Metro Zapata
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Metro Zapata is a station on the Mexico City Metro
. The station logo depicts Emiliano Zapata
, a national hero from the Mexican Revolution
of 1910–1921. This station used to be the terminus of Line 3; while the line has since been extended south, it still plays an important role in the transportation of the city's inhabitants. The metro station was opened on 25 August 1980. Above the station is a microbus base, recently built and a few blocks away is an important commercial area for the city, with malls, grocery stores, price clubs, cinemas and restaurants.
Metro Zapata also transfers to trolleybus
Line "D", which runs between Metro Mixcoac
(Line 7) and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.
The station serves the Del Valle and Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhoods at the intersection of Universidad, Zapata, Municipio Libre, Felix Cuevas and Heriberto Frias.
Mexico City Metro
The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City...
. The station logo depicts Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...
, a national hero from the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
of 1910–1921. This station used to be the terminus of Line 3; while the line has since been extended south, it still plays an important role in the transportation of the city's inhabitants. The metro station was opened on 25 August 1980. Above the station is a microbus base, recently built and a few blocks away is an important commercial area for the city, with malls, grocery stores, price clubs, cinemas and restaurants.
Metro Zapata also transfers to trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
Line "D", which runs between Metro Mixcoac
Metro Mixcoac
Metro Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 of the Mexico City Metro. It runs deep under Avenida Revolución, a main thoroughfare in Mexico City. It serves the Colonia Mixcoac neighborhood of the city....
(Line 7) and the San Andrés Tetepilco neighbourhood.
The station serves the Del Valle and Santa Cruz Atoyac neighborhoods at the intersection of Universidad, Zapata, Municipio Libre, Felix Cuevas and Heriberto Frias.