Juárez metro station

This article is about the Mexico City Metro station. For the Guadalajara light rail station, see Juárez light rail station.

Juárez is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.^[2]

Juárez
STC rapid transit
Entrance to Metro Juarez on Balderas Street
General information
Location	Balderas street Centro, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′59″N 99°08′52″W
Line(s)	(Indios Verdes - Universidad)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Juárez Juárez
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	20 November 1970; 54 years ago (1970-11-20)
Passengers
2023	5,009,931[1]  15.14%
Rank	93/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Hidalgo toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Balderas toward Universidad
Route map Legend Ticomán workshops Indios Verdes Deportivo 18 de Marzo Potrero La Raza Tlatelolco Guerrero Hidalgo Juárez Balderas Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Hospital General Centro Médico Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia División del Norte Zapata Coyoacán Viveros / Derechos Humanos Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Copilco Universidad This diagram: view talk edit
Location Juárez Location within Mexico City Area map

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts the bust of Benito Juárez (1806-1872), a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as the president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president.^[2][3] This station's name, along with Metro Guelatao,^[4] refers to the Mexican politician and is located close to Juárez Avenue. The station opened on 20 November 1970, and has facilities for the handicapped.^[2][5]

General information

Juárez serves the Centro neighborhood, near the downtown area of the city.^[2] It is located on Balderas Avenue,^[2] and the walk from the station to the important Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas Avenue has many specialty stores.^[6]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	5,009,931	13,725	93/195	+15.14%	[1]
2022	4,351,149	11,920	98/195	+47.16%	[1]
2021	2,956,795	8,100	111/195	−15.48%	[7]
2020	3,498,216	9,557	107/195	−44.65%	[8]
2019	6,320,737	17,317	105/195	−1.25%	[9]
2018	6,400,618	17,535	102/195	−1.46%	[10]
2017	6,495,647	17,796	100/195	−5.04%	[11]
2016	6,840,125	18,688	94/195	+0.80%	[12]
2015	6,786,145	18,592	97/195	−3.57%	[13]
2014	7,037,722	19,281	93/195	−4.87%	[14]

Nearby

• Teatro Metropólitan, theatre.
• Museo de Arte Popular, popular art museum.
• Newspaper Milenio headquarters.

Exits

• East: Balderas Street and Art. 123 Street, Centro
• West: Balderas Street and Independencia Avenue, Centro