Juárez metro station

Metro Juárez is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.[2]

Juárez
STC rapid transit
Entrance to Metro Juarez on Balderas Street
Location	Balderas street Centro, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′59″N 99°08′52″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Juárez Juárez
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	20 November 1970
Passengers
2018	6,400,618[1]
Rank	102/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Hidalgo toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Balderas toward Universidad
Route map Ticomán workshops Indios Verdes Deportivo 18 de Marzo Potrero La Raza Tlatelolco Guerrero Hidalgo Juárez Balderas Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Hospital General Centro Médico Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia División del Norte Zapata Coyoacán Viveros / Derechos Humanos Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Copilco Universidad
Location
Juárez Location within Centro Histórico

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts the bust of Benito Juárez (1806-1872), a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as the president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president.[2][3] This station's name, along with Metro Guelatao, refers to this Mexican politician[4] and is located close to Juárez Avenue. The station opened on 20 November 1970, and has facilities for the handicapped.[2][5]

General information

Metro Juárez serves the Centro neighbourhood, near the downtown area of the city.[2] It is located on Balderas Avenue,[2] and the walk from the station to the important Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas Avenue has many specialty stores.[6]

Nearby

• Teatro Metropólitan, theatre.
• Museo de Arte Popular, popular art museum.
• Newspaper Milenio headquarters.

Exits

• East: Balderas street and Art. 123 street, Centro
• West: Balderas street and Avenida Independencia, Centro

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. "Juárez" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Juárez » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
4. "Guelatao" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
6. The area south of the station on Balderas is home to the Mercado de Artesanias de la Ciudadela. See: "Mercado de Artesanias" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2011. "Mexico City Markets". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011. "Mercado Artesanal de la Ciudadela - Mexico City Shopping". Fodor's Travel Guides. Retrieved 20 August 2011.