Universidad metro station (Mexico City)

Universidad (also frequently called Metro C.U., from Ciudad Universitaria) is a station on the Mexico City Metro.<ref name="metro">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="archambault">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is located in the southern reaches of Mexico City, in Coyoacán borough.<ref name="metro"/> A surface station, it is the current terminus of Line 3.<ref name="metro"/><ref name="monroy_history"/> The station was opened on 30 August 1983.<ref name="monroy_history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021, the station had an average ridership of 25,858 passengers per day, making it the fifteenth busiest station in the network.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

General information

The station logo is a crest bearing a bird with the head of a condor and of an eagle, and the legend "Por mi Raza hablará el Espíritu"; this is the official coat of arms of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), which the station serves.<ref name="metro"/><ref name="archambault"/>

This metro terminal is multimodal, connecting with microbus lines that serve zones like Tlalpan, Ajusco, Milpa Alta and Contreras. It also connects with the UNAM's internal bus base, with buses that give free service on the campus, between schools, institutes and sports facilities, including the México 68 Olympic Stadium.<ref name="pumabus">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also serves the Pedregal de Santo Domingo and Copilco el Alto neighbourhoods.<ref name="metro"/>

Metro Universidad also has facilities for the handicapped, and a large mural depicting the history of UNAM.<ref name="metro"/>

Nearby

• Ciudad Universitaria, main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
• Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, contemporary art museum.

Exits

• East: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo
• West: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	17,750,776	48,632	6/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	16,398,629	44,927	8/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
2021	9,438,252	25,858	15/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	12,146,531	33,187	12/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	26,555,624	72,755	8/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	27,199,538	74,519	8/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	26,726,286	73,222	9/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	27,022,576	73,832	9/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	26,367,195	72,238	9/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	26,205,477	71,795	10/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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