Villa de Cortés metro station

Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city center on Calzada de Tlalpan.[2] It is a surface station.

Villa de Cortés
STC rapid transit
Overhead station sign and street beyond, 2008
LocationCalzada de Tlalpan
Benito Juárez
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°23′15″N 99°08′20″W
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1 August 1970
Passengers
20196,341,507[1]
Rank104/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Xola
toward Cuatro Caminos
 Line 2 Nativitas
toward Tasqueña
Location
Villa de Cortés
Location within Mexico City

General information

The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century.[2] The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.[2] The metro station opened on August 1, 1970.[4]

Metro Villa de Cortés provides a transfer with trolleybus Line "M", which runs between this station and the INFONAVIT Iztacalco neighbourhood.[5]

Ridership
Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank  % change Ref.
20196,341,50717,373104/195+2.90%[1]
20186,162,92816,884108/195−4.86%[6]
20176,477,84217,747101/195−4.34%[7]
20166,772,03118,50297/195−1.59%[8]
20156,881,40618,85395/195−1.34%[9]
20146,974,98619,10994/195−0.79%[10]
20137,030,33519,26197/195−10.67%[11]
20127,869,69221,50183/195−11.53%[12]
20118,894,87124,36974/175+56.96%[13]
20105,667,04215,526100/175–[14]

Exits
  • East: Calzada de Tlalpan and Plaza Victoria, Villa de Cortés
  • West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Guipúzcoa street and Ahorro Postal street, Colonia Niños Héroes de Churubusco

See also

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "Villa de Cortés" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Villa de Cortés - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  4. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  M  LINEA M CIRCUITO VILLA DE CORTÉS" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  10. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2013" [Station traffic per line 2013] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" [Station traffic per line 2012] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" [Station traffic per line 2011] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" [Station traffic per line 2010] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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