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Tacuba is a station of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3][4] It is located in the Tacuba district of the Miguel Hidalgo borough, to the west of downtown Mexico City.[2] It lies along Lines 2 and 7.[2][3][4]

Tacuba
STC rapid transit
Line 7 station platforms
General information
Location	Tacuba, Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°27′34″N 99°11′21″W
Line(s)	(Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña) (El Rosario - Barranca del Muerto)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	14 September 1970 20 December 1984
Passengers
2021	Total: 9,075,637 6,994,297[1] 2,081,340[1]  2.7%
Rank	26/195[1] 138/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Panteones toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 Cuitláhuac toward Tasqueña Refinería toward El Rosario Line 7 San Joaquín toward Barranca del Muerto
Route map Legend Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard This diagram: view talk edit Legend El Rosario workshops El Rosario Aquiles Serdán Camarones Refinería Tacuba San Joaquín Polanco Auditorio Constituyentes Tacubaya San Pedro de los Pinos San Antonio Mixcoac Barranca del Muerto This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Tacuba Location within Mexico City
Area map

The station logo depicts three flowers,[3][4] as its name comes from the Nahuatl language word tlacopan, that which means "land of flowers".[2] It refers to the ancient Tepanec kingdom of Tlacopan that existed in the area in pre-Columbian times.[2]

This transfer station was previously the terminal for Metro Line 2 and opened for service along that line on 14 September 1970.[5] Service was extended westward along Line 2 from Tacuba to Panteones and Cuatro Caminos on 22 August 1984.[5] Line 7 opened up through Tacuba on 20 December 1984.[5] The station transfers not only to Line 7 but also to a nearby mini-bus base, which serves boroughs Azcapotzalco and Miguel Hidalgo. Within the station facilities there is a cultural display and an information desk.[2]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 2)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2021	6,994,297	19,162	26/195	−9.32%	[1]
2020	7,713,207	21,074	23/195	−36.16%	[6]
2019	12,081,287	33,099	35/195	+1.52%	[7]
2018	11,900,680	32,604	33/195	−6.17%	[8]
2017	12,683,462	34,749	27/195	−6.69%	[9]
2016	13,592,650	37,138	25/195	−2.53%	[10]
2015	13,944,900	38,205	22/195	+1.06%	[11]
2014	13,798,522	37,804	25/195	−4.09%	[12]
2013	14,386,507	39,415	24/195	+8.34%	[13]
2012	13,278,812	36,280	28/195	−10.28%	[14]
2011	14,800,119	40,548	23/175	+17.85%	[15]
2010	12,558,303	34,406	26/175	–	[16]

Annual passenger ridership (Line 7)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2021	2,081,340	5,702	138/195	+28.91%	[1]
2020	1,614,531	4,411	162/195	−49.12%	[6]
2019	3,173,516	8,694	160/195	+0.62%	[7]
2018	3,153,828	8,640	161/195	+7.40%	[8]
2017	2,936,455	8,045	165/195	−1.91%	[9]
2016	2,993,642	8,179	164/195	+5.01%	[10]
2015	2,850,926	7,810	155/195	−1.98%	[11]
2014	2,908,439	7,968	154/195	+14.34%	[12]
2013	2,543,575	6,968	175/195	−6.27%	[13]
2012	2,713,817	7,414	154/195	−4.84%	[14]
2011	2,851,723	7,812	153/175	+23.69%	[15]
2010	2,305,599	6,316	153/175	–	[16]

Nearby

• Mercado Tacuba, market

Exits

Line 2

• North: Calzada México-Tacuba, Tacuba

Line 7

• East: Calzada México-Tacuba and Golfo de Bengala, Tacuba
• West: Golfo de México and Golfo de Bengala, Tacuba

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

References

External links

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