Y Griega metro station

The Y Griega Station (Spanish: Estación Y Griega) is a station on Line 1 of the Monterrey Metro,^[1][2] a light rail system in Monterrey, Mexico.^[1] The station was opened on 25 April 1991 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1, going from San Bernabé to Exposición.^[3][1][2]

Y Griega
General information
Location	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
Coordinates	25°41′00″N 100°16′46″W / 25.68333°N 100.27944°W / 25.68333; -100.27944
Operated by	STC Metrorrey
History
Opened	1991
Services
Preceding station Metrorrey Following station Parque Fundidora toward Talleres Line 1 Eloy Cavazos toward Exposición

This station is named after the three-way junction that Avenues Colón and Madero make, and its logo represents it in the form of a letter "Y".

The Y Griega station is a major transfer station as many buses that service communities off the Metropolitan area such as Pesquería connect to the Metro system at the Y Griega station. A bus line operated by the Nuevo Leon State Government called the Ruta Express (Express Route) operates from this station to the airport.^[4] The Y Griega station also serves the Fundidora Park.^[5]

This station is in the Acero neighborhood (Colonia Acero) and it is close to Parque Fundidora.^[5][6]

References

1. "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2011.
2. "Red de metro de Monterrey" (in Spanish). Metros del Mundo. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
3. Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail.
4. "Conoce la nueva Ruta Express Aeropuerto - Y Griega", Gobierno de Nuevo Leon
5. "Fundidora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2011.
6. "Auditorio Banamex - Info general". Retrieved 25 July 2011.