Balbuena metro station

Balbuena is a station along Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza municipality, to the northeast of the centre of Mexico City and serves the Colonia Jardin Balbuena and Colonia Moctezuma neighborhoods.[2] The station was opened on 5 September 1969.[4]

Balbuena
STC rapid transit
LocationCalzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19.423231°N 99.102302°W / 19.423231; -99.102302
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened4 September 1969
Passengers
20184,791,005[1]
Rank130/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Moctezuma
toward Observatorio
 Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
toward Pantitlán
Location
Balbuena
Location within Mexico City

Iconography

The station logo depicts the flowers of the neighborhood Jardín Balbuena ("Balbuena's Garden"), named after Bernardo de Balbuena (1568–1627), a Spanish poet who wrote the famous poem "La Grandeza Mexicana".[2][3]

Exits
  • North: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Avenida de la Portilla, Jardín Balbuena
  • South: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Calle 17 street, Colonia Moctezuma

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Balbuena" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Balbuena » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 15 August 2011.


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