Balbuena metro station

Balbuena metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms served by Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo stations. It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals each, in reference to the Balbuena Garden, found in the neighborhood of the same name, and from which the station takes its name.

Balbuena
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationCalzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (Observatorio – Pantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened4 September 1969
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Reopened
Passengers
2023375,147 76.64%
Rank187/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Moctezuma
toward Observatorio
Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
toward Pantitlán
Location
Balbuena
Location within Mexico City
Area map and exits

Balbuena station opened on 4 September 1969 with service westward toward Chapultepec and eastward toward Zaragoza. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 13,431 passengers, making it the 133rd busiest station in the network and the second least used on the line. The facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are escalators and access ramps. From July 2022 to October 2023, the station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

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