Auditorio metro station

For the Guadalajara light rail station, see Auditorio light rail station.

Auditorio (Spanish: Estación Auditorio) is a Mexico City Metro station located on line 7.^[2][3] It is one of the main metro gateways (along with Metro Polanco) to the chic and business-related neighborhood, Polanco.^[2] The entrances to the station are on Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main thoroughfares in Mexico City.

Auditorio
STC rapid transit
Metro Auditorio entrance sign
General information
Location	Paseo de la Reforma Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′32″N 99°11′31″W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(El Rosario - Barranca del Muerto)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Auditorio
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	23 August 1985
Passengers
2023	10,015,327[1]  22.15%
Rank	25/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Polanco toward El Rosario Line 7 Constituyentes toward Barranca del Muerto
Route map Legend El Rosario workshops El Rosario Aquiles Serdán Camarones Refinería Tacuba San Joaquín Polanco Auditorio Constituyentes Tacubaya San Pedro de los Pinos San Antonio Mixcoac Barranca del Muerto This diagram: view talk edit
Location Auditorio Location within Mexico City Area map

Its symbol depicts the façade of the Auditorio Nacional (English: National Auditorium), which is just above the station.^[2][3] The auditorium is one of the main venues for concerts, shows and entertainment in the city, so almost every weekend night, this station is used by the attendants to the events.^[2] The station opened on 23 August 1985.^[4]

General information

This station is also frequently used by tourists because of its proximity to many landmarks of the city, such as Chapultepec.^[2] Outside the station, just in front of the Auditorio Nacional, is the main station of the Turibus, a double-deck bus that runs a touristic route that goes from Chapultepec Park to the Historic Center along Reforma.

During weekdays, this station is also one of the busiest ones of the network because it is an entrance to the business, office and financial area in Polanco.^[5] Outside the station there is also one of the main microbus stops in the area; these microbuses transport people coming from the metro to other business and commercial zones in the city like northern Polanco, Palmas, Santa Fe, Lomas de Chapultepec and Satélite.

During rush hour, due to the large mass of people taking these buses outside the metro station and to the poor infrastructure of the microbus stops, heavy traffic is originated in this part of Paseo de la Reforma. Criticism has also been made to the layout of this metro station (among others of Line 7) because the heavy flows of people are not well managed; during rush hours flows of people walking in different directions often face each other causing a decrease in the speed of pedestrian traffic. Other problems concern the bottlenecks at bridges, narrow tunnels, escalators, and normal stairs due to low capacity.

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	10,015,327	27,439	25/195	+22.15%	[1]
2022	8,199,311	22,463	32/195	+49.77%	[1]
2021	5,474,627	14,998	41/195	+0.90%	[6]
2020	5,425,779	14,824	51/195	−56.61%	[7]
2019	12,503,639	34,256	29/195	+6.92%	[8]
2018	11,693,911	32,038	37/195	−3.32%	[9]
2017	12,096,093	33,139	31/195	−1.00%	[10]
2016	12,218,504	33,383	33/195	+6.06%	[11]
2015	11,520,226	31,562	41/195	+4.13%	[12]
2014	11,063,269	30,310	42/195	+1.50%	[13]

Nearby

• Auditorio Nacional, concert and entertainment venue.
• Campo Marte, equestrian and military facility.
• Bosque de Chapultepec, city park and zoo.
• Centro Cultural del Bosque, theater.
• Jardín Winston Churchill, small garden and park which includes a statue of Winston Churchill.
• National Museum of Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum of Mexico

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. "Auditorio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Auditorio » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 1 August 2011.
4. Schwandl, Robert. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 1 August 2011.
5. "Polanco CirculoVivo". Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
6. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
8. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
9. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
10. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
11. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
12. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
13. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

• Media related to Auditorio (station) at Wikimedia Commons
• "Metro Auditorio". Atlas Obscura.