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Zaragoza metro station is a
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of the
Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Greater Mexico City, the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is the Lis ...
in
Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Re ...
,
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. It is an underground station with two
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serving Line 1 (the Pink Line) between
Gómez Farías Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived fro ...
and Pantitlán metro stations. The station was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, as the first terminal of the line, with westward service toward Chapultepec station. Eastward service toward Pantitlán started on 22 August 1984. Zaragoza station services the (neighborhoods) of 4 Árboles and Puebla along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, from which it takes its name. In turn, the name honors
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla ...
, the Secretary of War and Navy during the
Battle of Puebla The Battle of Puebla (; ), also known as the Battle of May 5 () took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico. French troops under the command of Charles de Lorencez repeatedly failed to s ...
(internationally known as
Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (; ) is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, ho ...
). The station's
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features a silhouette of the nearby equestrian statue dedicated to him. The station facilities are accessible to people with disabilities featuring elevators,
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s,
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s, and
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signage plates. Inside is a cultural display, an
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, and a health module. Outside, the station includes a
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servicing multiple local bus routes. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 46,475 passengers, ranking it the 18th busiest station in the network and the 6th busiest of the line. The station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.


Location and layout

Zaragoza is an underground
metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...
located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, from which the station takes its name, in
Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Re ...
,
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
. The station serves two (neighborhoods), 4 Árboles and Puebla. Zaragoza metro station was named after
Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla ...
, who was the Secretary of War and Navy during the
Battle of Puebla The Battle of Puebla (; ), also known as the Battle of May 5 () took place on 5 May 1862, near Puebla de los Ángeles, during the second French intervention in Mexico. French troops under the command of Charles de Lorencez repeatedly failed to s ...
, which is celebrated as
Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (; ) is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, ho ...
. The station's
pictogram A pictogram (also pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto) is a graphical symbol that conveys meaning through its visual resemblance to a physical object. Pictograms are used in systems of writing and visual communication. A pictography is a wri ...
features a silhouette of the equestrian statue of Zaragoza located in the zone. Inside the station, there is a cultural display, an
Internet café An Internet café, also known as a cybercafé, is a Coffeehouse, café (or a convenience store or a fully dedicated Internet access business) that provides the use of computers with high bandwidth Internet access on the payment of a fee. Usage ...
, and a health module. The area is serviced by a (CETRAM), which functions as a
transport hub A transport hub is a place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles and/or between mode of transport, transport modes. Public transport hubs include train station, railway stations, metro station, rapid transit stations, bus ...
for connecting various modes of transportation, including Routes 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, and 167 of the bus network. Zaragoza metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is a building adjacent to the transport hub in Colonia 4 Árboles and the southern one close to Calle 65 in Colonia Puebla. The station offers a disabled-accessible service with elevators,
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s,
tactile paving Tactile paving (also called tenji blocks, truncated domes, detectable warnings, tactile tiles, tactile ground surface indicators, tactile walking surface indicators, or detectable warning surfaces) is a system of textured ground surface indicat ...
s and
braille Braille ( , ) is a Tactile alphabet, tactile writing system used by blindness, blind or visually impaired people. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displays that connect to computers and smartphone device ...
signage plates. Within the system, the station lies between
Gómez Farías Gómez (frequently anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese and Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived fro ...
and Pantitlán stations.


History and construction

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of
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. Its first section was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from Zaragoza towards
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station. It opened to the general public the following day. The line's
workshop Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the only ...
s are found after the station. On 22 August 1984, Pantitlán station was opened eastward to connect Lines 1 and 5. The workshop's location indirectly benefited the line's operations, allowing trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds. The tunnel between Zaragoza and Gómez Farías spans in length, while the section between Zaragoza and Pantitlán measures . The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Zaragoza station on 29 October 2023. ''
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'' reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, including water filtration on the train boarding platforms at Zaragoza station. Authorities had stated they would seal these leaks during the 2022 modernization repairs.


Landmarks

The Instituto de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Zaragoza, located near the station, trains system personnel using full-sized replicas and props of the facilities and equipment. Known as Expometro, it is open to the general public for guided tours.


Ridership

According to data provided by authorities, before the
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, commuters averaged per year between 46,400 and 53,900 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 15,572,745 passengers in 2019, marking a decrease of 1,390,692 passengers compared to 2018. In 2019 specifically, Zaragoza metro station ranked as 18th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the sixth busiest on Line 1.


Gallery

File:Metro Zaragoza 04.jpg, alt=Picture of a track going from the underground to the overground level. In the background, the Mexico City International Airport is seen, Line 1 exit to the Zaragoza workshops. File:Metro Zaragoza 06.jpg, alt=Picture of an equestrian statue featuring Ignacio Zaragoza dressed as a general., The equestrian statue of Zaragoza near the station inspired the design of the station's pictogram.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaragoza Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Mexico City Metro Line 1 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Railway stations located underground in Mexico Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1969