Patriotismo metro station

Patriotismo (Spanish: Estación Patriotismo) is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in both the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo municipalities of Mexico City.[2] It is part of the Metro Line 9.[2][3]

Patriotismo
STC rapid transit
Station as of September 2018
Coordinates19.4062°N 99.1789°W / 19.4062; -99.1789
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Patriotismo
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened29 August 1988
Passengers
20186,654,316[1]
Rank98/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Tacubaya
Terminus
 Line 9 Chilpancingo
toward Pantitlán
Route map
proposed extension
proposed extension
 Tacubaya
Patriotismo
 Chilpancingo
 Centro Médico
Lázaro Cárdenas
 Chabacano
Jamaica
Mixiuhca
 Velódromo
 Ciudad Deportiva
 Puebla
 Pantitlán
Location
Patriotismo
Location within Mexico City Central

Name and iconography

The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo municipalities. "Patriotismo" literally means patriotism, thus, the station logo depicts a Mexican flag.[2]

When Line 9 was on its planning stage, the name for the station was Escandón, after Colonia Escandón, the neighborhood the station is located at, but it was later changed to Patriotismo.

General information

The station serves the Escandón, Hipódromo Condesa, and Condesa neighborhoods; it is located at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Street and General Salvador Alvarado Street.[2]The station has two exits on both sides of Benjamin Franklin street. The station was opened on 29 August 1988.[4]

In 2017, the station registered an average of 18,357 users per day[5]

Exits
  • Station platform
  • Stone engraving depicting the station's icon

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Patriotismo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Patriotismo » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  5. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017". MetroCDMX. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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