Canal del Norte metro station

Canal del Norte is a station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in the north of Mexico City.

Canal del Norte
STC rapid transit
General information
Location	Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros street Venustiano Carranza Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°26′57″N 99°06′59″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
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	29 August 1981
Passengers
2023	2,433,473[1]  2.36%
Rank	145/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Consulado toward Martín Carrera Line 4 Morelos 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 Canal del Norte Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

The station logo depicts the transverse section of Canal del Norte (Northern Channel) a waterway that connected Mexico City with La Villa in the colonial era.^[2]

The station is located near Congreso de la Unión Avenue, and serves the Colonia Janitzio and Colonia Ampliación Michoacana neighborhoods.^[2] The station was opened on 29 August 1981.^[4]

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	2,433,473	6,667	145/195	+2.36%	[1]
2022	2,377,400	6,513	143/195	+38.64%	[1]
2021	1,714,787	4,698	148/195	−0.81%	[7]
2020	1,728,717	4,723	159/195	−47.66%	[8]
2019	3,303,152	9,049	157/195	+1.14%	[9]
2018	3,265,854	8,947	157/195	+0.80%	[10]
2017	3,239,834	8,876	157/195	−0.39%	[11]
2016	3,252,661	8,887	157/195	−3.37%	[12]
2015	3,366,157	9,222	144/195	+1.82%	[13]
2014	3,305,855	9,057	145/195	−3.01%	[14]

Exits

• East: Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros Street, Colonia Ampliación Michoacana
• West: Av. Congreso de la Unión and Talabarteros Street, Colonia Janitzio