Zaragoza metro station (Mexico City)
Zaragoza metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Venustiano Carranza. It is an underground stop with two side platforms serving Line 1 between Gómez Farías and Pantitlán. It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, as the eastern terminal of the line, providing service west toward Chapultepec station. An eastward expansion toward Pantitlán started on 22 August 1984.
Zaragoza metro station services the Colonia of 4 Árboles and Puebla along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, from which it takes its name. In turn, the avenue honors Ignacio Zaragoza, the Secretary of War and Navy during the 1862 Battle of Puebla. The station's pictogram depicts a silhouette of a nearby equestrian statue dedicated to Zaragoza.
The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, tactile pavings, wheelchair ramps, and braille signage plates. Inside is a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. Outside, the station is serviced by a transportation hub connecting multiple local bus routes. It was closed from 2022 to 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, Zaragoza metro station had an average daily ridership of 22,727 passengers, ranking it the 44th busiest station in the network.
Location and layout
Zaragoza is an underground metro station located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. The stop serves two Colonia, 4 Árboles and Puebla. Zaragoza metro station was named after Ignacio Zaragoza, who was the Secretary of War and Navy during the 1862 Battle of Puebla, which is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. The station's pictogram depicts a silhouette of a equestrian statue of Zaragoza located in the zone.Within the system, the station lies between Gómez Farías and Pantitlán stations. Inside the station, there is a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. The area receives service from the adjacent Centro de transferencia modal, the stop's transportation hub, which connects to various transit routes, including Routes 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, and 167 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros bus network.
Zaragoza metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is located in a building adjacent to the transportation hub in Colonia 4 Árboles, while the southern exit is near Calle 65 in Colonia Puebla. The station offers an accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators, wheelchair ramps, tactile pavings and braille signage plates.
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 Empresas ICA. Its first section, where Zaragoza metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from Zaragoza to Chapultepec station, and opened to the general public the following day. The line's workshops are found in the tunnel following Zaragoza.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 as it allowed trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds. The tunnel between Zaragoza and Gómez Farías spans, while the section towards 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. Excélsior 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 previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.