metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an underground stop with two side platforms serving Line 1 (Pink Line) between and . It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, as the eastern terminal of the line, providing service west toward station. An eastward expansion toward started on 22 August 1984.

metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and along , from which it takes its name. In turn, the avenue honors , the Secretary of War and Navy during the 1862 Battle of Puebla (internationally known as Cinco de Mayo). The station's pictogram depicts a silhouette of a nearby equestrian statue dedicated to Zaragoza.

The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, tactile paving, wheelchair ramps, and braille signage plates. Zaragoza includes a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. Outside, the station is serviced by a transportation hub connecting multiple local bus routes. It was closed from 2022 to 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, Zaragoza metro station had an average daily ridership of 22,727 passenger entries, ranking it the 44th busiest station in the network.

Location and layout

is an underground metro station on Line 1 located along , in the (neighborhoods) of and , in the borough, eastern Mexico City.

Within the system, the station lies between and stations. Inside the station, there is a cultural display, an Internet café, and a health module. The area receives service from the adjacent (), the stop's transportation hub, which connects to various transit routes, including Routes 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, and 167 of the bus network.

metro station has two exits that connect to . The northern exit is located in a building adjacent to the transportation hub in , while the southern exit is near in Colonia Puebla. The station offers an accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators, wheelchair ramps, tactile paving, and braille signage plates.

Landmarks The , located near the station, trains system personnel using full-scale replicas and models of the facilities and equipment. Known as , it is open to the general public for guided tours.

History and construction Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , , and , the latter being a subsidiary of . Its first section, where metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from to station, and opened to the general public the following day. The line's workshops are found in the tunnel following .

On 22 August 1984, station was opened eastward to connect Lines 1 and 5. The workshop's location indirectly benefited the line's operations as it allowed trains to depart to either station every 90 seconds. The tunnel between and spans , while the section towards measures .

The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Zaragoza station on 29 October 2023. Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, including water filtration on the train boarding platforms at station. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.

Name and pictogram metro station was named after , who was the Secretary of War and Navy during the 1862 Battle of Puebla, which is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo. The station's pictogram depicts a silhouette of an equestrian statue of located in the zone.

Ridership

According to official data, before the impact of the pandemic, the station recorded between 46,400 and 52,200 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 8,295,365 passenger entries, ranking 44thamong the system's 195 stations.

Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 8,295,365 22,727 44/195 2024 7,188,568 19,640 50/195 2023 1,098,718 3,010 176/195 2022 6,018,927 16,490 64/195 2021 8,708,578 23,859 19/195 2020 10,007,100 27,341 17/195 2019 16,963,437 46,475 18/195 2018 18,168,605 49,777 16/195 2017 18,655,391 51,110 15/195 2016 19,093,141 52,167 16/195

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