Copilco is a station along Line 3 on the Mexico City Metro. Located in the Coyoacán borough, in the south of Mexico City, on Avenida Enríquez Ureña (Eje 10 Sur). It is the penultimate station along the southern portion of Line 3.
General information The station logo depicts an Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon (symbols of the lightbug, which is also a personification of the God of Water). Copilco means "in the Royal Crown" in Nahuatl. The station opened on 30 August 1983.
Above the station's platforms is the mural El perfil del tiempo by Guillermo Ceniceros, depicting paintings and art from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures, works by famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, and Mexican art from José Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and others. This station also has a cultural display.
Many of the passengers are students, headed for the nearby campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Metro Copilco is particularly close to the schools of medicine and dentistry. This station serves the Copilco Universidad, Romero de Terreros, Copilco el Alto and Pedregal de Santo Domingo neighborhoods, as well as several estates (closed groups of high-density residential buildings), such as Integración Latinoamericana and Copilco 300.
Nearby School of Odontology, UNAM School of Economics, UNAM School of Chemistry, UNAM School of Engineering, UNAM Central Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Exits Southeast: Cerro Tres Zapotes street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros Southwest: Cerro Tlapacoya street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros North: Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
Gallery
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 10,927,105 29,937 24/195 2024 11,420,379 31,203 17/195 2023 11,335,490 31,056 18/195 2022 9,327,411 25,554 22/195 2021 4,626,936 12,676 57/195 2020 6,302,582 17,220 39/195 2019 14,030,121 38,438 23/195 2018 14,645,189 40,123 23/195 2017 14,981,668 41,045 22/195 2016 14,958,149 40,869 20/195
Notes
References
External links