metro station is a transfer station on the Mexico City Metro in , Mexico City. is a combined underground and at-grade station divided into two lines. It serves Lines 5 (Yellow Line) and 6 (Red Line), each with two side platforms. metro station is located between and stations on Line 5, and between and stations on Line 6. The stop serves the (neighborhoods) of , , and . The Line 5 building is situated along Eje Central Avenue.
metro station opened on 30 August 1982 as part of the extending service from La Raza to Politécnico station, with eastbound service to . Service on Line 6 began on 21 December 1983 as the temporary eastern terminal of the line.
The pictogram representing metro station depicts an oil derrick, and the station's name references the nearby Mexican Petroleum Institute headquarters. Inside the station, there is a collection of sculptures titled , made of oil drums and created by Mexican artist Ernesto Paulsen Camba.
In 2025, served 2,767,146 passenger entries, making it one of the least-accessed transfer stations in the system and one of the least-used stations on either of its lines.
Location and layout
is a transfer metro station, located in the (neighborhoods) of , , and , in borough, northern Mexico City. The stop is situated along (Line 5), and below (Line 6).
Within the system, it is followed by and stations on Line 5 and and stations on Line 6. The station has six exits. On Line 5, the northeast and northwest exits provide access to and in . The southeast and southwest exits provide access to , at and , respectively, in . On Line 6, the northern and southern exits provide access to in .
The area is serviced by Line 6 of the Metrobús system at Instituto del Petróleo station, a few blocks away; by Line 1 and 8 (formerly Lines A and CP, respectively) of the trolleybus system, and by Routes 23 and 103 of the network.
The passenger transfer tunnel at Instituto del Petróleo metro station has an approximate length of , making it the fifth-longest in the system. It has an overpass that allows passengers traveling in one direction to walk above those traveling in the opposite direction for greater pedestrian flow.
History and construction Name and pictogram
The station's pictogram depicts an oil derrick and its name references the Mexican Petroleum Institute, whose headquarters are in the zone.
Line 5 The station was built , a subsidiary of . It was opened on 30 August 1982, providing service northward toward station and southward toward station.
The station was built at grade level, and the section between and is long, while the opposite section toward measures .
In June 2006, Metro authorities replaced the railroad switches; in 2008, the station received roof maintenance.
Line 6 The station was built by . It opened on 21 December 1983, as the line's eastern terminal station, providing western service toward station. Eastern service toward started on 8 July 1986.
The station was built underground. The section toward is long, while the opposite tunnel toward Lindavista is long.
Incidents On 19 July 2018, a 16-year-old man was stabbed with a pair of scissors by a 40-year-old man on the station's platforms. The injury did not require hospitalization, and the assailant was referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office. On 8 November 2020, , , and stations were vandalized during feminist demonstrations. Walls, screens, handrails, a train, and a mural were damaged and covered in graffiti.
Landmarks
Inside metro station are seven sculptures specifically created for the station. The collection, titled Petróleo (1986), is made of wrought iron oil drums, and was created by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Paulsen Camba. They are placed at the station's platforms and transfer tunnel.
The station also has an Internet café and a health module.
Ridership
According to official data, Line 5 records higher usage than Line 6, and both are among the least accessed in the system. Prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, metro station recorded a total ridership of 3,398,142 passengers in 2019, averaging 9,309 daily entries.
The station's total ridership for 2025 was 2,767,146 passengers, with a daily average of 7,581 entries. By line, Line 5 recorded 1,799,542 passengers, averaging 4,930 per day. Line 6 recorded 967,604 passengers, averaging 2,650. In the same year, when considered individually among the system's 195 stations, the Line 5 station ranked 181st busiest, while the Line 6 station ranked 191st.
Annual passenger ridership (Line 5) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 1,799,542 4,930 181/195 2024 1,826,472 4,990 171/195 2023 1,789,207 4,901 164/195 2022 1,622,528 4,445 162/195 2021 1,133,656 3,105 169/195 2020 1,243,272 3,396 179/195 2019 2,215,325 6,069 180/195 2018 2,175,015 5,958 181/195 2017 2,014,941 5,520 184/195 2016 1,991,703 5,441 184/195
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 967,604 2,650 191/195 2024 945,495 2,583 184/195 2023 962,394 2,636 178/195 2022 870,085 2,383 173/195 2021 506,888 1,388 192/195 2020 565,763 1,545 193/195 2019 1,182,817 3,240 193/195 2018 1,222,993 3,350 192/195 2017 1,293,320 3,543 192/195 2016 1,341,565 3,665 192/195
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