Mexicaltzingo metro station

Mexicaltzingo
STC rapid transit
General information
Coordinates19°21′28″N 99°07′19″W / 19.357671°N 99.121852°W / 19.357671; -99.121852
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Accessibleyes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)Temporarily closed
15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)Reopened
Passengers
20233,820,925
Rank117/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Ermita Line 12 Atlalilco
toward Tláhuac
Location
Mexicaltzingo
Location within Mexico City
Area map

Mexicaltzingo is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Ermita and Atlalilco. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.

The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Eje 2 Ote Calzada de la Viga and Eje 8 Sur Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa. It is built underground.

The name of the station is taken from that of the colonia it is located in. The station's icon depicts the god Mexictli sitting on top of an inverted maguey plant, in reference to Mexicaltzingo's symbol in the Codex of Coatlinchan.