Metro Merced

Merced is an underground station on Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro.[2][3] It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, slightly to the east of the centre of Mexico City.[2] The station building was designed by Félix Candela,[4] and it was opened on 4 September 1969.[5]

Merced
STC rapid transit
LocationMerced Balbuena, Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19.425558°N 99.124639°W / 19.425558; -99.124639
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections La Merced
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessNo
History
Opened4 September 1969
Traffic
Passengers (2018)17,833,957[1]
Rank17/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Pino Suárez Line 1 Candelaria
toward Pantitlán
Route map
Observatorio yard
Observatorio
Tacubaya
Juanacatlán
Chapultepec
Sevilla
Insurgentes
Cuauhtémoc
Balderas
Salto del Agua
Isabel la Católica
Pino Suárez
Merced
Candelaria
San Lázaro
Moctezuma
Balbuena
Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
Gómez Farías
Zaragoza
Zaragoza workshops
Pantitlán
Location
Merced
Location within Centro Histórico

Iconography

The station logo depicts a box with apples.[2] Its name is taken from the surrounding area, where La Merced Monastery once stood.[2] 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,[6] 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. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Merced" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Merced » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. "Felix Candela (1910-1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. "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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