Zaragoza station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of 4 Árboles and Puebla along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, from which it takes its name. In turn, the name honors Ignacio Zaragoza, the Secretary of War and Navy during the Battle of Puebla (internationally known as Cinco de Mayo). The station's pictogram features a silhouette of the nearby equestrian statue dedicated to him.
The station facilities are accessible to people with disabilities featuring elevators, tactile pavings, wheelchair ramps, and braille signage plates. Inside is a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. Outside, the station includes a transport hub servicing multiple local bus routes. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 46,475 passengers, ranking it the 18th busiest station in the network and the 6th busiest of the line. The station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.
Location and layout
The station's entrance building is adjacent to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and the respective CETRAM (pictured).
Zaragoza metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is a building adjacent to the transport hub in Colonia 4 Árboles and the southern one close to Calle 65 in Colonia Puebla.[2] The station offers a disabled-accessible service with elevators, wheelchair ramps, tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[2] Within the system, the station lies between Gómez Farías and Pantitlán stations.[2]
History and construction
Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[6] Its first section was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from Zaragoza towards Chapultepec station. It opened to the general public the following day.[7] The line's workshops are found after the station.[8][9]
On 22 August 1984, Pantitlán station was opened eastward to connect Lines 1 and 5.[10] The workshop's location indirectly benefited the line's operations, allowing trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds.[6] The tunnel between Zaragoza and Gómez Farías spans 762 meters (2,500 ft) in length, while the section between Zaragoza and Pantitlán measures 1,320 meters (4,330 ft).[11]
The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.[12][13] After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Zaragoza station on 29 October 2023.[14]Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, including water filtration on the train boarding platforms at Zaragoza station. Authorities had stated they would seal these leaks during the 2022 modernization repairs.[15]
Landmarks
The Instituto de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Zaragoza, located near the station, trains system personnel using full-sized replicas and props of the facilities and equipment. Known as Expometro, it is open to the general public for guided tours.[16]
Ridership
According to data provided by authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 46,400 and 53,900 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 15,572,745 passengers in 2019,[17] marking a decrease of 1,390,692 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In 2019 specifically, Zaragoza metro station ranked as 18th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the sixth busiest on Line 1.[17]
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^ ab"Línea 1, Ciudad de México" [Line 1, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^"Los primeros usuarios del Metro" [The First Metro Passengers]. El Universal (in Spanish). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ abc"Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ ab"Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic by line in 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic by line in 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"Afluencia de estación por línea 2009" [Station traffic by line in 2009] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
