Merced is an underground station on Line 1 of the

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. It is located in the

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borough, slightly to the east of the centre of

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. The station building was designed by

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, and it was opened on 4 September 1969. Starting 11 July 2022, the station will remain closed for at least eight months for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Iconography

The station

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depicts a box with

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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 The La Merced Market is a traditional public market located in the eastern edge of the historic center of Mexico City and is the largest retail traditional food market in the entire city. The area, also called La Merced, has been synonymous with ...

– one of the largest in the city, second only to the Central de Abasto down in

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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

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and

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. Outside the market are other markets, such as

Mercado de Sonora Mercado de Sonora (Sonora Market) is a city-established traditional market, located just southeast of the historic center of Mexico City in the Colonia Merced Balbuena neighborhood. It was established in the 1950s with a number of other similar ...

, and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.

Nearby

, traditional public market. *

, city-established traditional market.

Exits

*West: Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación and Plaza Carrizal, Merced *East:

, Merced Balbuena

Ridership

References

External links

Merced Merced (; 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 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on A ...

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