Candelaria metro station explained

Candelaria
Other Name: Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:1 4
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Candelaria de los Patos, Venustiano Carranza
Borough:Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Other:
  • Cecilio Robelo
  • Routes 37
Structure: Underground
At grade
Lines: (Observatorio - Pantitlán)
(Martín Carrera - Santa Anita)
Platform:4 side platforms
Tracks:4
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Status:In service
Opened: 4 September 1969
29 August 1981
Events1: Temporarily closed
Events2: Reopened
Passengers:Total: 5,318,158
815,643
4,502,515
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank: 181/195
105/195
Map State:collapsed
Pass Percent:-24.30
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Mapframe-Caption:Area map
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City

Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station.[1] [2] [3] It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City.[1] It lies along Lines 1 and 4.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4] [5]

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts a swimming duck.[1] [2] [3] 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.[1]

General information

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.[1] The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981.[6] Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.[6]

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.[7]

Nearby

Exits

Line 1

Line 4

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 1)
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 815,643 2,234 181/195
2022 3,795,335 10,398 116/195
2021 6,457,461 17,691 30/195
2020 7,286,788 19,909 28/195
2019 8,554,561 23,437 60/195
2018 8,484,051 23,243 66/195
2017 8,734,718 23,930 60/195
2016 9,163,851 25,037 59/195
2015 9,325,829 25,550 54/195
2014 9,308,818 25,503 58/195
Annual passenger ridership (Line 4)
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% change Ref.
2023 4,502,515 12,335 105/195 [8]
2022 3,229,966 8,849 125/195
2021 1,912,281 5,239 142/195 [9]
2020 1,659,786 4,534 161/195 [10]
2019 2,953,147 8,090 165/195 [11]
2018 2,863,399 7,844 167/195 [12]
2017 2,760,169 7,562 170/195 [13]
2016 2,737,480 7,476 169/195 [14]
2015 2,760,842 7,563 158/195 [15]
2014 2,717,641 7,445 158/195 [16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Candelaria. es. 14 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928215725/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=8. 28 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Archambault. Richard. Candelaria (Line 1) » Mexico City Metro System. 14 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Archambault. Richard. Candelaria (Line 4) » Mexico City Metro System. 14 August 2011.
  4. Web site: La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio . Es . 27 June 2022 . La Lista . 27 June 2022 . Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua.
  5. Web site: Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta. Yared. De la Rosa. 29 October 2023. 29 October 2023. Forbes. es. After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only.
  6. Web site: Monroy. Marco. Schwandl. Robert. Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway. 14 August 2011.
  7. Web site: Felix Candela (1910-1997). Structurae. 11 August 2011.
  8. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2023. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. 24 January 2024. 27 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043358/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea. Station traffic per line 2023.
  9. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2021. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. 7 March 2022. 7 March 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307203941/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021. Station traffic per line 2021.
  10. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2020. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. 21 June 2021. 21 June 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621220125/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020. Station traffic per line 2020.
  11. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2019. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 3 May 2020. 8 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200408025317/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019. Station traffic per line 2019.
  12. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2018. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 7 April 2020. 6 June 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018. Station traffic per line 2018.
  13. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2017. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503211908/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017. Station traffic per line 2017.
  14. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2016. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212130/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016. Station traffic per line 2016.
  15. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2015. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212430/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2015. Station traffic per line 2015.
  16. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2014. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212750/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2014. Station traffic per line 2014.

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