Mixcoac metro station

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Mixcoac
Mixcoac
STC rapid transit
	The platforms for Line 12 just after opening in 2012.
General information
Location	Av. Revolución and Av. Extremadura; Benito Juárez, Mexico City ; Mexico
Coordinates	19°22′33″N99°11′15″W / 19.375891°N 99.187531°W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(El Rosario - Barranca del Muerto) ; (Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Parking	no
Bicycle facilities	yes
Accessible	yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	19 December 1985; 30 October 2012
Key dates
3 May 2021	Temporarily closed
15 January 2023	Reopened
Passengers
2022	Total: 7,847,048; 7,847,048; 0 17.97%
Rank	36/195; 176/195
Services
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Location
	Mixcoac Location within Mexico City
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Last updated January 08, 2024

Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 and Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.^[4] The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12.^[4] In 2019, the station had an average total ridership of 54,963 passengers per day.^[5]

History

The station opened on 19 December 1985 as part of the third stage of Line 7.^[6]

In 2012, with the inauguration of Line 12, Mixcoac became a transfer station, as well as the temporary terminus of the mentioned line.

An extension of Line 12 from Mixcoac to Observatorio is under construction, projected to be finished by 2020. By that time, Mixcoac will no longer work as the western terminus of Line 12.^[7]

General information

The station runs deep under Avenida Revolución, a main thoroughfare in Mexico City.^[8]^[9] It serves the Mixcoac area of the city.^[8] There are two main entrances to the station: one in the west sidewalk of the aforementioned avenue and the other in a small plaza between Avenida Revolución, Avenida Patriotismo, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura and Calle Empresa.

Metro Mixcoac serves the following neighborhoods: Santa María Nonoalco, Mixcoac, San Juan and Insurgentes Mixcoac.

Name and pictogram

The station is named after the neighborhood of Mixcoac, where it is located. The station pictogram depicts a snake because the Nahuatl name Mixcoac means "Nest of Cloud Serpents".^[8]^[9]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 7)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2022	7,847,048	16,322	35/195	+31.71%	^[3]
2021	5,957,730	16,322	35/195	+22.39%	^[10]
2020	4,867,903	13,300	61/195	−39.71%	^[11]
2019	8,073,781	22,119	74/195	−4.67%	^[5]
2018	8,469,708	23,204	67/195	+1.87%	^[12]
2017	8,314,411	22,779	66/195	−0.50%	^[13]
2016	8,356,587	22,832	77/195	+1.17%	^[14]
2015	8,260,339	22,631	75/195	+6.51%	^[15]
2014	7,755,298	21,247	84/195	−6.67%	^[16]
2013	8,309,487	22,765	74/195	−7.79%	^[17]
2012	9,011,721	24,622	67/195	−10.83%	^[18]
2011	10,106,667	27,689	55/175	+55.53%	^[19]
2010	6,498,108	17,803	87/175	–	^[20]

Annual passenger ridership (Line 12)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2022	0	0	176/195	−100.00%	^[3]
2021	693,814	1,900	186/195	−76.21%	^[10]
2020	2,916,713	7,969	120/195	−51.03%	^[11]
2019	5,956,326	16,318	111/195	+3.15%	^[5]
2018	5,774,280	7,844	113/195	+4.83%	^[12]
2017	5,508,039	15,090	116/195	+11.81%	^[13]
2016	4,926,393	13,460	126/195	+15.10%	^[14]
2015	4,280,100	11,726	130/195	+5.77%	^[15]
2014	4,046,498	11,086	132/195	+4.09%	^[16]
2013	3,887,542	10,650	142/195	+1,564.53%	^[17]
2012	233,552	639	194/195	–	^[18]

Metro Museum

Mixcoac station houses the Museo del Metro (Metro Museum), a museum dedicated to the history and culture of the Mexico City Metro.^[21]

The museum has seven rooms, each one with specific items including: whiteprints, floor plans and technical drawings from the construction of the metro, a collection of photos, metro tickets from different periods and archeological objects that have been found during the excavations to build the twelve metro lines.

