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Las Torres light rail station

1986 establishments in MexicoRailway stations opened in 1986Xochimilco Light Rail stations
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Las Torres light rail station is one of the stations on the Xochimilco Light Rail in Mexico City. Managed by the Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, it is located between Tasqueña and Ciudad Jardín stations. It was inaugurated on August 1, 1986. It is named after the nearby Avenida de Las Torres, itself named after the high-voltage towers on that street (hence why the station's logo features a high-voltage tower). It serves the Atlántida neighborhood, located in Coyoacán.

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Las Torres light rail station
Calzada de Tlalpan, Mexico City

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Calzada de Tlalpan
04200 Mexico City
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