Universidad metro station (Mexico City)

Metro Universidad (also frequently called Metro C.U., from Ciudad Universitaria) is a station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the southern reaches of Mexico City, in Coyoacán borough.[2] A surface station, it is the current terminus of Line 3.[2][4] The station was opened on 30 August 1983.[4] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 85,775 passengers per day, making it the fifth busiest station in the network.[5]

Universidad
STC rapid transit
One of the murals painted on the Metro Universidad Station. It was painted by Arturo García Bustos and titled La Universidad en el umbral del siglo XXI and dated 1989.
Other names	C.U.
Location	Av. Antonio Delfín Madrigal Pedregal de Santo Domingo, Coyoacán Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°19′28″N 99°10′26″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	30 August 1983
Passengers
2018	27,199,538[1]
Rank	8/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Copilco toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Terminus
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
Universidad Location within Mexico City

General information

The station logo is a crest bearing a bird with the head of a condor and of an eagle, and the legend "Por mi Raza hablará el Espíritu"; this is the official coat of arms of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), which the station serves.[2][3]

This metro terminal is multimodal, connecting with microbus lines that serve zones like Tlalpan, Ajusco, Milpa Alta and Contreras. It also connects with the UNAM's internal bus base, with buses that give free service on the campus, between schools, institutes and sports facilities, including the México 68 Olympic Stadium.[6] It also serves the Pedregal de Santo Domingo and Copilco el Alto neighbourhoods.[2]

Metro Universidad also has facilities for the handicapped, and a large mural depicting the history of UNAM.[2]

Scenes for the 1990 motion picture Total Recall were filmed in Metro Universidad.

Nearby

• Ciudad Universitaria, main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
• Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, contemporary art museum.

Exits

• East: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo
• West: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo

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. "Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Universidad - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
5. "Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
6. ":: PumaBús ::" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Media related to Universidad (station) at Wikimedia Commons