Estación Tasqueña

Estación Tasqueña is a railway station in , and has an elevation of 2,243 metres. Estación Tasqueña is situated near the bus station , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tasqueña metro station and South Central Terminal.

Metro station
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, alternatively spelled Taxqueña, is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an at-grade railway stop with two side platforms serving Line 2.

Bus station
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Terminal Central de Autobuses del Sur is the southern intercity bus station in Mexico City. is situated 180 metres southeast of Estación Tasqueña.

Metro station
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General Anaya is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the borough of , directly south of the city centre in the median of Calzada de Tlalpan, and right next to the . is situated 1¼ km northwest of Estación Tasqueña.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonia de La Candelaria and Churubusco.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
Photo: Adolphe Jean-Baptiste Bayot, Public domain.
is a neighbourhood of . It is a part of the borough of . It is centred on the former Franciscan monastery at. The name "Churubusco" is the interpretation the invaders gave to the original Nahuatl name Huitzilopochco – meaning "place of Huitzilopochtli".

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This relatively large area in the southwest of has always been a counterculture hotbed. This is where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived, a few blocks away from Leon Trotsky, and the tranquil residential area, with parks, squares, and cobblestone streets, is now a favourite spot for the bohemia set.

Estación Tasqueña

Latitude
19.34367° or 19° 20′ 37″ north
Longitude
-99.14048° or 99° 8′ 26″ west
Elevation
2,243 metres (7,359 feet)
Operator
Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos
Network
STE Tren Ligero
Open location code
76F28VV5+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1130113868
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
11560925
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Places to explore: Unidad Habitacional Tlalpan and Colonia Campestre Churubusco.

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Places to explore: Tasqueña and Taxqueña.

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