Aragón metro station

For other Mexico City Metro stations with "Aragón" in their names, see Aragon (disambiguation).

Aragón metro station^[a] is a Mexico City Metro station within the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Eduardo Molina and Oceanía stations. Aragón metro station was inaugurated on 19 December 1981, providing northwestward service toward Consulado and eastward service toward Pantitlán.

Aragón
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
Location	Río Consulado Avenue Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°27′04″N 99°05′45″W
Owned by	Government of Mexico City
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Route: 200 Route: 20-B
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	19 December 1981; 43 years ago (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-23)	Temporarily closed
15 June 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06-15)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	2,271,668[1]  6.42%
Rank	152/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Eduardo Molina toward Politécnico Line 5 Oceanía toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location Aragón Location within Mexico City Area map and exits

The station services the colonias of Casas Alemán and Simón Bolívar, along Avenida Río Consulado. The pictogram for the station features a squirrel. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 7,547 passengers, ranking it the 172nd busiest station in the network and the eighth busiest of the line.

Location and layout

Aragón station (pictured) lies next to the Río Consolado Avenue

Aragón is an at-grade metro station situated on the median strip of Avenida Río Consulado, in the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.^[2][3]

It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Casas Alemán, in Gustavo A. Madero, and Simón Bolívar, in Venustiano Carranza. The station's pictogram features a squirrel, symbolizing its proximity to the San Juan de Aragón Park [es] public park and zoo, as it was the closest station to the park when it opened.^[2][4] The Bosque de Aragón metro station later replaced this function.^[5]

Aragón metro station has two exits that lead to Avenida Río Consulado. The northern exit is at the corner of Calle Dólares, in Colonia Casas Alemán and the southern one is at the corner of Calle Peniques, in Colonia Simón Bolívar. Within the system, the station lies between Eduardo Molina and Oceanía.^[2] Route 20-B of the city's public bus system and Route 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network service the area.^[6][7]

History and construction

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.^[8] Its first section, where Aragón station is located, was opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.^[9] The section between Aragón and Oceanía stations has a slope caused by subsidence.^[10] This interstation is 1,219 meters (3,999 ft) long.^[11] The opposite sections toward Eduardo Molina measures 860 meters (2,820 ft).^[11]

Incidents

Aragón metro station was temporarily closed for repairs after the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash.^[12] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.^[13][14]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 7,100 and 7,600 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,754,754 passengers in 2019,^[15] marking an increase of 21,253 passengers compared to 2018.^[16] In 2019 specifically, Aragón metro station ranked as the 172nd busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the eighth busiest on the line.^[15]

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	2,271,668	6,223	152/195	+6.42%	[1]
2022	2,134,549	5,848	150/195	+32.94%	[1]
2021	1,605,655	4,399	153/195	+11.99%	[17]
2020	1,433,746	3,917	174/195	−47.95%	[18]
2019	2,754,754	7,547	172/195	+0.78%	[15]
2018	2,733,501	7,489	171/195	+4.17%	[16]
2017	2,624,161	7,189	171/195	+0.17%	[19]
2016	2,619,656	7,157	172/195	−1.89%	[20]
2015	2,669,995	7,315	159/195	−1.25%	[21]
2014	2,703,820	7,407	160/195	−1.06%	[22]
Historical annual passenger ridership
2009	2,499,509	6,847	142/175	—	[23]

Notes

1. Estación del Metro Aragón. Spanish pronunciation: [aɾaˈɣon] ^ⓘ.