Patriotismo metro station

Patriotismo (Spanish: Estación Patriotismo) is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in both the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo municipalities of Mexico City.^[2] It is part of the Metro Line 9.^[2][3]

Patriotismo
STC rapid transit
Station as of September 2018
General information
Coordinates	19.4062°N 99.1789°W / 19.4062; -99.1789
Line(s)	(Tacubaya - Pantitlán)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Patriotismo
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Partial
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	29 August 1988
Passengers
2023	5,179,243[1]  7.99%
Rank	82/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Tacubaya Terminus Line 9 Chilpancingo toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend proposed extension Observatorio proposed extension Tacubaya Patriotismo Chilpancingo Centro Médico Lázaro Cárdenas Chabacano Jamaica Mixiuhca Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva Puebla Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location Patriotismo Location within Mexico City Area map

Name and iconography

The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides the Cuauhtémoc and Miguel Hidalgo boroughs. "Patriotismo" literally means patriotism, thus, the station logo depicts a Mexican flag.^[2]

When Line 9 was on its planning stage, the name for the station was Escandón, after Colonia Escandón, the neighborhood the station is located at, but it was later changed to Patriotismo.

General information

The station serves the Escandón, Hipódromo Condesa, and Condesa neighborhoods; it is located at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Street and General Salvador Alvarado Street.^[2]The station has two exits on both sides of Benjamin Franklin street. The station was opened on 29 August 1988.^[4]

Ridership

In 2019, the station registered an average of 18,160 users per day.^[5]

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	5,593,287	15,324	82/195	+7.99%	[1]
2022	5,179,243	14,189	85/195	+36.45%	[1]
2021	3,795,726	10,399	79/195	+1.14%	[6]
2020	3,753,074	10,254	99/195	−43.38%	[7]
2019	6,628,532	18,160	99/195	−0.39%	[5]
2018	6,654,316	18,231	98/195	+2.87%	[8]
2017	6,468,546	17,722	103/195	−1.24%	[9]
2016	6,549,633	17,895	103/195	−1.49%	[10]
2015	6,648,752	18,215	101/195	−0.80%	[11]
2014	6,702,496	18,363	100/195	+0.18%	[12]

Exits

• North: Eje 4 Sur Benjamin Franklin and General Salvador Alvarado street, Col. Hipódromo Condesa
• South: Eje 4 Sur Benjamin Franklin and General Salvador Alvarado street, Colonia Escandón

Gallery

• 
  Station platform
• 
  Stone engraving depicting the station's icon

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. "Patriotismo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Patriotismo » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 19 July 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 28 August 2011.
5. "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.
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 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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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 Patriotismo (station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Monzón, Jorge Arturo. "world.nycsubway.org/ Photos 1-8 of 8: Patriotismo". Retrieved 28 August 2011.