Salto del Agua metro station

Salto del Agua is a metro (subway) station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in the center of Mexico City. Since 9 July 2022,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the Line 1 station has remained closed modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Line 1 station was reopened in September 13, 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name and iconography

Its logo represents the Salto del Agua fountain. This fountain is at the end of the old Chapultepec Aqueduct, also known as the Belen aqueduct. This aqueduct ran from what is now Chapultepec Park, following Chapultepec Avenue and Arcos de Belen (Arches of Belen) Streets ending at this fountain. It lies on the border of the historic center, Colonia Doctores and Colonia Obrera. Contrary to popular belief, this fountain is not the original but rather a reproduction. The original fountain had deteriorated significantly, so architect Guillermo Ruiz was tasked with its reproduction, using the original engraved stone epigraphs as a model. What is left of the original fountain is in the National Museum of the Viceregal Period in Tepotzotlán.<ref name="catalogo">Template:Cite book</ref>

General information

Salto del Agua is a transfer station and contains a cultural display. It also has two kinds of architecture, one from Line 1 of the Metro, and the other, more modern style, of Line 8. Line 8 exits connect with Eje Central, which is filled in this zone with bookstores, boutiques, electronics shops, and street traders, locally known as vendedores ambulantes or "ambulantaje".

Metro Salto del Agua also transfers to trolleybus line "A", which runs the full length of Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and more, from Metro Autobuses del Norte and Metro Tasqueña – the city's main north and south intercity bus stations.

Inside the station is a mural entitled The Three Workers by artist Jason Schell.

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 1)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2022	0	0	188/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
2021	4,369,643	11,971	67/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank21/>
2020	4,817,210	13,161	62/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank20/>
2019	7,482,564	20,500	86/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank19/>
2018	7,457,088	20,430	87/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passrank18/>
2017	7,660,338	20,987	83/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passrank17/>
2016	8,684,401	23,727	65/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passrank16/>
2015	8,925,514	24,453	61/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passrank15/>
2014	9,151,061	25,071	60/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passrank14/>

Annual passenger ridership (Line 8)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	8,132,745	22,281	41/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	6,132,781	16,802	60 /195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
2021	3,098,577	8,489	106/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	2,947,538	8,053	118/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	5,454,216	14,943	120/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	5,602,459	15,349	118/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	5,963,274	16,337	110/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	6,709,999	18,333	100/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	6,666,917	18,265	99/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	6,921,771	18,963	95/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Exits

Line 1

• North: Avenida Arcos de Belén, Centro
• South: Avenida Arcos de Belén, Centro

Line 8

• Northeast: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Plaza de las Vizcainas, Centro
• Northwest: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas and Delicias street, Centro

External links

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