Balbuena metro station

Pictogram of Balbuena metro station. It features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals. Balbuena
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Balbuena station.
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationCalzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W / 19.42306°N 99.10222°W / 19.42306; -99.10222
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 1 (ObservatorioPantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened5 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
2023375,147[1]Decrease 76.64%
Rank187/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Moctezuma Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
toward Pantitlán
Location
Balbuena is located in Mexico City
Balbuena
Pictogram of Balbuena metro station. It features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals. Balbuena
Location within Mexico City
Map
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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