Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station

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Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
STC rapid transit
The lobby in 2025
General information
LocationPlaza de la Constitución
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′00″N 99°07′58″W / 19.433248°N 99.1329°W / 19.433248; -99.1329
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (Cuatro CaminosTasqueña)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened14 September 1970 (1970-09-14)
Previous namesZócalo (1970–2021)
Passengers
202315,940,778 115.58%
Rank10/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Allende Line 2 Pino Suárez
toward Tasqueña
Location
Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
Location within Mexico City
Area map and exits

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the historic center of the city, in the Cuauhtémoc borough. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 2 (the Blue Line) between Allende and Pino Suárez metro stations.

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station is located at the heart of the city's downtown, within the vicinity of the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the archaeological remains of Tenochtitlan's main temple, Templo Mayor, among other landmarks. The station's pictogram features the coat of arms of Mexico and it receives its name from the Plaza de la Constitución, commonly known as Zócalo, which is Mexico City's main square situated above the station.

The station opened on 14 September 1970 as Zócalo metro station, providing westward service toward Tacuba and eastward service toward Tasqueña. It was renamed in August 2021 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan. The station facilities offer partial accessibility to people with disabilities as there is an elevator.

Inside the station, there is an Internet café, an information desk, a cultural display, a mural titled Cenefas conmemorativas del Bicentenario by Juan Carlos Garcés Botello and Jesús Cristóbal Flores Carmona, and a passageway connecting to Pino Suárez station, which features a free mini-cinema and several bookstores. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 71,613 passengers, ranking it the tenth busiest station in the network and the third busiest of the line. Due to its location, the station may be closed depending on the events in the area.