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, providing service west toward and service east toward .
Balbuena metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and , along . Its pictogram depicts the silhouette of four four-petaled flowers, symbolizing the Garden in the neighborhood of the same name, from which the station takes its name. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, escalators, tactile paving, and wheelchair ramps. Outside, there is a transportation hub servicing local bus routes.
It was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, metro station had an average daily ridership of 7,318 passenger entries, ranking it the 159th busiest station in the network.
Location and layout
is an underground metro station on Line 1 located along , in the (neighborhoods), and , in the borough, eastern Mexico City.
Balbuena metro station has two exits leading to . The north exit is near in , and the south one at the corner of in . The building offers accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators, escalators, wheelchair ramps and tactile paving.
metro station is located between and stations on the line. The area receives service from the adjacent (), the stop's transportation hub, which connects to various transit routes.
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, running from to metro stations, and opened to the general public the following day. The tunnel between and spans , while the section towards measures .
metro station underwent renovation works in 2016, which included the installation of antibacterial porcelain panels and LED lighting. In addition, leaks were sealed and electrical panels were replaced as part of the upgrade. The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the line's tunnel and technical equipment. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Balbuena station on 29 October 2023. Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, with containers placed under the leaks at Balbuena station. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.
Name and pictogram The station's pictogram depicts the silhouette of four four-petaled flowers, representing the nearby park, which was named after Bernardo de Balbuena, a Spanish poet known for his work "" ().
Incidents On 20 January 2021, the station experienced a sewage flood due to a sump system failure attributed to power outages caused by the Central Control Center fire that had occurred two weeks earlier.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 12,400 and 13,600 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 2,671,330 passenger entries, ranking 159th among the system's 195 stations.
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 2,671,330 7,318 159/195 2024 2,161,715 5,096 167/195 2023 375,147 1,027 187/195 2022 1,606,016 4,400 164/195 2021 2,246,042 6,153 131/195 2020 2,734,008 7,469 125/195 2019 4,902,639 13,431 133/195 2018 4,791,005 13,126 130/195 2017 4,551,153 12,468 132/195 2016 4,942,850 13,505 125/195
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