Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX metro station

"Metro Niños Héroes" redirects here. For the Metrorrey station, see Niños Héroes metro station (Monterrey).

Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX (Spanish pronunciation^ⓘ; formerly Niños Héroes)^[2] is a metro station along Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro.^[3][4] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.^[3]

Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX
STC rapid transit
Entrance to Metro Niños Heroes, 2013
General information
Location	Av. Niños Héroes and Dr. Velazco Colonia Doctores, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′10″N 99°09′02″W
Line(s)	(Indios Verdes - Universidad)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Partial
History
Opened	20 November 1970
Previous names	Niños Héroes
Passengers
2023	6,160,152[1]  14.35%
Rank	73/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Balderas toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Hospital General toward Universidad
Route map Legend 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 This diagram: view talk edit
Location Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

The station logo represents a kepi.^[3] Its name refers to the heroic cadets who died defending the military academy in Chapultepec during the Mexican–American War.^[3] The name is also borne by a nearby avenue.^[3] The station opened on 20 November 1970.^[5]

Niños Héroes serves Colonia Doctores.^[3] It is under Avenida Niños Héroes. It is also linked to the holiday La Guadalapuna.^[3]

Exits

• Northeast: Avenida Niños Héroes and Dr. Velazco street, Colonia Doctores
• Southeast: Avenida Niños Héroes and Dr. Velazco street, Colonia Doctores
• Northwest: Avenida Niños Héroes and Dr. Velazco street, Colonia Doctores
• Southwest: Avenida Niños Héroes and Dr. Velazco street, Colonia Doctores

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	6,160,152	16,877	73/195	+14.35%	[1]
2022	5,386,943	14,758	79/195	+48.55%	[1]
2021	3,626,376	9,935	85/195	−11.88%	[6]
2020	4,115,204	11,243	88/195	−47.68%	[7]
2019	7,865,930	21,550	80/195	+1.66%	[8]
2018	7,737,171	21,197	84/195	+8.70%	[9]
2017	7,118,081	19,501	89/195	+1.55%	[10]
2016	7,009,591	19,151	91/195	+1.62%	[11]
2015	6,897,969	18,898	94/195	+0.26%	[12]
2014	6,880,404	18,850	97/195	−1.48%	[13]

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. Hernández, Lilián (26 September 2019). "Cambia de nombre estación Niños Héroes del Metro". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "Niños Héroes" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
4. Archambault, Richard. "Niños Héroes » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
5. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 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.

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