La Raza metro station

"La Raza Station" redirects here. For other stations of the same name, see La Raza (disambiguation).
Pictogram of La Raza metro station. It features the silhouette of a Mesoamerican pyramid with an eagle at the top. La Raza
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Several people walk through La Raza's Line 5 tunnel. The walls display pictures of science and astronomy.
Various scientific images are displayed in La Raza's transfer tunnel (pictured)
General information
LocationMexico City Metro Line 3 Insurgentes Norte Avenue
Mexico City Metro Line 5 Leoncavallo Street and Paganini Street
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′13″N 99°08′13″W / 19.470153°N 99.136891°W / 19.470153; -99.136891
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 3 (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Mexico City Metro Line 5 (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms4 side platforms (2 per line)
Tracks4 (2 per line)
Connections
Construction
Structure type
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking-only
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened
  • Mexico City Metro Line 3 25 August 1978; 46 years ago (1978-08-25)
  • Mexico City Metro Line 5 1 July 1982; 42 years ago (1982-07-01)
Passengers
202312,496,437[a] Increase 5.49%
Rank
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Potrero
toward Indios Verdes
 Line 3 Tlatelolco
toward Universidad
Autobuses del Norte
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Misterios
toward Pantitlán
Location
La Raza is located in Mexico City
La Raza
Pictogram of La Raza metro station. It features the silhouette of a Mesoamerican pyramid with an eagle at the top. La Raza
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and exits

La Raza metro station[b] is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is a combined underground and at-grade station with two side platforms. It serves Lines 3 (the Olive Line) and 5 (the Yellow Line). La Raza metro station is located between Potrero and Tlatelolco stations on Line 3, and between Autobuses del Norte and Misterios stations on Line 5.

It services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Vallejo and Héroes de Nacozari. The station's pictogram depicts the nearby Monumento a la Raza, a pyramid-shaped structure erected in honor of la Raza, Mexico's diverse native peoples and cultures. La Raza metro station opened on 25 August 1978 with service on Line 3 heading south toward Hospital General metro station. Southeasterly service on Line 5 toward Pantitlán metro station began on 1 July 1982. The transfer tunnel is approximately 600 meters (2,000 ft), making it the second-longest in the system.

The station has an Internet café, a library, and a mural titled Monstruos de fin de milenio, painted by Ariosto Otero Reyes. Outside, there is a bicycle parking station and a transportation hub. Inside the transfer tunnel, a permanent science exhibition called El Túnel de la Ciencia ("The Tunnel of Science") was installed by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to provide scientific information to passengers. It showcases information about science and astronomy through images since 30 November 1988.

The facilities of La Raza metro station are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are braille signage plates. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 40,937 passengers. Since its opening, the station has experienced some incidents, including a shooting and a train crash, where one person died and 106 others were injured.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference passnrank22-23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Why The Term 'La Raza' Has Complicated Roots In The US". Colorado Public Radio. Associated Press. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.


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