Eje Central is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Parque de los Venados and Ermita. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.
Name and pictogram The station receives its name due to being located at the intersection between Eje Central (Lázaro Cardenas) and Avenida Popocatépetl. The station's pictogram shows the outline of a Mexico City trolleybus, since Line 1 of Mexico City trolleybus service (also known as the Zero Emissions Corridor) runs all the way on the Eje Central.
General information The station is located south of the city center in the Portales Sur neighborhood in the Benito Juárez borough and it is built underground.
From 23 April to 22 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 3,867,359 10,595 134/195 2024 3,703,377 10,118 131/195 2023 2,628,353 7,200 137/195 2022 0 0 176/195 2021 664,899 1,821 187/195 2020 2,075,787 5,671 153/195 2019 4,077,416 11,171 147/195 2018 3,826,126 10,482 151/195 2017 3,493,383 9,570 155/195 2016 3,331,007 9,101 154/195
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