Zaragoza metro station (Mexico City)

Zaragoza is an underground metro station located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. The stop serves two (neighborhoods), 4 Árboles and Puebla. Zaragoza metro station was named after Ignacio Zaragoza, who was the Secretary of War and Navy during the 1862 Battle of Puebla, which is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. Inside the station, there is a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. including Routes 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, and 167 of the bus network. Zaragoza metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is located in a building adjacent to the transportation hub in Colonia 4 Árboles, while the southern exit is near Calle 65 in Colonia Puebla. The station offers an accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators, wheelchair ramps, tactile pavings and braille signage plates. == History and construction ==

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. Its first section, where Zaragoza metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from Zaragoza to Chapultepec station, and opened to the general public the following day. The line's workshops are found in the tunnel following Zaragoza. On 22 August 1984, Pantitlán station was opened eastward to connect Lines 1 and 5. The workshop's location indirectly benefited the line's operations as it allowed trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds. The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Zaragoza station on 29 October 2023. Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, including water filtration on the train boarding platforms at Zaragoza station. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works. Landmarks The Instituto de Capacitacion y Desarrollo Zaragoza, located near the station, trains system personnel using full-scale replicas and models of the facilities and equipment. Known as Expometro, it is open to the general public for guided tours. == Ridership ==

According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 46,400 and 52,200 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 8,295,365 passengers, ranking 44thamong the system's 195 stations. == Gallery ==

File:Metro Zaragoza 04.jpg|alt=Picture of a track going from the underground to the overground level. In the background, the Mexico City International Airport is seen|Line 1 exit to the Zaragoza workshops. File:Metro Zaragoza 06.jpg|alt=Picture of an equestrian statue featuring Ignacio Zaragoza dressed as a general.|The equestrian statue of Zaragoza near the station inspired the design of the station's pictogram. == Notes ==