Eje Central

For the Mexico City Metro station, see Eje Central metro station.

The Eje Central or Avenida Lázaro Cárdenas is an avenue in the Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs of Mexico City, Mexico. It is part of a system called eje vial of roadways built by Carlos Hank González to modernize Mexico City for improved traffic flow through the city. As its name indicates, it runs through the central zones of the city, starting at Río de los Remedios Avenue (in the limits of Mexico City and Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico) and ending at Río Churubusco Avenue, near Eje Central metro station.

Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas

Eje Central at downtown Mexico City.
Former name(s)	Avenida Panamá, Niño Perdido, San Juan de Letrán, Santa María la Redonda, Avenida de los 100 Metros
Namesake	Lázaro Cárdenas
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Nearest metro station	See Metro
North end	Avenida Acueducto de Tenayuca
Major junctions	Monumento a la Raza Paseo de la Reforma
South end	Circuito Interior Av. Río Churubusco

Public transportation

See also: Eje Central metro station

Eje Central looking north, with the Palacio de Bellas Artes on the left/west, and the Palacio de Correos de Mexico and Bank of Mexico on the right/east.

Metro

Several Mexico City Metro stations are also located on Eje Central, most notably the Eje Central station of Line 12. Line 8 runs under Eje Central on its stretch that crosses downtown Mexico City.

Metro stations

• Politécnico
• Autobuses del Norte
• Instituto del Petróleo
• La Raza
• Garibaldi / Lagunilla
• Bellas Artes
• San Juan de Letrán
• Salto del Agua
• Doctores
• Obrera
• Lázaro Cárdenas
• Eje Central

Trolleybus

Trolleybus Line 1, also known as Corredor Cero Emisiones Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas (Zero Emissions Corridor), runs through Eje Central from the Northern Bus Station to the Southern Bus Station (near Tasqueña metro station).

See also

• Eje vial, the whole system
• Streets in Mexico City

External links

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