Romero Rubio metro station

Romero Rubio
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
While on one platform passengers are waiting for the arrival of a train, on the other commuters are leaving.
Station sign, 2022
General information
LocationAvenida Oceanía
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′27″N 99°05′40″W / 19.440735°N 99.094362°W / 19.440735; -99.094362
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line B (Ciudad AztecaBuenavista)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 December 1999; 24 years ago (1999-12-15)
Passengers
20234,882,287[1]Increase 24.1%
Rank97/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Oceanía Line B Ricardo Flores Magón
toward Buenavista
Location
Romero Rubio is located in Mexico City
Romero Rubio
Romero Rubio
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Romero Rubio metro station[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the borough of Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms serving Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón metro stations. The station was opened on 15 December 1999, providing northward service toward Villa de Aragón and southwestward service toward Buenavista metro station.

The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio, along Avenida Oceanía. Additionally, it has been serving the Encuentro Oceanía shopping center since 2021. The station's name references the colonia of the same name, named after Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1884 to 1895. The station's pictogram depicts the silhouette of his bust. The station facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring tactile pavings and braille signage plates.

In 2019, Romero Rubio station had an average daily ridership of 8,014 passengers, ranking it the 167th busiest station in the network and the 16th most used station on its line. The station area has experienced subsidence issues.

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