Mixcoac is a station on Line 7 and Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station serves both lines as a transfer station and as the northwestern terminus of Line 12. In 2019, the station had an average total ridership of 54,963 passengers per day.
History The station opened on 19 December 1985 as part of the third stage of Line 7.
In 2012, with the inauguration of Line 12, Mixcoac became a transfer station, as well as the temporary terminus of the mentioned line.
An extension of Line 12 from Mixcoac to Observatorio is under construction, projected to be finished by 2020. By that time, Mixcoac will no longer work as the western terminus of Line 12.
General information The station runs deep under Avenida Revolución, a main thoroughfare in Mexico City. It serves the Mixcoac area of the city. There are two main entrances to the station: one in the west sidewalk of the aforementioned avenue and the other in a small plaza between Avenida Revolución, Avenida Patriotismo, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura and Calle Empresa.
Metro Mixcoac serves the following neighborhoods: Santa María Nonoalco, Mixcoac, San Juan and Insurgentes Mixcoac.
Name and pictogram The station is named after the neighborhood of Mixcoac, where it is located. The station pictogram depicts a snake because the Nahuatl name Mixcoac means "Nest of Cloud Serpents".
Ridership Annual passenger ridership (Line 7) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,962,258 16,334 78/195 2024 5,937,843 16,223 77/195 2023 6,688,293 18,324 66/195 2022 7,847,048 16,322 36/195 2021 5,957,730 16,322 35/195 2020 4,867,903 13,300 61/195 2019 8,073,781 22,119 74/195 2018 8,469,708 23,204 67/195 2017 8,314,411 22,779 66/195 2016 8,356,587 22,832 77/195 Annual passenger ridership (Line 12) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,200,956 14,249 99/195 2024 4,639,093 12,675 106/195 2023 3,284,195 8,997 126/195 2022 0 0 176/195 2021 693,814 1,900 186/195 2020 2,916,713 7,969 120/195 2019 5,956,326 16,318 111/195 2018 5,774,280 7,844 113/195 2017 5,508,039 15,090 116/195 2016 4,926,393 13,460 126/195
Metro Museum Mixcoac station houses the Museo del Metro (Metro Museum), a museum dedicated to the history and culture of the Mexico City Metro.
The museum has seven rooms, each one with specific items including: whiteprints, floor plans and technical drawings from the construction of the metro, a collection of photos, metro tickets from different periods and archeological objects that have been found during the excavations to build the twelve metro lines.
Exits Line 7 East: Av. Revolución between Extremadura street and Empresa street, Mixcoac West: Av. Revolución between Andrea del Sarto street and Benvenuto Cellini street, Col. Santa María Nonoalco
Line 12 Southeast: Av. Patriotismo and Donatelo street, Insurgentes Mixcoac Northeast: Empresa street and Av. Revolución, Col. San Juan
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