UAM-Azcapotzalco metro station

UAM-Azcapotzalco (Spanish pronunciation^ⓘ; formerly Azcapotzalco) is a metro station in northern Mexico City, located in the Azcapotzalco borough, along Line 6. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 8,076 passengers per day.^[2]

UAM-Azcapotzalco
STC rapid transit
General information
Location	Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°29′28″N 99°11′11″W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(El Rosario - Martín Carrera)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	21 December 1983
Previous names	Azcapotzalco
Passengers
2023	2,448,202[1]  15.77%
Rank	144/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Tezozómoc toward El Rosario Line 6 Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México toward Martín Carrera
Route map Legend El Rosario workshops El Rosario Tezozómoc UAM-Azcapotzalco Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México Norte 45 Vallejo Instituto del Petróleo Lindavista Deportivo 18 de Marzo La Villa-Basílica Martín Carerra This diagram: view talk edit
Location UAM-Azcapotzalco Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

Azcapotzalco was opened on 21 December 1983, as part of the first stretch of Line 6, going from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo.^[3]

The station serves the Reynosa Tamaulipas, San Andrés and San Marcos neighborhoods. It is also close to Azcapotzalco's downtown and city hall as well as to the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco campus.

Name and pictogram

The station was originally named Azcapotzalco. This was decided due to the fact that Metro Azcapotzalco was the closest station to downtown Azcapotzalco and to the municipality's city hall.^[4]

The station's pictogram depict an ant because Azcapotzalco's ancient meaning literally translates to "in the place of the anthills".^[4]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	2,448,202	6,707	144/195	+15.77%	[1]
2022	2,114,779	5,793	151/195	+46.86%	[1]
2021	1,439,985	3,945	157/195	−19.74%	[5]
2020	1,794,159	4,902	157/195	−39.14%	[6]
2019	2,947,847	8,076	166/195	+0.44%	[2]
2018	2,935,018	8,041	165/195	−1.20%	[7]
2017	2,970,709	8,138	164/195	−2.89%	[8]
2016	3,058,994	8,357	161/195	−3.39%	[9]
2015	3,166,394	8,675	147/195	+11.71%	[10]
2014	2,834,420	7,765	157/195	+7.75%	[11]