metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Gustavo A. Madero. Found along Eje Central avenue, it is an at-grade station with two side platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 5 (Yellow Line), followed by metro station. metro station was inaugurated on 30 August 1982, providing service southeast toward metro station.
metro station services the (neighborhoods) of and . The station is named after the nearby National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), and the station's pictogram features a stylized version of the institution's logo.
The facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators. Inside, there is a mural titled . Outside, there is a transportation hub serving multiple local and intercity bus routes. In 2025, metro station had an average daily ridership of 24,304 passenger entries, ranking it the 39th busiest stop in the network.
Location and layout is an at-grade metro station on Line 5 along the median strip of avenue, in the ("neighborhoods") of and , in the borough of , northern Mexico City. It services the nearby National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), a public university. Within the system, is the next station.
The metro station is serviced by a (), a transportation hub that provides access to various routes and modes of transportation. Available transportation options include Line 8 (formerly Line CP) of the trolleybus system, Routes 23 and 103 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network, and local and intercity bus routes. metro station has two exits. The west one leads to the at , in , while the opposite exit leads to , in . The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with elevators.
There were plans to have a Cablebús aerial lift station inside the IPN campus, but the project was canceled due to the opposition of students.
Landmarks
Inside the station, there is a mural named (), named after the IPN's motto and painted by José Luis Elías Jáuregui. The mural was inaugurated in 1996 and depicts the history of the IPN, its campus life and culture, the Once TV network logo—the university's TV station—, and an image of Lázaro Cárdenas, the 51st president of Mexico and founder of the institution.
History and construction Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. The latest section opened on 30 August 1982, extending service from La Raza to Politécnico station. The section between and station measures .
During the 1980s and 1990s, it was proposed to expand Line 5 northbound from Politécnico metro station toward the area where the Tlalnepantla railway station lies, in the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz, in the adjacent State of Mexico. The expansion was proposed again for the 2018 master plan.
In June 2006, Metro authorities replaced the railroad switches; in 2008, authorities carried out maintenance work on the station's roof.
Name and pictoram The pictogram representing metro station depicts a 2D version of the IPN logo.
Incidents On 9 March 2016, two cars derailed when the driver performed a parking maneuver at Politécnico station. One of the tires of the penultimate car jammed in the tracks. Around 200 passengers were aboard the train, and there were no casualties due to the low speed at which it was traveling.
On 8 November 2020, , and stations were vandalized during feminist demonstrations. Walls, screens, handrails, and a train were damaged and covered in graffiti, while part of mural was also damaged.
Ridership
According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 32,600 and 34,600 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 8,871,305 passenger entries, ranking 39th among the system's 195 stations.
Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 8,871,305 24,304 39/195 2024 9,278,142 25,350 36/195 2023 9,487,376 25,992 28/195 2022 7,923,455 21,708 35/195 2021 5,789,532 15,861 37/195 2020 6,696,893 18,297 36/195 2019 12,624,212 34,586 28/195 2018 12,436,525 34,072 28/195 2017 11,917,506 32,650 34/195 2016 12,038,043 32,890 34/195
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