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Railway station in Guadalajara, Mexico
Santuario Mártires de Cristo ReyLine 1 of the Guadalajara urban rail system
SITEUR light rail
Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey light rail station
General information
LocationColón and Tesoro avenues
 Guadalajara
 Jalisco,  Mexico
Operated bySITEUR
Line(s)1
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeOverground
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1 September 1989;
35 years ago (1989-09-01)
(as Tesoro railway station)
15 November 2011;
13 years ago (2011-11-15)
(renamed Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey railway station)
Previous namesTesoro light rail station
Services
Preceding station Logo T de SITEUR Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano Following station
Españatowards Auditorio Line 1 Periférico SurTerminus

Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey (formerly Tesoro) is the nineteenth station from north to south, and the second in the opposite direction, of Line 1 of the Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is also one of the stations that make up the southern overground section that runs along Avenida Cristóbal Colón.

It takes its name from the Santuario de los Mártires ("Sanctuary of the Martyrs") built on top of Cerro del Tesoro near the station. Its logo is a stylized image of the controversial temple with its monumental dome highlighted by a cross.

It serves the Nueva España, Balcones de Santa María and Fraccionamiento Cerro del Tesoro neighborhoods.

History

Tesoro light rail station before being renamed

The original name of the station was "Tesoro light rail station" due to its proximity to the intersection of Avenida del Tesoro, which leads to the homonymous hill. The name change was made by the Government of Jalisco in the six-year period 2007–2013, under the influence of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, to encourage "religious tourism" to the sanctuary in honor of the Mexican Martyrs. Its original logo was the image of a chest with coins, representing a treasure.

Points of interest

Santuario de los Mártires Mexicanos de Guadalajara, over the Cerro del Tesoro
  • Santuario de los Mártires Mexicanos (under construction)
  • Cerro del Tesoro, on the west side of Colón avenue
  • Cerro de Santa María, on the east side of Colón avenue

References

  1. "Name of a light rail station changed for a Catholic one" (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Jalisco. 2011-11-16. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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