metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Benito Juárez. It is an underground railway stop with two side platforms serving Line 3 (Olive Line), between and . It was opened on 30 August 1983, providing service north toward and south toward .
metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and , along . Despite its name, it is not located in the Coyoacán borough. Instead, its name references the nearby Avenue, which leads to the borough. Its pictogram depicts a coyote, as Coyoacán means "place of coyotes".
Inside, metro station features a cultural display and two murals by Martha Tanguma. In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 24,378 passenger entries, ranking it the 38th busiest stop in the network.
Location and layout is an underground metro station on Line 3 along Avenida Universidad in the Benito Juárez borough, in south-central Mexico City. It serves two ("neighborhoods") of and . The surrounding area has mixed land use, mainly commercial. Nearby shopping malls include Mítikah and the defunct Centro Coyoacán.
stop is located between and stations on the line. The area is serviced by Route 200 of the network.
The stop has three exits. The northeastern and southeastern exits lead to along , at the corner of . A third exit is found along , in .
Landmarks There are two murals inside metro station, named and . These are works made of acrylic and fiberglass, and were created by . Additionally, there are two cultural showcases at the station.
History and construction Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , , and , the latter being a subsidiary of . The section including station formed part of a southward extension from to , opened on 30 August 1983, with service running north to . The section between and station measures , while the opposite tunnel toward station is long.
Name and pictogram
Originally, Coyoacán metro station was projected to be named "Centro Bancomer", after the then-existing headquarters of Banco del Comercio (Bancomer)—which was later acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and became BBVA Bancomer. However, due to the metro system's rules, commercial names are prohibited in station names. As a result, and due to the lack of other major landmarks in the area, the station was renamed "Coyoacán" after nearby Coyoacán Avenue, located one block away and leading to the borough of Coyoacán. The name can be confusing for those unfamiliar with the area, as the station is not located within the borough itself.
Coyoacán comes from the Nahuatl , meaning "place of coyotes". The station's pictogram depicts a coyote with a circle at its center representing a spring, in reference to the springs that once existed in the area.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 23,800 and 26,800 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 8,898,251 passenger entries, ranking 38th among the system's 195 stations.
Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 8,898,251 24,378 38/195 2024 8,678,323 23,711 39/195 2023 8,473,595 23,215 38/195 2022 7,138,504 19,557 47/195 2021 3,793,860 10,394 80/195 2020 4,911,086 13,418 60/195 2019 9,780,261 26,795 52/195 2018 9,451,638 25,894 54/195 2017 8,699,196 23,833 61/195 2016 8,719,798 23,824 64/195
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