Insurgentes is a station on the Line 1 of Mexico City Metro. It is located within the Glorieta de los Insurgentes at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Avenida Chapultepec in Mexico City's Cuauhtémoc borough, close to the Zona Rosa shopping and entertainment district and the Colonia Roma, two of the most iconic neighborhoods in the city. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 65,134 passengers per day, making it the 12th busiest station in the network. From November 2023 to April 2025, the station remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.
Name and pictogram Insurgentes receives its name from Avenida de los Insurgentes, one of Mexico City's most important thoroughfares, the station is located under the intersection of Insurgentes and Avenida Chapultepec.
The station pictogram depicts the Bell of Dolores, which is named for Dolores Hidalgo and serves as a symbol of the start of the Mexican War of Independence (1810) and the eleven-year-long insurgency that followed.
General information Metro Insurgentes was built in a particular style. Surrounding the station is a circular shopping mall-cum-plaza, called the Glorieta de los Insurgentes. The station's exterior walls are intended to evoke pre-Hispanic architecture, while the platform walls are decorated with mock-ups of platforms from the Paris Métro and the London Underground. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. Exterior shots of the plaza and metro entrance were used in the 1990 motion picture Total Recall.
This is an important station for bus transfers, connecting with an extensive local network of urban buses (RTP, or Red de Transporte de Pasajeros) that serves zones like Villa Olímpica and Tlalpan, south of the city, and Metro Indios Verdes, north of the city. The Insurgentes Metrobús bus rapid transit line also has a stop in the vicinity of Metro Insurgentes.
In recent years, the Glorieta de los Insurgentes (and, therefore, the station itself), has been a meeting and starting point for some social and political rallies; for example, in December 2019, it was used as a meeting point for several feminist rallies.
The station serves the following neighborhoods: Colonia Juárez and Colonia Roma Norte.
Nearby Glorieta de los Insurgentes, roundabout with a small plaza and commerces. Zona Rosa, neighborhood known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community and Korean community. Plaza Río de Janeiro, square. Fuente de Cibeles, replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid.
Exits Southwest: Oaxaca street, Colonia Roma Norte Southeast: Avenida de los Insurgentes, Colonia Roma Norte South: Jalapa street, Colonia Roma Norte Northeast: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez North: Genova street, Colonia Juárez Northwest: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez
Station layout GStreet LevelB1Glorieta de los InsurgentesEntrance/ExitB2MezzanineTicket windows/Fare controlB3Eastbound toward Pantitlán →Westbound← toward Observatorio
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 7,664,365 20,998 52/195 2024 0 0 189/195 2023 8,458,386 23,173 40/195 2022 11,812,681 32,3636 16/195 2021 6,879,516 18,847 28/195 2020 10,606,513 28,979 14/195 2019 20,753,676 56,859 13/195 2018 20,092,422 55,047 13/195 2017 20,271,258 55,537 14/195 2016 21,737,014 59,390 12/195
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