Isabel la Católica metro station

Isabel la Católica is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in the Colonia Centro neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City's downtown.^[2] The station closed on 9 July 2022^[4] for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.^[5] It was partly reopened in October 2023.^[6]

Isabel la Católica
STC rapid transit
General information
Location	Av. José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica Centro, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.426732°N 99.137685°W / 19.426732; -99.137685
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Pantitlán)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	4 September 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-04)
Key dates
9 July 2022; 3 years ago (2022-07-09)	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023; 21 months ago (2023-10-29)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	0[1]  100%
Rank	188/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Salto del Agua toward Observatorio Line 1 Pino Suárez toward Pantitlán
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
Location Isabel la Católica Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

Its logo represents one of Christopher Columbus's three caravels.^[2][3] Its name comes from nearby Avenida Isabel La Católica, named after Queen Isabel of Castile, who helped Columbus finance his journeys to the Americas.^[2] The station was opened on 5 September 1969.^[7]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	0	0	188/195	−100.00%	[1]
2022	3,196,934	8,758	126/195	−30.63%	[1]
2021	4,608,832	12,626	59/195	+1.09%	[8]
2020	4,559,016	12,456	73/195	−44.82%	[9]
2019	8,262,282	22,636	69/195	−2.75%	[10]
2018	8,495,815	23,276	65/195	−1.32%	[11]
2017	8,609,467	23,587	64/195	−0.71%	[12]
2016	8,671,069	23,691	67/195	+2.07%	[13]
2015	8,494,830	23,273	68/195	−2.71%	[14]
2014	8,731,440	23,921	64/195	−2.13%	[15]

Nearby

• University of the Cloister of Sor Juana, private university located in the former San Jerónimo Convent.
• Museo de Charrería, museum dedicated to the sport and tradition of the charreada.

Exits

• North: Avenida José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica, Centro
• South: Avenida José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica, Centro