Allende metro station

Metro Allende is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Colonia Centro district of the Cuauhtémoc municipality of Mexico City, on Tacuba street west of the main square in downtown.[2][3] In 2019 the station had an average ridership of 28,873 passengers per day.[1]

Allende
STC rapid transit
Entrance to Metro Allende
LocationTacuba street
Centro, Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′08″N 99°08′15″W
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessNo
History
Opened14 September 1970
Passengers
201910,538,474 [1]  0.6%
Rank46/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Bellas Artes
toward Cuatro Caminos
 Line 2 Zócalo
toward Tasqueña
Location
Allende
Location within Centro Histórico

Name and pictogram

The station is named in honor of general Ignacio Allende, one of the principal instigators of the Mexican War of Independence of 1810. This is due to the fact that the station is located near the intersection of the Tacuba and Allende streets. The station's pictogram depicts the bust of Allende.[2]

General information

The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.[4]

The station has the peculiar feature that its platforms are not directly connected underground as it is the case with most stations in the system. In order to change platforms at Allende one has to exit the station and cross the street, thus making it necessary to pay the fare again, a feature only shared with Metro Tezozómoc in Line 6.

From 23 April to 24 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[5][6]

Ridership
Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % Change Ref.
201910,538,47428,87346/195–0.63%[1]
201810,605,91629,05747/195–[7]

Nearby

Entrances
  • Northeast: Tacuba street, Centro
  • Northwest: Tacuba street, Centro
  • Southeast: Tacuba street and Motolinia street, Centro
  • Southwest: Tacuba street, Centro
  • Entrance to the station on Tacuba street
  • A NM-02 at the station

See also

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. "Allende" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Allende » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  5. "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  7. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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