The Eloy Cavazos Station (Spanish: Estación Eloy Cavazos) is a station on Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located on Avenue Juarez next to the Santa Catarina river in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico. The station was opened on 25 April 1991 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1, going from San Bernabé to Exposición.[1]
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| Location | Calle Benito Juárez, Guadalupe Nuevo León, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°40′48″N 100°15′51″W / 25.68000°N 100.26417°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | STC Metrorrey | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1991 | ||||||||||
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General information
editThe station was formerly known as "Palacio Federal" (because of the "Palacio Federal", a Federal Government office building nearby). On 28 August 2006, this station was renamed after Eloy Cavazos, the worldwide known matador, on the 40th anniversary of his "alternativa".[2]
This station is the first one located in Guadalupe and the south side of the Santa Catarina river. There is a small plaza in the bottom floor, it has benches and beverage vending machines. This station is accessible for people with disabilities.
References
edit- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Mensaje del C. Director de Metrorrey, Ing. Rolando Valle Favela; durante la Develación de la Escultura del Matador Eloy Cavazos" Sala de Prensa, Gobierno de NL, August 28, 2006. Last accessed August 19, 2007.