Metro Merced

Merced
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Location Merced Balbuena, Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates 19°25′32″N 99°07′29″W / 19.425558°N 99.124639°W / 19.425558; -99.124639Coordinates: 19°25′32″N 99°07′29″W / 19.425558°N 99.124639°W / 19.425558; -99.124639
Line(s) Mexico City Metro Line 1
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access No
History
Opened 4 September 1969
Services
Preceding station   Mexico City Metro   Following station
towards Observatorio
Línea 1
towards Pantitlán

Merced is an underground station on Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro.[1][2] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, slightly to the east of the centre of Mexico City.[1] The station building was designed by Félix Candela,[3] and it was opened on 4 September 1969.[4]

Iconography

The station logo depicts a box with apples.[1] Its name is taken from the surrounding area, where La Merced Monastery once stood.[1] Outside the station is the La Merced Market – one of the largest in the city, second only to the Central de Abasto down in Iztapalapa borough.

General information

Metro Merced is connected with the interior corridors of the market. It has a baggage-o-meter, like Metro Autobuses del Norte and Metro Terminal Aérea. Outside the market are other markets, such as Mercado de Sonora,[5] and wholesale outlets that sell plastic goods, bags, shoes, electronics, and some general stores. This station is located near Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación.

Nearby

Exits

  • West: Avenida Anillo de Circunvalación and Plaza Carrizal, Merced
  • East: La Merced Market, Merced Balbuena

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Merced" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Archambault, Richard. "Merced » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Felix Candela (1910-1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert, ed. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "El mercado de Sonora (Distrito Federal)" [The Sonora Market (Federal District)]. Mexico Desconocido magazine (in Spanish). Mexico City. June–July 1994. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.


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