Popotla is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Colonia Popotla neighborhood of the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City, northwest of the city center, on the Calzada México-Tacuba. In 2019 the station had an average ridership of 10,000 passengers per day, making it the least used station on Line 2.
Name and pictogram The name of the station comes from the neighborhood it serves: Popotla. The logo depicts an ahuehuete tree, referring to the Árbol de la Noche Triste – the "tree of the sad night" – where Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés stopped his retreat from Tenochtitlán and cried after being defeated by Cuitláhuac in the Battle of Noche Triste. The actual tree survived until the 20th century, when it was destroyed by a fire. There is a commemorative plaque on the site where the tree used to be.
General information The station was opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba. Metro Popotla serves the neighborhood of the same name.
From 23 April to 24 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 2,908,368 7,968 152/195 2024 2,957,321 8,080 144/195 2023 2,804,236 7,682 136/195 2022 2,484,958 6,808 140/195 2021 1,390,202 3,808 159/195 2020 1,438,795 3,931 172/195 2019 3,650,212 10,000 154/195 2018 3,679,693 10,081 153/195 2017 3,672,167 10,060 150/195 2016 3,766,005 10,289 147/195
Nearby Universidad del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea, university of the Mexican Army and the Air Force
Entrances North: Calzada México-Tacuba and Callejón de la Zanja, Popotla North: Calzada México-Tacuba and Colegio Militar street, Popotla
See also List of Mexico City metro stations
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