Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey light rail station

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

Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey
Line 1 of the Guadalajara urban rail system
SITEUR light rail
Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey.railway station
General information
LocationColón and Tesoro avenues
 Guadalajara
 Jalisco,  Mexico
Operated bySITEUR
Line(s)1
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeOverground
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1989 (as Tesoro railway station)
November 15, 2011 (renamed as Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey railway station)
Previous namesTesoro railway station
Services
Preceding station Logo T de SITEUR Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano Following station
España
towards Auditorio
 Line 1 Periférico Sur
Terminus

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 railway station before being renamed.

The original name of the station was Tesoro railway station due to its proximity to the intersection of Avenida del Tesoro that 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.[1] 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. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
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