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Candelaria metro station

Coordinates: 19°25′44″N 99°07′10″W / 19.428837°N 99.119511°W / 19.428837; -99.119511
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For the Tren Maya station, see Candelaria railway station.
Candelaria
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Distinctive thin shell ceiling inside the entranceway of Candeleria by Félix Candela
General information
Other namesMexico City Metro Line 4 Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo
LocationCandelaria de los Patos, Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′44″N 99°07′10″W / 19.428837°N 99.119511°W / 19.428837; -99.119511
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 1 (Observatorio - Pantitlán)
Mexico City Metro Line 4 (Martín Carrera - Santa Anita)
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeMexico City Metro Line 1 Underground
Mexico City Metro Line 4 At grade
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusIn service
History
OpenedMexico City Metro Line 1 4 September 1969
Mexico City Metro Line 4 29 August 1981
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Mexico City Metro Line 1 Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Mexico City Metro Line 1 Reopened
Passengers
2023Total: 5,318,158
Mexico City Metro Line 1 815,643[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 4 4,502,515[1] Decrease 24.3%
RankMexico City Metro Line 1 181/195[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 4 105/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Merced
toward Observatorio
 Line 1 San Lázaro
toward Pantitlán
Morelos
toward Martín Carrera
 Line 4 Fray Servando
toward Santa Anita
Location
Candelaria is located in Mexico City
Candelaria
Candelaria
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station.[2][3][4] It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City.[2] It lies along Lines 1 and 4.[2][3][4] From July 2022 to October 2023, the Line 1 station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.[5][6]

Name and iconography

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The station logo depicts a swimming duck.[2][3][4] Its name and logo come from the surrounding neighbourhood of La Candelaria de los Patos (the Spanish word pato means "duck") where, only a few decades ago, many duck species lived and were bred and sold in a local market.[2]

General information

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Metro Candelaria has a subsidiary name, Metro Palacio Legislativo ("Legislative Palace"), because of its proximity to the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro used by the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de diputados), the lower house of the Mexican Congress.

Candelaria is a transfer station, with Line 1 running underground and Line 4 on an elevated surface viaduct. The station features an in-corridor cultural display.[2] The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981.[7] Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.[7]

This station has the only "Lost and Found" office in the entire Metro system. It displays the architecture of Félix Candela, who designed the Candelaria station and many buildings in Mexico, such as the San Lázaro metro station and the Palacio de los Deportes, which served as a venue during the 1968 Summer Olympics.[8]

Nearby

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Exits

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Line 1

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  • North: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos
  • South: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos

Line 4

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  • East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Sidar y Rovirosa street, Colonia El Parque
  • West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and General Anaya street, Candelaria de los Patos

Ridership

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  • Entrance to the station
    Entrance to the station
  • An NM-73B at the Line 4 platforms
    An NM-73B at the Line 4 platforms
  • Entry sign
    Entry sign

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Candelaria" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 1) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 4) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Felix Candela (1910-1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b "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.
  11. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ a b "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.
  13. ^ a b "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.
  14. ^ a b "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.
  15. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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