metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Cuauhtémoc. Found in the intersection of Avenida Mosqueta and Avenida de los Insurgentes, it is an underground station with two side platforms serving as the western terminus of Line B (Green-and-Gray Line), followed by metro station. metro station was inaugurated on 15 December 1999, providing service northeast toward metro station.
The area surrounding metro station is a key point in central Mexico City, as it is adjacent to the Buenavista railway station, which serves the and , connecting the city with the neighboring State of Mexico. Additionally, there is a transportation hub serving multiple local bus routes, including the Metrobús service. metro station is consistently among the busiest stations in the Mexico City Metro. In 2025, it recorded an average daily ridership of 42,788 passenger entries, making it the system's tenth-busiest station. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators, tactile paving, and braille signage plates.
The metro station services the (neighborhood) of , from which it gets its name. The station's pictogram depicts the silhouette of a locomotive, referring to the historical train station operated by , which formerly provided service to destinations across Mexico.
Location and station layout
is an underground metro station on Line B below and in the ("neighborhood") of , in the borough of , central Mexico City. The station offers a disabled-accessible service with elevators, tactile paving, and braille signage plates. Within the system, is the next station.
The metro station is serviced by a (), a transportation hub, since 2016. The hub provides access to various routes and modes of transportation. The station has five exits. The northeast, northwest and southwest exits provide access to and , while the southeast exit leads to and . A fifth exit leads to the adjacent Buenavista railway station, which serves the and Felipe Ángeles Train, connecting the city with the neighboring State of Mexico.
Available transportation options include Lines 1, 3, and 4 of the Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system, split into four independent platforms. Routes 10E, 11C, and 12B of the city's public bus system provide service to the area. An Ecobici bicycle-sharing station is located nearby; as of 2025, it was the most used station in the system. The Government of Mexico City installed a bicycle parking station outside the station in 2019, with space for 128 bicycles.
Above the railway station is located , a shopping mall, and next to the building is the Vasconcelos Library. Near both stations is found the , the , the Morisco Kiosk, and Colonia Santa María la Ribera.
History and construction Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by . Its first section, where metro station is located, was inaugurated on 15 December 1999, running to metro station.
The tunnel between and spans . There have been proposals in master plans to extend the line westward from Buenavista to , but they have not been formalized.
Name and pictogram The station logo represents the front of a locomotive. The station is named after the neighborhood, which got its name because it offered a good view centuries ago. Inside the neighborhood there was a train station operated by , which formerly provided service to destinations across Mexico.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 58,500 and 60,400 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 15,617,729 annual passenger entries, ranking tenth among the system's 195 stations.
Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 15,617,729 42,788 10/195 2024 18,137,887 49,557 8/195 2023 17,643,068 48,337 7/195 2022 16,208,913 44,407 9/195 2021 12,114,410 33,190 9/195 2020 11,631,128 31,779 13/195 2019 21,907,761 60,021 11/195 2018 22,023,270 60,337 11/195 2017 21,644,709 59,300 11/195 2016 21,423,610 58,534 13/195
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