San Lázaro is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City. Lines 1 and B serve the station. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. The station was designed by Félix Candela and consists of interlocked hyperbolic paraboloidal or saddle roof sections. From July 2022 to October 2023, the Line 1 station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.
General information The station logo depicts an old steam locomotive. Near the site of the metro station stood the San Lázaro mainline train station. San Lázaro was the main terminus for the Interoceanic Railway, which linked the port of Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, with the Pacific Ocean. Today, some railway tracks can still be seen near the metro station, but nothing more.
Nearby is the building that houses the Chamber of Deputies ("Palacio Legislativo" in Spanish), the lower house of the Mexican Congress (Congreso de la Unión).
San Lázaro metro station is connected with TAPO, Mexico City's Eastern intercity bus station. This bus station serves states including Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Yucatán. It is used by some of the most prestigious and safest bus lines in Mexico, such as ADO, UNO, and Maya de Oro.
Nearby Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente, bus terminal. Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, main seat of the legislative power of the Mexican government. Archivo General de la Nación, General Archive of the Nation. Palacio de Lecumberri, former prison, now housing the Archivo General de la Nación.
Exits Line 1 Southwest: Avenida Zaragoza and Eje 3 Oriente Ing. Eduardo Molina, Colonia 10 de mayo Southeast: Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente, Colonia 10 de mayo
Line B Avenida Ing. Eduardo Molina, Colonia 7 de julio
Ridership
Annual passenger ridership (Line 1) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 6,944,644 19,026 60/195 2024 5,009,771 13,687 97/195 2023 695,333 1,905 184/195 2022 3,669,786 10,054 117/195 2021 4,977,454 13,636 50/195 2020 6,050,167 16,530 43/195 2019 11,915,094 32,544 36/195 2018 11,745,396 32,179 36/195 2017 11,677,986 31,994 37/195 2016 11,898,758 32,510 36/195
Annual passenger ridership (Line B) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,057,063 13,854 102/195 2024 5,949,148 16,254 76/195 2023 7,828,935 21,449 45/195 2022 5,740,753 15,728 68/195 2021 3,217,040 8,813 102/195 2020 2,700,556 7,378 132/195 2019 4,533,326 12,420 136/195 2018 4,541,276 12,441 134/195 2017 4,698,793 12,873 129/195 2016 5,742,892 15,690 115/195
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