metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Gustavo A. Madero. Found along Avenida de los Insurgentes, it is an at-grade station with two island platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 3 (Olive Line), followed by metro station. metro station was inaugurated on 1 December 1979, providing service south toward metro station.

The area surrounding metro station is a key point in northern Mexico City, connecting the city with the neighboring State of Mexico and serving more than one million people daily. Outside the metro station, there is a transportation hub serving multiple local and intercity bus and aerial lift routes. metro station is consistently among the busiest stations in the Mexico City Metro. In 2025, it recorded an average daily ridership of 88,199 passenger entries, making it the system's third-busiest station. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators, tactile paving, and braille signage plates.

The metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and . The station and surrounding area are named after the verdigris statues of and , both Aztec rulers. Located in the nearby , these statues are collectively known as the , and their silhouettes are depicted in the station's pictogram.

metro station has several street vendors operating in the station hub, and the area often floods during the rainy season. Other minor incidents related to the track infrastructure have been reported at the station.

Location and station layout

is an at-grade metro station on Line 3 along the median strip of , in the ("neighborhoods") of and , in the borough of , northern Mexico City.

The area is a key point that connects Mexico City with the neighboring State of Mexico, serving more than one million people daily. The metro surrounding area has mixed land use, having shifted from primarily industrial to increasingly residential.

The metro station is serviced by a (), a transportation hub covering . The hub provides access to various routes and modes of transportation. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities and include elevators, escalators, and tactile paving.

metro station has four exits leading to the : one each to the northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with tactile pavings and braille signage plates. Within the system, is the next station. The line's railyard and workshops, known as , are located adjacent to metro station.

Available transportation options include Lines 1, 3, and 7 of the Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system; Line 4 of the Mexibús BRT system; Line 1 of the Cablebús aerial lift network; and Line 2 of the Mexicable aerial lift network. Local buses serving the area include Routes 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B, and 108 of the network. As of 2017, 28 routes, consisting of buses and minibuses, also originated from various locations in the city and metropolitan area.

As of 2022, the transportation hub handled an estimated 1,400,000 daily passengers. Street stalls abound in the CETRAM, where commuters can purchase street food, clothing, accessories, flowers, gifts, and phone accessories. According to the vendors, there are about 1,000 stalls. Street vending has been a recurring issue for the city government, with inadequate surveillance and lighting in the area contributing to security concerns. Over the years, including in 2002 and 2016, the government has undertaken efforts to reorganize the .

History and construction

Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , and , the latter being a subsidiary of . The section including metro station formed part of a northward extension from La Raza, and opened on 1 December 1979, becoming the line's northern terminal station, with trains operations southward toward station. The section between and station is long.

Originally, Line 8, which runs from downtown Mexico City to station in , was planned to run from in eastern Mexico City to . The project was canceled because of concerns over potential structural damage near the Zócalo, where the proposed line would have connected with Line 2 at station. The project was subsequently redesigned to run between Indios Verdes and . However, construction has not progressed beyond , which has served as the line's provisional northern terminal since 1994.

Reorganization of the station's began in 2020. The project included demolishing the Metrobús station serving Lines 1 and 3 and the temporary Mexibús station, and relocating both next to the Metro station building. It also aimed to reorganize the bus terminals and improve connections between the various modes of transportation through a series of pedestrian bridges linking the Metro with Cablebús, Metrobús Line 7, and Mexicable services. As of September 2024, the Metrobús, Mexibús, and Cablebús components of the project had been completed. As of September 2024, the Metrobús, Mexibús, and Cablebús projects have been completed.

Name and pictogram

The station is named after the verdigris-covered statues of two Aztec rulers, the and , collectively known as the (Green Indians Monument). The station's pictogram depicts silhouettes of the statues.

In April 2023, Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros, a representative for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in the Congress of Mexico City, proposed renaming the station (). She said the term Indian is derogatory and discriminatory, adding that the term "[is still used to hurt] the sensitivity of the recipient by considering inferior due to their poverty or Indigenous background". Espinosa argued that the change was necessary "to respect the spirit of the Political Constitution of Mexico City". The proposal applied only to the Metro station, with no clear indication of whether the change would also apply to the adjacent stations or the .

Transportation operators in the area have pointed out that the change would be unnecessary and that it would not affect passengers or the way they refer to the station.

Incidents At around 7:30 a.m. on 12 April 2013, an explosion was heard on the stairs leading to Platform I at CETRAM; no injuries or damage were reported. Authorities stated that, apparently, a man, with the help of an accomplice who was standing guard, left a box containing explosives, wires, pellets, a battery, and a clock on the stairs leading to Exit I.

On 10 February 2021, on a rainy afternoon, an approaching train caught fire on the platform, with no injuries were reported among the passengers. On 20 April 2021, the third railcar of a train derailed while the driver was performing a maneuver at the Ticomán marshalling yard. No injuries were reported, but the train had to be taken out of service. Similarly, on 30 March 2023 and 14 August 2026, trains experienced comparable incidents. On 23 July 2026, a fire was reported on the tracks near the station.

is one of the metro stations that floods most frequently during heavy rain. According to Ángel Zúñiga, investigator of the UNAM Institute of Geography, the area is affected by the geography of the Valley of Mexico, where water naturally flows from higher to lower elevations. In addition, the city's drainage system can become overwhelmed, a problem compounded by extensive concrete surfaces that prevent water from infiltrating the soil.

In November 2025, the was reported to be poorly maintained. Damaged lamps left some walkways without adequate lighting, while other areas were covered in graffiti, littered with trash, and affected by the smell of urine. Elevators and escalators were out of service, and gates providing access to some bus routes were closed. As of July 2026, most of the elevators and escalators were still reported to be out of service; only those at the Mexicable and one at the Mexibús station were operational. An escalator had accumulated water. Street vendors used the spaces around the inoperative equipment to sell their products.

Ridership

According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 107,300 and 117,300 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 32,192,712 annual passenger entries, ranking third among the system's 195 stations.

Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 32,192,712 88,199 3/195 2024 29,859,194 81,582 3/195 2023 30,335,090 83,109 2/195 2022 31,649,534 86,711 1/195 2021 23,449,776 64,245 2/195 2020 25,925,584 70,834 2/195 2019 39,192,273 107,376 3/195 2018 40,302,169 110,416 2/195 2017 40,218,841 110,188 2/195 2016 42,908,356 117,235 1/195

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