a metro station in Mexico City, Central Mexico and has an elevation of 2,239 metres. Estación Zócalo is situated nearby to Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station, as well as near the church Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral and Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station.

Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

Church

Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 220 metres north of Estación Zócalo.

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station

Metro station

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the historic center of the city, in the Cuauhtémoc borough. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 2 between Allende and Pino Suárez stations.

Templo Mayor

Ruins

Photo: GAED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenōchtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Its architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. Templo Mayor is situated 280 metres north of Estación Zócalo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.

Centro

Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.

Tlatelolco

Quarter

Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.

Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century.

Colonia Juárez

Neighborhood

Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.

Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3 km west of Estación Zócalo.

Estación Zócalo

Type: Metro station
Also known as: “Estacion Zocalo”
Category: transportation
Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

19.43252° or 19° 25′ 57″ north

Longitude

-99.13231° or 99° 7′ 56″ west

Elevation

2,239 metres (7,346 feet)

Open location code

76F2CVM9+23

GeoNames ID

11560848

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In Other Languages

“Estación Zócalo” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Estación Zócalo”

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