Álvaro Obregón metro station

Álvaro Obregón is a future station of the Mexico City Metro in the borough of Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. It will be an underground station with two side platforms, served by Line 12 (the Golden Line), between Observatorio and Valentín Campa stations. It will serve the colonias of Tolteca and Cristo Rey.[1]

Álvaro Obregón
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
LocationProlongación Calle 10[1]
Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°23′26″N 99°11′52″W / 19.39058°N 99.19771°W / 19.39058; -99.19771
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 12 (Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth29 meters (95 ft)[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction
History
OpeningExpected 2024–2025
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Observatorio
Terminus
Line 12 Valentín Campa
toward Tláhuac
Location
Álvaro Obregón is located in Mexico City
Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

The station will be named after the borough, which in turn was named after the 46th president of Mexico, Álvaro Obregón Salido. The expansion of Line 12 was approved in March 2013 and started in April 2016,[2] and the station was expected to open in December 2023.[3] The station was formerly known as "Olivar del Conde".[4] Like the rest of the line, Álvaro Obregón station will be accessible.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Estación Álvaro Obregón Ampliación Línea 12 del Metro" [Álvaro Obregón station Metro Line 12 expansion] (in Spanish). Secretaría de Obras de la Ciudad de México Official YouTube Channel. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ Sarabia, Dalila (7 July 2021). "'Dañaron casas y familias': Desde hace 5 años, ampliación de Línea 12 trastorna Álvaro Obregón" ['Houses and families were damaged': for 5 years, Line 12 expansion transtorns Álvaro Obregón]. Animal Político (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Del Hospital de Cuajimalpa al Tren Interurbano: Las obras en CDMX para 2022". El Financiero (in Spanish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ Valdez, Ilich (1 December 2014). "Proyecta GDF 883 mdp para rehabilitar la Línea 12" [Government of Mexico City esteems 883 million pesos to rehabilitate Line 12]. Milenio. Mexico City. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.