Isabel la Católica metro station

Isabel la Católica is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in the Colonia Centro neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough in Mexico City's downtown.^[2] The station closed on 9 July 2022^[4] for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.^[5] It was partly reopened in October 2023.^[6]

Isabel la Católica
STC rapid transit
General information
Location	Av. José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica Centro, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.426732°N 99.137685°W / 19.426732; -99.137685
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Pantitlán)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	4 September 1969
Key dates
9 July 2022 (2022-07-09)	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	0[1]  100%
Rank	188/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Salto del Agua toward Observatorio Line 1 Pino Suárez toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location Isabel la Católica Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

Its logo represents one of Christopher Columbus's three caravels.^[2][3] Its name comes from nearby Avenida Isabel La Católica, named after Queen Isabel of Castile, who helped Columbus finance his journeys to the Americas.^[2] The station was opened on 5 September 1969.^[7]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	0	0	188/195	−100.00%	[1]
2022	3,196,934	8,758	126/195	−30.63%	[1]
2021	4,608,832	12,626	59/195	+1.09%	[8]
2020	4,559,016	12,456	73/195	−44.82%	[9]
2019	8,262,282	22,636	69/195	−2.75%	[10]
2018	8,495,815	23,276	65/195	−1.32%	[11]
2017	8,609,467	23,587	64/195	−0.71%	[12]
2016	8,671,069	23,691	67/195	+2.07%	[13]
2015	8,494,830	23,273	68/195	−2.71%	[14]
2014	8,731,440	23,921	64/195	−2.13%	[15]

Nearby

• University of the Cloister of Sor Juana, private university located in the former San Jerónimo Convent.
• Museo de Charrería, museum dedicated to the sport and tradition of the charreada.

Exits

• North: Avenida José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica, Centro
• South: Avenida José María Izazaga and Isabel la Católica, Centro

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. "Isabel la Católica" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Isabel la Católica » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. "Línea 1 del Metro cerrará 9 y 10 de julio por preparativos para modernización". Expansión (in Spanish). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
5. "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
6. De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
7. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
8. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "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.
15. "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 Isabel la Católica (station) at Wikimedia Commons