Coyoacán metro station

Pictogram of Coyoacán metro station. It features the silhouette of a coyote. Coyoacán
Mexico City Metro
An almost empty subway platforms.
Platforms in 2026
General information
LocationUniversidad Avenue and Real Mayorazgo Street
Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°21′41″N 99°10′15″W / 19.361417°N 99.170709°W / 19.361417; -99.170709
SystemMexico City Metro
OwnerGovernment of Mexico City
OperatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRed de Transporte de Pasajeros Route: 200
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 August 1983 (1983-08-30)
Former namesCentro Bancomer (planned)
Passengers
20258,898,251[1][a] Increase 2.53%
Rank38/195[1][a]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Zapata
toward Indios Verdes
 Line 3 Viveros/Derechos Humanos
toward Universidad
Location
Coyoacán is located in Mexico City
Coyoacán
Pictogram of Coyoacán metro station. It features the silhouette of a coyote. Coyoacán
Location within Mexico City
Area map

Coyoacán metro station[b] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Benito Juárez. It is an underground railway stop with two side platforms serving Line 3 (Olive Line), between Zapata and Viveros/Derechos Humanos. It was opened on 30 August 1983, providing service north toward Indios Verdes and south toward Universidad.

Coyoacán metro station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Del Valle and Xoco, along Avenida Universidad. Despite its name, it is not located in the Coyoacán borough. Instead, its name references the nearby Coyoacán Avenue, which leads to the borough. Its pictogram depicts a coyote, as Coyoacán means "place of coyotes".

Inside, Coyoacán metro station features a cultural display and two murals by Martha Tanguma. In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 24,378 passengers, ranking it the 38th busiest stop in the network.

Location and layout

Coyoacán is an underground metro station on Line 3 along Avenida Universidad in the Benito Juárez borough, in south-central Mexico City. It serves two Colonias ("neighborhoods") of Xoco and Del Valle.[2] The surrounding area has mixed land use, mainly commercial. Nearby shopping malls include Mítikah and the defunct Centro Coyoacán.[3][4]: 99, 159 

Coyoacán stop is located between Zapata and Viveros/Derechos Humanos stations on the line.[2] The area is serviced by Route 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[5]

The stop has three exits. The northeastern and southeastern exits lead to Colonia Xoco along Avenida Universidad, at the corner of Calle Real Mayorazgo. A third exit is found along Calle Martín Mendalde, in Colonia del Valle.[2]

Landmarks

There are two murals inside Coyoacán metro station, named Andrómeda I and Andrómeda II. These are works made of acrylic and fiberglass, and were created by Martha Tanguma. Additionally, there are two cultural showcases at the station.[2]

History and construction

Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[6] The section including Coyoacán station formed part of a southward extension from Zapata to Universidad, opened on 30 August 1983, with service running north to Indios Verdes.[7] The section between Coyoacán and Zapata station measures 1,153 meters (3,783 ft), while the opposite tunnel toward Viveros/Derechos Humanos station is 908 meters (2,979 ft) long.[8]

Name and pictogram

Image depicting a stylized convention center building with layered geometric walls and a diamond-shaped roof element.
Proposed pictogram for the Centro Bancomer metro station

Originally, Coyoacán metro station was projected to be named "Centro Bancomer", after the then-existing headquarters of Banco del Comercio (Bancomer)—which was later acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and became BBVA Bancomer. However, due to the metro system's rules, commercial names are prohibited in station names. As a result, and due to the lack of other major landmarks in the area, the station was renamed "Coyoacán" after nearby Coyoacán Avenue, located one block away and leading to the borough of Coyoacán. The name can be confusing for those unfamiliar with the area, as the station is not located within the borough itself.[9]

Coyoacán comes from the Nahuatl Coyohuacán, meaning "place of coyotes". The station's pictogram depicts a coyote with a circle at its center representing a spring, in reference to the springs that once existed in the area.[2]

Ridership

Graphic showing daily ridership
Daily ridership for Coyoacán station in 2024

According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 23,800 and 26,800 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 8,898,251 passengers, ranking 38th among the system's 195 stations.[1]

Annual passenger ridership[a]
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
20258,898,25124,37838/195+2.53%[1]
20248,678,32323,71139/195+2.42%[1]
20238,473,59523,21538/195+18.70%[1]
20227,138,50419,55747/195+88.16%[1]
20213,793,86010,39480/195−22.75%[10]
20204,911,08613,41860/195−49.79%[11]
20199,780,26126,79552/195+3.48%[12]
20189,451,63825,89454/195+8.65%[13]
20178,699,19623,83361/195−0.24%[14]
20168,719,79823,82464/195−5.39%[15]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The data here is limited to the most recent ten years to avoid excessive listings; earlier figures can be found in this page's history or on the Mexico City Metro website. To calculate the average daily ridership, the annual total is divided by 365 days (366 in leap years), with decimals omitted from the result. Each station per line is ranked individually, as the system counts transfer stations separately. The percentage change is calculated automatically using the data from the current year and the previous year.
  2. ↑ Estación del Metro Coyoacán. Spanish pronunciation: [koʎoaˈkan] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "place of coyotes" in Nahuatl.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)" [Station traffic by line (2022–present)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Coyoacán" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Centro comercial Mítikah: Qué tiendas y atracciones ya abrieron" [Mítikah Shopping Center: Which stores and attractions have already opened]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Domínguez Prieto, Olivia (2010). Trovadores posmodernos: músicos en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo metro [Postmodern troubadours: musicians in the Metro public transit system] (PDF) (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. ISBN 978-607-02-1451-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Línea 3, Ciudad de México" [Line 3, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Reyes, Iván (14 October 2024). "Línea 3: la historia una de las líneas más usadas del Metro de la CDMX" [Line 3: One of the most heavily used lines on the Mexico City Metro]. MVS Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Metro CdMx: ¿Por qué la estación Coyoacán está en Benito Juárez? Aquí la historia" [Mexico City Metro: Why is the Coyoacán station in Benito Juárez? Here's the story]. Milenio (in Spanish). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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