Merced metro station

Coordinates: 19°25′32″N 99°07′29″W / 19.425558°N 99.124639°W / 19.425558; -99.124639
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Merced
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
LocationMerced Balbuena, Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′32″N 99°07′29″W / 19.425558°N 99.124639°W / 19.425558; -99.124639
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 1 (Observatorio - Pantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened4 September 1969
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Reopened
Passengers
20231,563,531[1] Decrease 74.82%
Rank168/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Pino Suárez
toward Observatorio
 Line 1 Candelaria
toward Pantitlán
Location
Merced is located in Mexico City
Merced
Merced
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Merced is an underground station on Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, slightly to the east of the centre of Mexico City.[2] The station building was designed by Félix Candela,[4] and it was opened on 4 September 1969.[5] From July 2022 to October 2023, the station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.[6][7]

Iconography[edit]

The station logo depicts a box with apples.[2] Its name is taken from the surrounding area, where La Merced Monastery once stood.[2] Outside the station is the La Merced Market – one of the largest in the city, second only to the Central de Abasto down in Iztapalapa borough.

General information[edit]

Metro Merced is connected with the interior corridors of the market. It has a baggage-o-meter, like Metro Autobuses del Norte and Metro Terminal Aérea. Outside the market are other markets, such as Mercado de Sonora,[8] and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.

Nearby[edit]

Exits[edit]

  • West: Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación and Plaza Carrizal, Merced
  • East: La Merced Market, Merced Balbuena

Ridership[edit]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 1,563,531 4,283 168/195 −74.82% [1]
2022 6,208,209 17,008 57/195 −45.78% [1]
2021 11,449,206 31,367 11/195 +18.37% [9]
2020 9,672,525 26,437 19/195 −46.65% [10]
2019 18,129,244 49,669 16/195 +1.66% [11]
2018 17,833,957 48,860 17/195 −1.74% [12]
2017 18,149,919 49,725 16/195 −6.02% [13]
2016 19,312,283 52,765 15/195 −0.68% [14]
2015 19,444,093 53,271 16/195 −1.06% [15]
2014 19,652,429 53,842 16/195 −1.12% [16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Merced" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Merced » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Felix Candela (1910–1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ^ "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ "El mercado de Sonora (Distrito Federal)" [The Sonora Market (Federal District)]. Mexico Desconocido magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City. June–July 1994. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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