Merced metro station

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]

Merced
STC rapid transit
Location	Merced Balbuena, Venustiano Carranza Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.425558°N 99.124639°W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	La Merced
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	4 September 1969
Passengers
2018	17,833,957[1]
Rank	17/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Pino Suárez toward Observatorio Line 1 Candelaria toward Pantitlán
Route map Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán
Location
Merced Location within Centro Histórico

Iconography

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

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,[6] and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.

Nearby

• La Merced Market, traditional public market.
• Mercado de Sonora, city-established traditional market.

Exits

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

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
2. "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. "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.

External links

• Media related to Merced (station) at Wikimedia Commons