Metro Instituto del Petróleo

Metro Instituto del Petróleo is a station along Line 5 and Line 6 of the metro of Mexico City serving the Colonia Valle del Tepeyac, Colonia San Bartolo Atepehuapan, and Colonia Nueva Industrial neighborhoods of the Gustavo A. Madero municipality of Mexico City.[2][3][4] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 4,584 passengers per day.[5]

Instituto del Petróleo
STC rapid transit
Line 5 platforms
Location	Gustavo A. Madero Mexico
Coordinates	19°29′22″N 99°08′43″W
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Instituto del Petróleo
Construction
Structure type	Surface Underground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	No
History
Opened	30 August 1982 21 December 1983
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	2,175,015[1] 1,222,993[1]
Rank	181/195[1] 192/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Politécnico Terminus Line 5 Autobuses del Norte toward Pantitlán Vallejo toward El Rosario Line 6 Lindavista toward Martín Carrera
Route map Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán Pantitlán yard 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
Location
Instituto del Petróleo Location within Mexico City

Name and pictogram

The station was named after the nearby Mexican Institute of Petroleum, a public research organization. For this reason, the station pictogram represents an oil derrick.[2]

General information

The station was opened for service along Line 5 on 30 August 1982. Service along Line 6 towards El Rosario started 21 December 1983, and towards Martín Carrera on 8 July 1986.[6]

Nearby

• Mexican Institute of Petroleum, public research organization.

Exits

Line 5

• Northeast: Avenida 100 metros and Masagua street, Colonia Valle del Tepeyac
• Northwest: Avenida 100 metros and Masagua street, Colonia Valle del Tepeyac
• Southeast: Avenida 100 metros and Otavalo street, Colonia San Bartolo Atepehuapan
• Southwest: Avenida 100 metros and Poniente 128 street, Colonia San Bartolo Atepehuapan

Line 6

• North: Calle Poniente 134, Colonia Nueva Industrial
• South: Calle Poniente 134, Colonia Nueva Industrial

Gallery

• 
  Line 6 platforms
• 
  Station sign, 18 December 2006

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. "Instituto del Petróleo" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Instituto del Petróleo (Line 5) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
4. Archambault, Richard. "Instituto del Petróleo (Line 6) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. "Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
6. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 20 August 2011.