metro station is a transfer station on the Mexico City Metro in and , Mexico City. is a combined elevated and at-grade station divided into two lines. It serves Lines 4 (Teal Line) and 5 (Yellow Line), each with two side platforms. metro station is located between and stations on Line 4, and between and stations on Line 5. The stop serves the (neighborhoods) of , , , and . The Line 5 building is situated along Circuito Interior Avenue.
metro station opened on 29 August 1981 as part of the inaugurated service from Martín Carrera to Candelaria. Service on Line 5 began on 19 December 1981 as the temporary western terminal of the line. The pictogram representing metro station depicts a water duct, symbolizing the ducted part of the river of the same name that runs below the station. Inside the metro stop, there is a cultural display.
In 2025, served 2,667,795 passenger entries, making it one of the least-accessed transfer stations in the system and one of the least-used stations on either of its lines.
Location and layout
is a transfer metro station, located in the (neighborhoods) of and , in borough, northern Mexico City, and and , in borough, to the city's northeastern. The stop is situated above (Line 4), and along the median strip of , in the section named (Line 5).
Within the system, it is followed by and stations on Line 4 and and stations on Line 5. The station has four exits. On Line 4, the eastern and western exits provide access to at in and in , respectively. On Line 5, the northern and southern exits provide access to and in , and and in , respectively.
The area is serviced by Line 5 of the Metrobús system at station, a few blocks away. Routes , , and of the city's public bus system and Routes 37 and 200 of the network service the station's area.
Inside metro station, there is a cultural showcase. The passenger transfer tunnel that connects both lines is approximately long.
History and construction
Name and pictogram The station's pictogram depicts a water duct, symbolizing the section of the that runs beneath the station, which flows from Sierra de las Cruces to Lake Texcoco.
Line 4 The station was built , a subsidiary of . It was opened on 29 August 1981, providing service northward toward station and southward toward station.
The line's bridge between and is long, while the opposite section toward measures .
Line 5 The station was built by . It opened on 19 December 1981, as the line's western terminus station, providing eastern service toward station. Northwestern service toward started on 1 July 1982.
The station was built at-grade level. The interstation section between and stations is , going from the street level to the underground one. The section toward is long.
Incidents According to the system authorities, the section between and stations is a common site of copper wire theft, which could potentially cause fires on the tracks.
On 31 July 2018, three railroad cars uncoupled while a train was traveling between the and interstation, with no injuries reported. Upon investigation, authorities discovered that the nuts securing the cars were damaged. Following the collapse of the elevated railway near Olivos station on Line 12 in May 2021, users reported structural damage to other elevated stations, including Consulado station. Mexico City's head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, said that the reports would be examined accordingly.
Ridership
According to official data, Line 5 records higher usage than Line 4, and both are among the least accessed in the system. Prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, metro station recorded a total ridership of 3,408,299 passengers in 2019, averaging 9,337 daily entries.
The station's total ridership for 2025 was 2,667,795 passengers, with a daily average of 7,309 entries. By line, Line 4 recorded 1,142,918 passengers, averaging 3,131 per day. Line 5 recorded 1,524,877 passengers, averaging 4,177. In the same year, when considered individually among the system's 195 stations, the Line 4 station ranked 189th busiest, while the Line 5 station ranked 184th.
Annual passenger ridership (Line 4) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 1,142,918 3,131 189/195 2024 1,141,658 3,119 182/195 2023 1,131,202 3,099 175/195 2022 1,055,140 2,890 172/195 2021 757,318 2,074 185/195 2020 885,105 2,418 188/195 2019 1,608,777 4,407 190/195 2018 1,624,724 4,451 190/195 2017 1,589,728 4,355 190/195 2016 1,586,182 4,333 189/195
Annual passenger ridership (Line 5) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 1,524,877 4,177 184/195 2024 1,667,574 4,556 174/195 2023 1,686,931 4,621 166/195 2022 1,536,917 4,210 166/195 2021 1,213,863 3,325 165/195 2020 1,281,437 3,501 178/195 2019 1,799,522 4,930 187/195 2018 1,806,039 4,948 188/195 2017 1,776,427 4,866 187/195 2016 1,803,613 4,927 187/195
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