Balbuena metro station

Balbuena
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
Location	Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W / 19.42306°N 99.10222°W / 19.42306; -99.10222
Owned by	Government of Mexico City
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio – Pantitlán)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Balbuena Various local bus service routes
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	5 September 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-05)
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	375,147[1]  76.64%
Rank	187/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Moctezuma toward Observatorio Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location Balbuena Location within Mexico City Area map and exits

Balbuena metro station^[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro stations. Balbuena metro station was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing westward service toward Chapultepec and eastward service toward Zaragoza.

The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. Its pictogram features the silhouette of four flowers, each with four petals, which symbolize the Balbuena Garden in the neighborhood of the same name, and from which the station takes its name. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, escalators, tactile pavings and wheelchair ramps. Outside, the station includes a transport hub servicing local bus routes.

In 2019, Balbuena station had an average daily ridership of 13,431 passengers, ranking it the 133rd busiest station in the network and the second least used on the line. Balbuena metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

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