metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an underground stop with two side platforms serving Line 1 (Pink Line) between and . It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing service west toward and service east toward .
metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and along . The station was named after the neighborhood of the same name, which itself honors , the seventh president of Mexico (serving intermittently from 1833 to 1847). The station's pictogram depicts a representation of the 1857 Mexican Constitution, a document promoted by during his tenure as president of Congress.
The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring escalators and tactile paving. It was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, Gómez Farías metro station had an average daily ridership of 7,161,044 passenger entries, ranking it the 56th busiest station in the network.
Location and layout
is an underground metro station on Line 1 located along , in the (neighborhoods), and , in the borough, eastern Mexico City.
station is located between and metro stations on the line. metro station has two exits leading to . The north exit is near in and the south one close to in . The building offers accessible service for people with disabilities with escalators and tactile paving.
History and construction Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , and , the last one a subsidiary of . Its first section, where metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from to metro stations, and opened to the general public the following day. The tunnel between and spans , while the section towards measures .
The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened station on 29 October 2023. Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, with water filtrations detected in the walls of station, resulting in constant runoff into the drains. This issue left damp marks and affected the facilities. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.
Name and pictogram The station is named after the nearby neighborhood. The station's pictogram depicts a silhouette representing the Mexican Constitution of 1857, which was promoted by during his tenure as president of Congress.
Incidents On 15 September 2026, a metallic object fell to the tracks, causing a short circuit. No injuries were reported.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 28,300 and 38,800 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 7,161,044 passenger entries, ranking 56th among the system's 195 stations.
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 7,161,044 19,619 56/195 2024 5,557,948 15,185 82/195 2023 828,313 2,269 180/195 2022 4,560,126 12,493 94/195 2021 7,337,725 20,103 22/195 2020 7,637,970 20,868 24/195 2019 10,360,851 28,385 48/195 2018 12,161,295 33,318 32/195 2017 11,938,118 32,707 33/195 2016 14,170,037 38,715 23/195
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