La Raza metro station

Location
	La Raza Location within Mexico City
	Area map and exits

La Raza
La Raza
STC rapid transit
	Various scientific images are displayed in La Raza's transfer tunnel (pictured)
General information
Location	Insurgentes Norte Avenue; Leoncavallo Street and Paganini Street; Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City; Mexico
Coordinates	19°28′13″N 99°08′13″W / 19.470153°N 99.136891°W
Owned by	Government of Mexico City
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Indios Verdes – Universidad) ; (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 per line)
Tracks	4 (2 per line)
Connections	La Raza; La Raza; La Raza; La Raza; Routes: 11-A, 12, 23, 27-A, 103; Trolleybus Line 1: La Raza; Routes: 7-D, 20-C, 20-D;
Construction
Structure type	Underground; At grade;
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking-only
Accessible	Partial
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	25 August 1978; 1 July 1982;
Passengers
2023	12,496,437 5.49%
Rank	29/195; 124/195;
Services
Route map
Route map
Location
Location
	La Raza Location within Mexico City
	Area map and exits

La Raza metro station is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City. The station features a combination of underground and at-grade buildings; each has two side platforms. La Raza serves Lines 3 (the Olive Line) and 5 (the Yellow Line). La Raza metro station is located between Potrero and Tlatelolco stations on Line 3, and between Autobuses del Norte and Misterios stations on Line 5.

La Raza metro station opened on 25 August 1978 with service on Line 3 heading south toward Hospital General metro station. North service toward Indios Verdes metro station began on 1 December 1979. Southeasterly service on Line 5 toward Pantitlán metro station began on 1 July 1982. The transfer tunnel is approximately 600 meters (2,000 ft), making it the second-longest in the system. Inside the transfer tunnel, a permanent science exhibition called El Túnel de la Ciencia ("The Tunnel of Science") was installed by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to provide scientific information to passengers. It showcases information about science and astronomy through images since 30 November 1988.

The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Vallejo and Héroes de Nacozari. It is located along Avenida de los Insurgentes, near Eje Central. The station's pictogram represents the nearby Monumento a la Raza, a pyramid-shaped structure dedicated to la Raza, Mexico's diverse native peoples and cultures. The facilities at La Raza metro station are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are braille signage plates. The station has an Internet café, a library, and a mural titled Monstruos de fin de milenio, painted by Ariosto Otero Reyes. Outside, there is a bicycle parking station and a transportation hub.

In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 40,937 passengers. Since its opening, the station has experienced some incidents, including a shooting and a train crash in the northbound tunnel, where one person died and 106 others were injured.