Candelaria metro station

For the Tren Maya station, see Candelaria railway station.

Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station.^[2][3][4] It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City.^[2] It lies along Lines 1 and 4.^[2][3][4] From July 2022 to October 2023, the Line 1 station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.^[5][6]

Candelaria
STC rapid transit
Distinctive thin shell ceiling inside the entranceway of Candeleria by Félix Candela
General information
Other names	Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo
Location	Candelaria de los Patos, Venustiano Carranza Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.428837°N 99.119511°W / 19.428837; -99.119511
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Pantitlán) (Martín Carrera - Santa Anita)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Cecilio Robelo Routes 37
Construction
Structure type	Underground At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	4 September 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-04) 29 August 1981; 43 years ago (1981-08-29)
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	Total: 5,318,158 815,643[1] 4,502,515[1]  24.3%
Rank	181/195[1] 105/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Merced toward Observatorio Line 1 San Lázaro toward Pantitlán Morelos toward Martín Carrera Line 4 Fray Servando toward Santa Anita
Route map Legend Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit Legend Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita This diagram: view talk edit
Location Candelaria Location within Mexico City Area map

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts a swimming duck.^[2][3][4] Its name and logo come from the surrounding neighbourhood of La Candelaria de los Patos (the Spanish word pato means "duck") where, only a few decades ago, many duck species lived and were bred and sold in a local market.^[2]

General information

Metro Candelaria has a subsidiary name, Metro Palacio Legislativo ("Legislative Palace"), because of its proximity to the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro used by the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de diputados), the lower house of the Mexican Congress.

Candelaria is a transfer station, with Line 1 running underground and Line 4 on an elevated surface viaduct. The station features an in-corridor cultural display.^[2] The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981.^[7] Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.^[7]

This station has the only "Lost and Found" office in the entire Metro system. It displays the architecture of Félix Candela, who designed the Candelaria station and many buildings in Mexico, such as the San Lázaro metro station and the Palacio de los Deportes, which served as a venue during the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Nearby

• Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, main seat of the legislative power of the Mexican government.

Exits

Line 1

• North: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos
• South: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos

Line 4

• East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Sidar y Rovirosa street, Colonia El Parque
• West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and General Anaya street, Candelaria de los Patos

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 1) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2023 815,643 2,234 181/195 −78.51% [1] 2022 3,795,335 10,398 116/195 −41.23% [1] 2021 6,457,461 17,691 30/195 −11.38% [9] 2020 7,286,788 19,909 28/195 −14.82% [10] 2019 8,554,561 23,437 60/195 +0.83% [11] 2018 8,484,051 23,243 66/195 −2.87% [12] 2017 8,734,718 23,930 60/195 −4.68% [13] 2016 9,163,851 25,037 59/195 −1.74% [14] 2015 9,325,829 25,550 54/195 +0.18% [15] 2014 9,308,818 25,503 58/195 +7.04% [16]

Annual passenger ridership (Line 4) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2023 4,502,515 12,335 105/195 +39.40% [1] 2022 3,229,966 8,849 125/195 +68.91% [1] 2021 1,912,281 5,239 142/195 +15.21% [9] 2020 1,659,786 4,534 161/195 −43.80% [10] 2019 2,953,147 8,090 165/195 +3.13% [11] 2018 2,863,399 7,844 167/195 +3.74% [12] 2017 2,760,169 7,562 170/195 +0.83% [13] 2016 2,737,480 7,476 169/195 −0.85% [14] 2015 2,760,842 7,563 158/195 +1.59% [15] 2014 2,717,641 7,445 158/195 +0.63% [16]

Gallery

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  Entrance to the station
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  An NM-73B at the Line 4 platforms
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  Entry sign