Aragón (Spanish pronunciation (help·info)) is a Mexico City Metro station within the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, served by Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Eduardo Molina and Oceanía stations. Aragón station serves the colonias of Casas Alemán and Simón Bolívar. The station is named after the San Juan de Aragón Park, and its pictogram represents the silhouette of a squirrel. Aragón station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of the Consulado–Pantitlán service. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 7,547 passengers, making it the 172nd busiest station in the network and the eighth busiest of the line.

Aragón
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
Location	Río Consulado Avenue Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°27′04″N 99°05′45″W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Route: 200 Route: 20-B
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	19 December 1981 (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020 (2020-04-23)	Temporarily closed
15 June 2020 (2020-06-15)	Reopened
Passengers
2021	1,605,655[1]  11.99%
Rank	153/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Eduardo Molina toward Politécnico Line 5 Oceanía toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Aragón Location within Mexico City
Area map

Location

Aragón is a metro station located on Río Consulado Avenue, in northeastern Mexico City.[2] The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Casas Alemán, in Gustavo A. Madero,[3] and Simón Bolívar, in Venustiano Carranza.[4] Within the system, the station lies between Eduardo Molina and Oceanía stations.[2] The area is serviced by Route 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network[5] and by Route 20-B of the city's public bus system.[6]

Exits

There are two exits:[2]

• North: Río Consulado Avenue and Dólares Street, Casas Alemán, Gustavo A. Madero.
• South: Río Consulado Avenue and Peniques Street, Simón Bolívar, Venustiano Carranza.

History and construction

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA,[7] and its first section was opened on 19 December 1981, operating from Pantitlán to Consulado stations.[8] The Aragón–Oceanía interstation track has a slope caused by subsidence;[9] the section is 1,219 meters (3,999 ft) long.[10] The Aragón–Eduardo Molina section measures 860 meters (2,820 ft).[10] Aragón is located at grade;[11] the station's pictogram represents a squirrel,[2] and the station is named after San Juan de Aragón Park [es], a public park and zoo in Gustavo A. Madero,[12] because it was the closest station when it was built.[13]

Incidents

After the 2015 Oceanía station train crash, Aragón station was temporarily closed for repairs.[14] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[15][16]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, between 2011 and 2021, commuters averaged between 3,900 and 8,600 daily entrances. In 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, the station's ridership totaled 2,754,754 passengers,[17] which was an increase of 21,253 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In the same year, Aragón was the 172nd busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 8th busiest.[17]

References

External links

• Media related to Aragón (station) at Wikimedia Commons
• "Metro Aragón". At the Official Guide to Mexico City.