Exits

Line 7

East: Av. Revolución between Extremadura street and Empresa street, Mixcoac
West: Av. Revolución between Andrea del Sarto street and Benvenuto Cellini street, Col. Santa María Nonoalco

Line 12

Southeast: Av. Patriotismo and Donatelo street, Col. Insurgentes Mixcoac
Northeast: Empresa street and Av. Revolución, Col. San Juan

Gallery

Entrance to the Museo del Metro
Entry sign for Mixcoac station (newer and former versions)

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References

↑ "12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes" (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
↑ 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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
1 2 Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.
1 2 3 "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.
↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.
↑ "Ampliarán Línea 12 del Metro del DF". Sipse (in Spanish). February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
1 2 3 "Mixcoac" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
1 2 Archambault, Richard. "Mixcoac » Mexico City Metro System" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 "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.
↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" [Station traffic per line 2011] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" [Station traffic per line 2010] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
↑ "Museo del Metro" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX.

External links

Media related to Mixcoac (station) at Wikimedia Commons
"Metro Museum" [Museum of the Metro]. Atlas Obscura .

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[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.

[passnrank22-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.

[schwandl-4] 1 2 Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.

[passnrank19-5] 1 2 3 "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.

[schwandl_history-6] Schwandl, Robert. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.

[7] "Ampliarán Línea 12 del Metro del DF". Sipse (in Spanish). February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

[metro-8] 1 2 3 "Mixcoac" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

[archambault-9] 1 2 Archambault, Richard. "Mixcoac » Mexico City Metro System" . Retrieved 1 August 2011.

[passnrank21-10] 1 2 "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.

[passnrank20-11] 1 2 "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.

[passrank18-12] 1 2 "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.

[passrank17-13] 1 2 "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.

[passrank16-14] 1 2 "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.

[passrank15-15] 1 2 "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.

[passrank14-16] 1 2 "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.

[passrank13-17] 1 2 "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.

[passrank12-18] 1 2 "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.

[passrank11-19] "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" [Station traffic per line 2011] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[passrank10-20] "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" [Station traffic per line 2010] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[21] "Museo del Metro" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX.

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Line 3	Indios Verdes Deportivo 18 de Marzo Potrero La Raza Tlatelolco Guerrero Hidalgo Juárez Balderas Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Hospital General Centro Médico Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia División del Norte Zapata Coyoacán Viveros / Derechos Humanos Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Copilco Universidad
Line 4	Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita
Line 5	Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán
Line 6	El Rosario Tezozómoc UAM-Azcapotzalco Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México Norte 45 Vallejo Instituto del Petróleo Lindavista Deportivo 18 de Marzo La Villa-Basílica Martín Carrera
Line 7	El Rosario Aquiles Serdán Camarones Refinería Tacuba San Joaquín Polanco Auditorio Constituyentes Tacubaya San Pedro de los Pinos San Antonio Mixcoac Barranca del Muerto
Line 8	Garibaldi / Lagunilla Bellas Artes San Juan de Letrán Salto del Agua Doctores Obrera Chabacano La Viga Santa Anita Coyuya Iztacalco Apatlaco Aculco Escuadrón 201 Atlalilco Iztapalapa Cerro de la Estrella UAM-I Constitución de 1917
Line 9	Tacubaya Patriotismo Chilpancingo Centro Médico Lázaro Cárdenas Chabacano Jamaica Mixiuhca Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva Puebla Pantitlán
Line A	Pantitlán Agrícola Oriental Canal de San Juan Tepalcates Guelatao Peñón Viejo Acatitla Santa Marta Los Reyes La Paz
Line B	Ciudad Azteca Plaza Aragón Olímpica Ecatepec Múzquiz Río de los Remedios Impulsora Nezahualcóyotl Villa de Aragón Bosque de Aragón Deportivo Oceanía Oceanía Romero Rubio Ricardo Flores Magón San Lázaro Morelos Tepito Lagunilla Garibaldi / Lagunilla Guerrero Buenavista
Line 12	Observatorio Álvaro Obregón Valentín Campa Mixcoac Insurgentes Sur Hospital 20 de Noviembre Zapata Parque de los Venados Eje Central Ermita Mexicaltzingo Atlalilco Culhuacán San Andrés Tomatlán Lomas Estrella Calle 11 Periférico Oriente Tezonco Olivos Nopalera Zapotitlán Tlaltenco Tláhuac
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