Metro Nopalera

Nopalera
STC rapid transit
The platforms
Coordinates	19°18′00″N 99°02′46″W / 19.299970°N 99.046049°W / 19.299970; -99.046049Coordinates: 19°18′00″N 99°02′46″W / 19.299970°N 99.046049°W / 19.299970; -99.046049
Tracks	2
History
Opened	30 October 2012
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station Olivos towards Observatorio Línea 12 Zapotitlán towards Tláhuac

Nopalera is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Olivos and Zapotitlán. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.

The station is located southeast of the city center, at the intersection between Avenida Tlahuac and Caille Arabella. It is built above the ground.

The name of the station alludes to the numerous pig and poultry farms that used to occupy the area, and to the nopal cactuses that used to grow on their fields. Similarly, the icon for the station depicts the outline of a flowering nopal.

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