Merced is an underground
station on
Line 1 of the
Mexico City Metro
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.
It is located in the
Venustiano Carranza borough, slightly to the east of the centre of
Mexico City
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.
The station building was designed by
Félix Candela,
and it was opened on 4 September 1969.
From July 2022 to October 2023, the station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.
Iconography
The station
logo
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depicts a box with
apple
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s.
Its name is taken from the surrounding area, where
La Merced Monastery once stood.
Outside the station is the
La Merced Market – one of the largest in the city, second only to the
Central de Abasto down in
Iztapalapa
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borough.
General information
Metro Merced is connected with the interior corridors of the market. It has a baggage-o-meter, like
Metro Autobuses del Norte and
Metro Terminal Aérea. Outside the market are other markets, such as
Mercado de Sonora,
and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.
Nearby
*
La Merced Market, traditional public market.
*
Mercado de Sonora, city-established traditional market.
Exits
*West: Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación and Plaza Carrizal, Merced
*East:
La Merced Market, Merced Balbuena
Ridership
References
External links
*
Merced
Merced (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up ...
Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1969
Mexico City Metro stations in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Accessible Mexico City Metro stations
Railway stations located underground in Mexico
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