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Guelatao metro station

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Guelatao metro station is a Mexico City Metro station in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station that serves Line A (the Purple Line) between Tepalcates and Peñón Viejo stations. The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Ejército de Oriente and Voceadores. The station's pictogram depicts the sculpture on top of the Museo Cabeza de Juárez, found near the station, which in turn depicts the head of Benito Juárez, the 26th president of Mexico, who was born in the town of San Pablo Guelatao, Guelatao Municipality, Oaxaca. Guelatao metro station opened on 12 August 1991 with service westward toward Pantitlán station and eastward toward La Paz metro station. In 2019, the station had an average daily entrance of 21,639 passengers.

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Guelatao metro station
Calzada General Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico City Iztapalapa

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Calzada General Ignacio Zaragoza (Avenida Calzada General Ignacio Zaragoza)

Calzada General Ignacio Zaragoza
09230 Mexico City, Iztapalapa
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