Ciudad Azteca metro station is a station of the

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along Carlos Hank González Avenue (otherwise known as Central Avenue), in

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, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two

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s that serves as the northern terminus of Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line). It is followed by Plaza Aragón metro station. It serves the '' colonia'' (neighborhood) of Ciudad Azteca ( es), from which the station takes its name. It is also adjacent to the north end of Mexico's busiest mall (as of 2018), Multiplaza Aragón. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of the neighborhood's

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. Ciudad Azteca metro station opened on 30 November 2000 with service southwestward toward Buenavista metro station. In 2019, Ciudad Azteca metro station had an average daily ridership of 58,658 passengers, making it the 12th busiest station in the network and the second-most used on the line. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and

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signage plates. The station is served by the (also known as Mexipuerto Ciudad Azteca), a shopping mall and

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that connects with local routes and the Mexibús Line I, a bus rapid transit line that connects Mexico City to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport.

Location and layout

Ciudad Azteca is a

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located along Carlos Hank González Avenue (also known as Central Avenue), in

, a municipality bordering

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. The station serves the ''colonia'' (

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for "neighborhood") of Ciudad Azteca ( es). Within the system, Plaza Aragón is the next station. There are four exits (to the north, northeast, south and southeast of the station) all serving Carlos Hank González Avenue and De los Guerreros Boulevard. The exits connect to the (also known as Mexipuerto Ciudad Azteca), a five-story shopping mall and

(locally known as an Estación de transferencia modal

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that connects the area with local routes (known as '' peseros'') and the Mexibús Line I, a bus rapid transit line that connects Mexico City to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, in

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. Opened in 2009, and as of 2015, the hub had no crime reports and had 30 transportation routes operating with an average ridership of 180,000 daily users. Ciudad Azteca metro station is adjacent to the north end of Multiplaza Aragón, the country's busiest mall in 2018. Ciudad Azteca station has a disabled-accessible service with

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s, tactile pavings and

signage plates.

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA; Ciudad Azteca metro station opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of the Ciudad Azteca– Buenavista service. The station was built at-grade level. The Ciudad Azteca–Plaza Aragón section is long. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of the neighborhood's glyph, which depicts a typical Aztec building. The line's

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and the respective railyard are located after the station.

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, and before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 57,100 and 65,800 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station ridership was 21,410,326 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 66,504 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Ciudad Azteca metro station was the 12th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's second-most used, after Buenavista.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciudad Azteca Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Mexico City Metro Line B stations Mexico City Metro stations in Ecatepec de Morelos Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2000