metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an underground stop that serves Line 8 (Green Line) between and , servicing the (neighborhoods) of and . Its name references the neighborhood and its pictogram depicts a couple of physicians.
Doctores metro station opened on 20 July 1994 providing service north toward and south toward . In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 9,704 passenger entries, making it the 142nd busiest station in the network.
Location and layout
is an underground metro station on Line 8 below , in the (neighborhoods) of and , in central Mexico City.
Doctores metro station has four exits leading to . In , the northeastern exit is at the corner of , and the northwestern exit is at . In , one exit is at the corner of , and the southwestern exit is at . The station is located between and stations on the line. The area is serviced by Line 1 (formerly Line A) of the trolleybus system.
History and construction Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro was built by . The line was opened on 20 July 1994, operating from to . The tunnel stretch between and spans , while the segment toward measures .
Workers uncovered "floors, walls, rammed earth, offerings, canals, , and piles" during the construction of the tunnel between and streets, located between and stations.
Name and pictogram The station's pictogram features the silhouette of two physicians referencing the neighborhood, where the streets are named after academic physicians active during (1850s).
Incidents Following heavy rains and water accumulation in the tunnel, all stations between and were closed on 3 July 2021.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 11,600 and 12,400 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 3,542,109 passenger entries, ranking 142nd among the system's 195 stations.
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 3,542,109 9,704 142/195 2024 3,921,067 10,713 124/195 2023 3,513,423 9,625 123/195 2022 3,850,947 10,550 114/195 2021 2,988,875 8,188 109/195 2020 2,889,069 7,893 122/195 2019 4,502,133 12,334 138/195 2018 4,393,370 12,036 136/195 2017 4,270,296 11,699 137/195 2016 4,519,391 12,348 132/195
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