Metro Coyoacán

Metro Coyoacán is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.[2] It is at the intersection of Universidad and Coyoacán avenues. Right outside the station lies the Centro Coyoacán shopping mall, Radio Fórmula and Bancomer headquarters. It is also close to the Cineteca Nacional and Coyoacán district.

Coyoacán
STC rapid transit
Outdoor station signs
Location	Xoco, Benito Juárez Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°21′41″N 99°10′15″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	30 August 1983
Previous names	Centro Bancomer
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	9,451,638[1]
Rank	54/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Zapata toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Viveros toward Universidad
Route map 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
Location
Coyoacán Location within Mexico City

General information

The station logo depicts a coyote.[2][3] In fact, the Náhuatl word of Coyohuacan means place of coyotes.[2] According to early plans for Line 3, the station was originally destined to be known as Metro Bancomer, after Centro Bancomer, a banking center located above the station. This being a commercial name, metro authorities decided instead to name the station after nearby Avenida Coyoacán which leads to the popular downtown section of Coyoacán. The station opened on 30 August 1983 as part of a southward extension of the line.[4]

This station has a cultural display, which houses temporary exhibits by art students.[2]

Metro Coyoacán serves the Colonia del Valle and Xoco neighborhoods as well as Coyoacán.[2]

Nearby

• Cineteca Nacional, cinematheque.

Exits

• Northeast: Avenida Universidad and Real Mayorazgo street, Xoco
• Southeast: Avenida Universidad and Real Mayorazgo street, Xoco
• West: Martín Mendalde street, Colonia del Valle

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
2. "Coyoacán" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Coyoacán » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Media related to Coyoacan (station) at Wikimedia Commons