Cuauhtémoc is a metro station on the Mexico City Metro Line 1. It is located at the northern extreme of Avenida Cuauhtémoc, in the Cuauhtémoc borough, in the center of Mexico City. From November 2023 to April 2025, the station remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.
Name and pictogram The station logo depicts the head of an eagle. The station, avenue, and borough were all named after the Aztec Emperor Cuauhtémoc, whose name means "descending eagle" in Nahuatl. The station receives its name due to being located at the intersection of Avenida Chapultepec and Avenida Cuauhtémoc, in the limits of the Juárez, Roma Norte, Centro and Doctores neighborhoods.
General information This metro station is located near a number of landmarks, such as the up-market Roma and Juárez neighborhoods and the elegant tree-lined boulevard that is Paseo de la Reforma. Also nearby are two museums, the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum and the Mexico City Wax Museum.
After renovation works that began in 2022, the station was reopened on April 23, 2025.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 3,027,738 8,295 150/195 2024 0 0 189/195 2023 2,563,966 7,024 141/195 2022 4,194,986 11,493 102/195 2021 4,054,718 11,108 74/195 2020 4,394,193 12,005 80/195 2019 8,311,511 22,771 67/195 2018 8,235,598 22,563 73/195 2017 7,812,188 21,403 76/195 2016 8,512,525 23,258 71/195
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