Metro La Raza

La Raza ("The people"; literally "The Race",[2] in reference to the la Raza socio-political concept and movement) is a transfer metro station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is a combined subway and surface station located between Potrero and Tlatelolco metro stations on Line 3 (Light green line), and Autobuses del Norte and Misterios metro stations on Line 5 (Yellow line) of the Mexico City Metro.[3][4][5] It serves the colonias Vallejo and Héroes de Nacozari.[3] The station consists of four side platforms, and its station logo depicts the nearby La Raza Monument, a pyramid-shaped construction erected in honor to Mexico's many native peoples and cultures.[3][4][5]

La Raza
STC rapid transit
Transfer tunnel between Lines 3 and 5
Location Av. Insurgentes Norte
Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′13″N 99°08′13″W
Operated bySistema Transporte Colectivo Metro
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Line 1
Construction
Structure type Underground
Surface
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened 25 August 1978
1 July 1982
Traffic
Passengers (2018) 11,761,940[1]
3,624,651[1]
Rank 35/195[1]
154/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Potrero
toward Indios Verdes
 Line 3 Tlatelolco
toward Universidad
Autobuses del Norte
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Misterios
toward Pantitlán
Location
La Raza
Location within Mexico City

The Mexico City Metrobús bus rapid transit lines 1 and 3 also stop in the vicinity of La Raza station.[3][6] The station opened on 25 August 1978 with service on Line 3 southward towards Tlatelolco.[7] Northward service on Line 3 towards Indios Verdes started 1 December 1979.[7] Southeasterly service along Line 5 towards Consulado started on 1 July 1982, and the northeasterly service towards Politécnico started on 30 August 1982.[7]

This station has the largest cultural display in the entire Metro system, known as "El Túnel de la Ciencia" (The Tunnel of Science).[8] This permanent exhibition was installed by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in the long corridor that joins the Line 3 and Line 5 platforms.[8]

La Raza station has also an information desk and office with miscellaneous information about the Metro, science and more, and facilities for the handicapped.[3]

La Raza's pictogram is based on the Monumento a la Raza

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. Associated Press (13 July 2017). "Why The Term 'La Raza' Has Complicated Roots In The US". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "La Raza" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. Archambault, Richard. "La Raza (Line 3) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. Archambault, Richard. "La Raza (Line 5) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  6. "Metrobús - Ciudad de México: Ficha técnicas" (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  7. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. "El Túnel de la Ciencia" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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