Martín Carrera metro station

Martín Carrera is a station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located at the borders of the Colonia Martín Carrera, Colonia 15 de Agosto, and Colonia Díaz Mirón districts in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, in the north of Mexico City.^[2] The station logo depicts a bust of General Martín Carrera, a national hero who fought in the Mexican–American War of 1846–48.^[2][3]

Martín Carrera
STC rapid transit
Line 6 station in December 2019
General information
Location	Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°29′06″N 99°06′16″W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Martín Carrera - Santa Anita) (El Rosario - Martín Carrera)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Martín Carrera
Construction
Structure type	At grade Underground
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	29 August 1981 8 July 1986
Passengers
2023	Total: 15,401,651 6,772,676[1] 8,628,975[1]  11.88%
Rank	65/195[1] 36/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Terminus Line 4 Talismán toward Santa Anita La Villa-Basílica toward El Rosario Line 6 Terminus
Route map Legend Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita This diagram: view talk edit Legend El Rosario workshops El Rosario Tezozómoc UAM-Azcapotzalco Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México Norte 45 Vallejo Instituto del Petróleo Lindavista Deportivo 18 de Marzo La Villa-Basílica Martín Carerra This diagram: view talk edit
Location Martín Carrera Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

Martín Carrera is both a terminal station and a transfer station, linking Lines 4 and 6, both of which terminate here.^[2][3] Like other terminal stations on the network, this one is multimodal: it connects with suburban bus lines that serve areas including Cerro Gordo, Vía Morelos, and others across the state line of the State of Mexico.^[2] The station also connects with trolleybus line "LL", which runs between the San Felipe de Jesús neighbourhood and Metro Hidalgo.^[4] The station is near the Basílica de Guadalupe, a Roman Catholic shrine and place of pilgrimage.^[5]

The station was opened with the others along the northern portion of Line 4 on 29 August 1981.^[6] Service along Line 6 started on 8 July 1986.^[6]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 4) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2023 6,772,676 18,855 65/195 +11.34% [1] 2022 6,083,116 16,666 62/195 +57.18% [1] 2021 3,870,053 10,602 77/195 −10.54% [7] 2020 4,325,824 11,819 81/195 −36.55% [8] 2019 6,818,051 18,679 94/195 −19.10% [9] 2018 8,427,289 23,088 68/195 −4.15% [10] 2017 8,791,991 24,087 59/195 −2.18% [11] 2016 8,988,150 24,557 60/195 +0.44% [12] 2015 8,948,541 24,516 60/195 +5.11% [13] 2014 8,513,869 23,325 69/195 +4.00% [14]

Annual passenger ridership (Line 6) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2023 8,628,975 23,641 36/195 +12.31% [1] 2022 7,683,190 21,049 39/195 +42.81% [1] 2021 5,380,137 14,740 44/195 −12.50% [7] 2020 6,149,003 16,800 41/195 −44.30% [8] 2019 11,038,852 30,243 42/195 +1.69% [9] 2018 10,855,147 29,740 44/195 +7.32% [10] 2017 10,114,832 27,711 49/195 +6.16% [11] 2016 9,527,638 26,031 53/195 −17.51% [12] 2015 11,549,979 31,643 40/195 +3.03% [13] 2014 11,210,767 30,714 41/195 −7.54% [14]