Eje Central metro station

Eje Central is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between and . It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 5:00 AM–midnight
    Saturday: 6:00 AM–midnight
    Sunday: 7:00 AM–midnight
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Mexico City metro station
  • Also known as: “Eje Central”, “Eje Central station”, “Estación Eje Central”, and “Metro Eje Central”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Frida Kahlo Museum and Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.

Museum
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The , also known as The Blue House for the structure's cobalt-blue walls, is a historic house museum and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. is situated 1¼ km southwest of Eje Central metro station.

Sports venue
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The is an indoor swimming pool Olympic facility located in , . It has a capacity of 4,300. It hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics for competitions of swimming, diving, water polo, and the swimming part of modern pentathlon. is situated 440 metres southwest of Eje Central metro station.

Museum
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The , Trotsky Museum, or Trotsky House Museum, is a museum honoring Leon Trotsky and an organization that works to promote political asylum, located in the neighborhood of . is situated 1 km southwest of Eje Central metro station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Churubusco and Xoco.

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".

Quarter
is a neighborhood of Mexico City in . was originally a village dating to before the Spanish conquest. Now it is an important commercial hot spot that lies just across the northern edge of .

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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.

Eje Central metro station

Latitude
19.36136° or 19° 21′ 41″ north
Longitude
-99.15149° or 99° 9′ 5″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Sistema de Transporte Colectivo
Network
STC Metro
Open location code
76F29R6X+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2081866441
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q5644140
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Eje Central metro station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ecobici 644 and Golden Boy Gym.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Farmacias Similares and La Paloma Azul.

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