Deportivo 18 de Marzo is a station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in Mexico City's Gustavo A. Madero borough.
General information The name of the station refers to the adjacent Deportivo 18 de Marzo sports complex, and its logo represents a player of a pre-Columbian ball game.
This station was previously known as Metro Basílica. Its logo and name were taken from the Basílica de Guadalupe Roman Catholic shrine, located one kilometer east of this station. When the Metro authorities changed the name of Metro La Villa to Metro La Villa-Basílica (a station that is only two blocks far Basílica de Guadalupe) they also changed the name of Metro Basílica.
Metro Deportivo 18 de Marzo was originally to be named Metro Montevideo (from nearby Avenida Montevideo), according to early plans for Line 3, so this station has changed its name twice.
This station serves the Tepeyac Insurgentes and Lindavista neighbourhoods. It offers a connection to Line 1 of the Mexico City Metrobús. Service to this metro station along Metro Line 3 opened on 1 December 1979. Service along Line 6 at the station started on 8 July 1986.
Ridership Annual passenger ridership (Line 3) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 9,234,945 25,301 37/195 2024 9,453,739 25,829 29/195 2023 9,574,583 26,231 27/195 2022 8,468,149 23,200 28/195 2021 5,936,737 16,265 36/195 2020 6,707,415 18,376 35/195 2019 12,397,054 33,964 30/195 2018 13,187,272 36,129 25/195 2017 13,028,092 35,693 25/195 2016 13,373,725 36,540 27/195 Annual passenger ridership (Line 6) Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 487,330 1,335 194/195 2024 475,357 1,298 188/195 2023 460,241 1,260 186/195 2022 403,991 1,106 175/195 2021 323,811 887 194/195 2020 291,197 795 195/195 2019 644,226 1,765 195/195 2018 681,350 1,866 195/195 2017 663,193 1,816 195/195 2016 666,926 1,822 195/195
Nearby Deportivo 18 de marzo, sports centre. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Roman Catholic church, basilica and National shrine.
Exits Line 3 Northeast: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes Southeast: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes Northwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Montiel street, Tepeyac Insurgentes
Line 6 Northwest: Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte and Avenida Ricarte, Lindavista Avenida Ricarte and Avenida de los Insurgentes Norte, Tepeyac Insurgentes
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