Xola metro station

Xola (Spanish pronunciation: [ʃo.la]) is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.^[2][3] It is located in the Colonia Moderna and Colonia Alamos districts of the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan.^[2] It is a surface station.

Xola
STC rapid transit
View of Metro Xola from Calzada Tlalpan
General information
Location	Calzada de Tlalpan Benito Juárez Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°23′43″N 99°08′16″W
Line(s)	(Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Xola
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1 August 1970
Passengers
2023	6,002,611[1]  15.18%
Rank	76/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Viaducto toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 Villa de Cortés toward Tasqueña
Route map Legend Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard This diagram: view talk edit
Location Xola Location within Mexico City Area map

General information

The station logo shows a coconut palm tree.^[2] The name comes from the 19th century "Xola" hacienda that existed in the current site of the station.^[2] The hacienda housed an enormous specimen of coconut palm tree, of which some still stand on the sidewalk of the nearby Xola Avenue. The station opened on 1 August 1970.^[4]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	6,002,611	16,445	76/195	+15.18%	[1]
2022	5,211,609	14,278	83/195	+59.50%	[1]
2021	3,267,474	8,951	100/195	−22.96%	[5]
2020	4,241,010	11,587	85/195	−47.94%	[6]
2019	8,146,220	22,318	73/195	+1.35%	[7]
2018	8,037,593	22,020	75/195	+4.41%	[8]
2017	7,698,179	21,090	79/195	−1.12%	[9]
2016	7,785,715	21,272	84/195	−2.13%	[10]
2015	7,954,990	21,794	78/195	+5.52%	[11]
2014	7,539,018	20,654	86/195	−5.09%	[12]

Exits

• East: Calzada de Tlalpan between Juana de Arco street and Napoleón street, Colonia Moderna
• West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Toledo street and Xola, Colonia Álamos

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

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. "Xola" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Xola » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
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.

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