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Merced metro station

Coordinates:19°25′32″N99°07′29″W/ 19.425558°N 99.124639°W/19.425558; -99.124639
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Merced
Mexico City Metro
STCrapid transit
General information
LocationMerced Balbuena,Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′32″N99°07′29″W/ 19.425558°N 99.124639°W/19.425558; -99.124639
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo(STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 1(Observatorio-Pantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
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
20231,563,531[1] Decrease74.82%
Rank168/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Pino Suárez
towardObservatorio
 Line 1 Candelaria
towardPantitlán
Location
Merced is located in Mexico City
Merced
Merced
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Mercedis an undergroundstationonLine 1of theMexico City Metro.[2][3]It is located in theVenustiano Carranzaborough, slightly to the east of the centre ofMexico City.[2]The station building was designed byFélix Candela,[4]and it was opened on 4 September 1969.[5]From July 2022 to October 2023, the station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.[6][7]

Iconography

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The stationlogodepicts a box withapples.[2]Its name is taken from the surrounding area, whereLa Merced Monasteryonce stood.[2]Outside the station is theLa Merced Market– one of the largest in the city, second only to theCentral de Abastodown inIztapalapaborough.

General information

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Metro Merced is connected with the interior corridors of the market. It has a baggage-o-meter, likeMetro Autobuses del NorteandMetro Terminal Aérea.Outside the market are other markets, such asMercado de Sonora,[8]and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.

Nearby

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Exits

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  • West: Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación and Plaza Carrizal, Merced
  • East:La Merced Market,Merced Balbuena

Ridership

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Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 1,563,531 4,283 168/195 −74.82% [1]
2022 6,208,209 17,008 57/195 −45.78% [1]
2021 11,449,206 31,367 11/195 +18.37% [9]
2020 9,672,525 26,437 19/195 −46.65% [10]
2019 18,129,244 49,669 16/195 +1.66% [11]
2018 17,833,957 48,860 17/195 −1.74% [12]
2017 18,149,919 49,725 16/195 −6.02% [13]
2016 19,312,283 52,765 15/195 −0.68% [14]
2015 19,444,093 53,271 16/195 −1.06% [15]
2014 19,652,429 53,842 16/195 −1.12% [16]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Afluencia de estación por línea 2023"[Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2024.Retrieved24 January2024.
  2. ^abcd"Merced"(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2011.Retrieved14 August2011.
  3. ^Archambault, Richard."Merced » Mexico City Metro System".Retrieved14 August2011.
  4. ^"Felix Candela (1910–1997)".Structurae.Retrieved11 August2011.
  5. ^Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.)."Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway".Retrieved11 August2011.
  6. ^"La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio"[Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua].La Lista(in Spanish). 27 June 2022.Retrieved27 June2022.
  7. ^De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023)."Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta"[After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only].Forbes(in Spanish).Retrieved29 October2023.
  8. ^"El mercado de Sonora (Distrito Federal)"[The Sonora Market (Federal District)].Mexico Desconocido magazine(in Spanish). Mexico City. June–July 1994. Archived fromthe originalon 1 March 2011.Retrieved21 August2011.
  9. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2021"[Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 7 March 2022.Retrieved7 March2022.
  10. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2020"[Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 21 June 2021.Retrieved21 June2021.
  11. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2019"[Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2020.Retrieved3 May2020.
  12. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2018"[Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 6 June 2019.Retrieved7 April2020.
  13. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2017"[Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2020.Retrieved3 May2020.
  14. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2016"[Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2020.Retrieved3 May2020.
  15. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2015"[Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2020.Retrieved6 May2020.
  16. ^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2014"[Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 3 May 2020.Retrieved6 May2020.
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