Insurgentes is an under-reconstruction

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on the

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. It is located within the

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at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Avenida Chapultepec in

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borough, close to the

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shopping and entertainment district and the

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, two of the most iconic neighborhoods in the city. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 65,134 passengers per day, making it the 12th busiest station in the network. From November 2023 to April 2025, the station remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Name and pictogram

Insurgentes receives its name from

Avenida de los Insurgentes Avenida de los Insurgentes (), sometimes known simply as Insurgentes, is the longest avenue in Mexico City, with a length of on a north-south axis across the city. Insurgentes has its origins in what was during the early 20th century known as ...

, one of

's most important thoroughfares, the station is located under the intersection of Insurgentes and Avenida Chapultepec. The station pictogram depicts the church bell of

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, a symbol of the start of the

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(1810) and the eleven-year-long insurgency that followed.

General information

Metro Insurgentes was built in a particular style. Surrounding the station is a circular shopping mall-cum-plaza, called the Glorieta de los Insurgentes. The station's exterior walls are intended to evoke pre-Hispanic architecture, while the platform walls are decorated with mock-ups of platforms from the

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and the

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. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. Exterior shots of the plaza and metro entrance were used in the 1990 motion picture '' Total Recall''. This is an important station for bus transfers, connecting with an extensive local network of urban buses (RTP, or Red de Transporte de Pasajeros) that serves zones like Villa Olímpica and

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, south of the city, and

Metro Indios Verdes Indios Verdes metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro along Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 3 (the ...

, north of the city. The Insurgentes Metrobús bus rapid transit line also has a stop in the vicinity of Metro Insurgentes. In recent years, the Glorieta de los Insurgentes (and, therefore, the station itself), has been a meeting and starting point for some social and political rallies; for example, in December 2019, it was used as a meeting point for several feminist rallies. The station serves the following

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: Colonia Juárez and Colonia Roma Norte.

Nearby

*Glorieta de los Insurgentes, roundabout with a small plaza and commerces. *

, neighborhood known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community and Korean community. *Plaza Río de Janeiro, square. * Fuente de Cibeles, replica of the fountain located in the

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Exits

*Southwest: Oaxaca street, Colonia Roma Norte *Southeast:

, Colonia Roma Norte *South: Jalapa street, Colonia Roma Norte *Northeast: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez *North: Genova street, Colonia Juárez *Northwest: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez

Station layout

Ridership

Gallery

10401 R226 37 ESTACIÓN INSURGENTES ABRIL 24 1969 (33762281070).jpg, Works of construction at Insurgentes Station, 1969. Image:InsurgentesMetroOutsideEntrance.JPG, View of outside entrance of Metro Insurgentes at the Insurgentes ''Glorieta'' roundabout. Image:Insurgentes-mural2.jpg, Rafael Cauduro's mural depicting the

Image:InsurgentesMetroDF1.JPG, Station platforms

References

External links

* {{Authority control Mexico City Metro Line 1 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1969 Colonia Roma Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico