Zaragoza (Mexican Spanish pronunciation (help·info)) is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms served by Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Gómez Farías and Pantitlán stations. It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of 4 Árboles and Puebla. It lies below the Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza from which it receives its name, which in turn is named after Ignacio Zaragoza, the Secretary of War and Navy during the Battle of Puebla (internationally known as Cinco de Mayo). The station's pictogram features a silhouette of an equestrian statue that honors him.

Zaragoza
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
Location	Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.412344°N 99.08241°W / 19.412344; -99.08241
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio – Pantitlán)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Zaragoza Routes: 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167, temporary Line 1 service
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Out of service
History
Opened	4 September 1969
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)	Temporarily closed
Passengers
2021	8,708,578[1]  12.98%
Rank	19/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Gómez Farías toward Observatorio Line 1 Pantitlán Terminus
Route map Legend Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Zaragoza Location within Mexico City
Area map

Zaragoza station opened on 4 September 1969 with service westward toward Chapultepec; service eastward toward Pantitlán started on 22 August 1984. The facilities are accessible for people with disabilities; inside there is a cultural display, an Internet café and a health module. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 46,475 passengers, making it the 18th busiest station in the network and the 6th busiest of the line. Starting 11 July 2022, the station will remain closed for at least eight months for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.[2]

Location

Zaragoza is a metro station located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[3] The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of 4 Árboles and Puebla. Within the system, the station lies between Gómez Farías and Pantitlán.[3] The area is serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a type of transport hub[4] and by Routes 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, and 167 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[5]

Exits

There are two exits:[3]

• North: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and the entrance of the Regional Bus Station (CETRAM), 4 Árboles.
• South: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and 65 Street, Puebla.

History and construction

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the last one a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[6] Its first section opened on 4 September 1969, operating from Zaragoza towards Chapultepec station.[7] Zaragoza is an underground station;[8] the Zaragoza–Gómez Farías tunnel is 762 meters (2,500 ft) long, while the Zaragoza–Pantitlán section measures 1,320 meters (4,330 ft).[9] When it was opened, Zaragoza station served as the terminal of Line 1, thus the workshops are found after the station.[10][11] On 22 August 1984, Pantitlán station was opened to connect Lines 1 and 5.[12] The location of the workshop indirectly benefited the operations on the line as it allows the trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds.[6]

The station was named after Ignacio Zaragoza, who was the Secretary of War and Navy during the Battle of Puebla, internationally celebrated as Cinco de Mayo.[3] The station's pictogram features a silhouette of the equestrian statue of Zaragoza located in the zone.[8] It has a disabled-accessible service, a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module.[3] The station will be closed in 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.[13]

Landmarks

The Instituto de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Zaragoza is near the station. The system's personnel is capacitated there with full-sized replicas and props of the facilities and their equipment. Otherwise known as Expometro, it can be visited by the general public with guided tours.[14]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, between 2011 and 2021, commuters averaged between 29,800 and 61,300 daily entrances. In 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, the station's ridership totaled 15,572,745 passengers,[15] which was a decrease of 1,390,692 passengers compared to 2018.[16] In the same year, Zaragoza was the 18th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 6th busiest.[15]

Gallery

• 
  Line 1 exit to the Zaragoza workshops.
• 
  The equestrian statue of Zaragoza near the station served as the inspiration for the station's pictogram.

References

External links

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