Insurgentes Sur is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Mixcoac and Hospital 20 de Noviembre. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac. It is built underground.
General information
The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Avenida de los Insurgentes, Eje 7 Sur Extremadura, and Eje 7 Félix Cuevas, in the Benito Juárez borough. The station, thus, receives its name from being at the southern section of the Avenida de los Insurgentes.
The icon for the station depicts Miguel Hidalgo and José Morelos, two of the main rebel leaders during the Mexican War of Independence.
The station serves the following neighborhoods: Colonia del Valle, Tlacoquemecatl del Valle, Extremadura Insurgentes, and San José Insurgentes.
In the initial Line 12 plans, the station was to be named Extremadura, due to its location at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur and Eje 7 Sur, which receives the name of Félix Cuevas to the east of Avenida de los Insurgentes, and Extremadura to the west of the Insurgentes avenue.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 11,325,317 31,028 20/195 2024 10,683,601 29,190 23/195 2023 7,319,015 20,052 52/195 2022 0 0 176/195 2021 1,807,375 4,951 145/195 2020 6,447,262 17,615 38/195 2019 12,976,044 35,550 25/195 2018 12,182,849 33,377 31/195 2017 11,182,761 30,637 40/195 2016 10,534,634 28,738 46/195
Station layout Street Level B1Mezzanine Line 12 platformsWestbound← toward Mixcoac Eastbound toward Tláhuac →
Nearby Parque Hundido, park. Parque San Lorenzo, park. Galerías Insurgentes, shopping mall.
Exits Northwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur and Eje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas, Col. Tlacoquemécatl del Valle Southwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur and Eje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas, Col. Actipán Northeast: Eje 7 Sur Félix Cuevas and Tejocotes street, Col. Tlacoquemécatl del Valle
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