Insurgentes Sur metro station

Insurgentes Sur is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.[4] The station is located between Mixcoac and Hospital 20 de Noviembre. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.[4] It is built underground.

Not to be confused with Insurgentes metro station.
Insurgentes Sur
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Station as of May 2018
General information
LocationEje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas
Colonia del Valle, Benito Juárez
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19.373581°N 99.178762°W / 19.373581; -99.178762
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 12 (Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Félix Cuevas
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)Temporarily closed
15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)Reopened[2]
Passengers
20220[3] Decrease 100%
Rank176/195[3]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Mixcoac
toward Observatorio
 Line 12 Hospital 20 de Noviembre
toward Tláhuac
Location
Insurgentes Sur is located in Mexico City
Insurgentes Sur
Insurgentes Sur
Location within Mexico City
Area map

General information

The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Avenida de los Insurgentes, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura, and Eje 7 Félix Cuevas, in the Benito Juárez borough. The station, thus, receives its name from being at the southern section of the Avenida de los Insurgentes.

The icon for the station depicts Miguel Hidalgo and José Morelos, two of the main rebel leaders during the Mexican War of Independence.[5]

The station serves the following neighborhoods: Colonia del Valle, Tlacoquemecatl del Valle, Extremadura Insurgentes, and San José Insurgentes.

In the initial Line 12 plans, the station was to be named Extremadura, due to its location at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur and Eje 7 Sur, which receives the name of Félix Cuevas to the east of Avenida de los Insurgentes, and Extremadura to the west of the Insurgentes avenue.[6]

Ridership
Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank  % change Ref.
202200176/195−100.00%[3]
20211,807,3754,951145/195−71.97%[7]
20206,447,26217,61538/195−50.31%[8]
201912,976,04435,55025/195+6.51%[9]
201812,182,84933,37731/195+8.94%[10]
201711,182,76130,63740/195+6.15%[11]
201610,534,63428,73846/195+17.35%[12]
20158,977,24724,59559/195+7.51%[13]
20148,350,24622,87771/195+3.64%[14]
20138,056,98922,07380/195+761.42%[15]
2012935,3152,555178/195–[16]

Station layout
Street Level
B1 Mezzanine
Line 12 platforms Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 12 toward Mixcoac (Mixcoac)
Eastbound → Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 12 toward Tláhuac (Hospital 20 de Noviembre) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Nearby

Exits
  • Entrance to the station after its opening in 2012
    Entrance to the station after its opening in 2012
  • Station platforms
    Station platforms

References
  1. "12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes" (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. Navarrete, Shelma (15 January 2023). "A 20 meses del desplome de la Línea 12, reabren tramo Mixcoac-Atlalilco". Expansión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2022" [Station traffic per line 2022] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro". Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. "Insurgentes Sur". Sistema de Transporte Colectivo de la Ciudad de México. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. Plan Maestro del Metro y Trenes Ligeros. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. 1996. p. 90.
  7. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2013" [Station traffic per line 2013] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" [Station traffic per line 2012] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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