Talismán metro station

Talismán is a station along Line 4 of the Mexico City Metro, located in Gustavo A. Madero borough.^[2][3]

Talismán
STC rapid transit
General information
Location	Av. Congreso de la Unión Gustavo A. Madero Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°28′27″N 99°06′29″W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Martín Carrera - Santa Anita)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	29 August 1981
Passengers
2023	1,167,027[1]  0.67%
Rank	174/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Martín Carrera Terminus Line 4 Bondojito toward Santa Anita
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
Location Talismán Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

The station logo depicts a stylised image of a mammoth, with raised trunk and tusks.^[2][3] During the construction of this station, the fossilised remains of a mammoth (Mammuthus meridionalis) were dug up by an excavation crew.^[2] The fossil is now exhibited in a display in the station.^[2] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.^[4]

Talismán also means "amulet", and an elephant with a raised trunk is considered a good luck symbol.

This metro station, like others on Line 4, stands on Avenida Congreso de la Unión.^[2]

The western exit is on the same block as Procter & Gamble Mexico's Talismán Plant, where soap products including Camay and Safeguard are produced. Trucks delivering tallow and olive oil (raw materials for soap) are a common sight around the station.

Talisman is served by several Pesero routes to Potrero, Tepito and Merced. It is also served by RTP Bus services on Avenida Congreso de la Unión.

From 23 April to 14 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.^[5][6]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	1,167,027	3,197	174/195	−0.67%	[1]
2022	1,174,910	3,218	170/195	+31.17%	[1]
2021	895,738	2,454	181/195	−6.67%	[7]
2020	959,769	2,622	187/195	−51.18%	[8]
2019	1,965,881	5,385	186/195	−2.69%	[9]
2018	2,020,237	5,534	185/195	−0.54%	[10]
2017	2,031,195	5,564	182/195	−3.18%	[11]
2016	2,097,842	5,731	181/195	−7.86%	[12]
2015	2,276,807	6,237	171/195	+1.28%	[13]
2014	2,248,090	6,159	173/195	−2.11%	[14]

Exits

• East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Oriente 171 street, Colonia Ampliación Aragón
• West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Avenida Talismán, Colonia Granjas Modernas