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Villa de Cortés
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Overhead station sign and street beyond, 2008
General information
LocationCalzada de Tlalpan
Benito Juárez
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°23′15″N 99°08′20″W / 19.38753°N 99.138994°W / 19.38753; -99.138994
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 2 (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1 August 1970
Passengers
20222,926,908[1]Increase 41.79%
Rank104/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Xola Line 2 Nativitas
toward Tasqueña
Location
Villa de Cortés is located in Mexico City
Villa de Cortés
Villa de Cortés
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Villa de Cortés is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City, directly south of the city center on Calzada de Tlalpan.[2] It is a surface station.

General information[edit]

The station logo depicts a helmet of the type used by the Spanish conquerors (conquistadores) who, led by Hernán Cortés, invaded the Aztec empire in the 16th century.[2] The name of this station comes from the area in which it is now located, which was known as the Villa de Cortés in colonial times.[2] The metro station opened on August 1, 1970.[4]

Metro Villa de Cortés provides a transfer with trolleybus Line "M", which runs between this station and the INFONAVIT Iztacalco neighbourhood.[5]

Ridership[edit]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2022 4,149,960 11,369 104/195 +41.79% [1]
2021 2,926,908 8,018 113/195 −1.54% [6]
2020 2,972,566 8,121 117/195 −53.13% [7]
2019 6,341,507 17,373 104/195 +2.90% [8]
2018 6,162,928 16,884 108/195 −4.86% [9]
2017 6,477,842 17,747 101/195 −4.34% [10]
2016 6,772,031 18,502 97/195 −1.59% [11]
2015 6,881,406 18,853 95/195 −1.34% [12]
2014 6,974,986 19,109 94/195 −0.79% [13]
2013 7,030,335 19,261 97/195 −10.67% [14]
2012 7,869,692 21,501 83/195 −11.53% [15]
2011 8,894,871 24,369 74/175 +56.96% [16]
2010 5,667,042 15,526 100/175 [17]

Exits[edit]

  • East: Calzada de Tlalpan and Plaza Victoria, Villa de Cortés
  • West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Guipúzcoa street and Ahorro Postal street, Colonia Niños Héroes de Churubusco

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Afluencia de estación por línea 2022" [Station traffic per line 2022] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Villa de Cortés" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  3. ^ Archambault, Richard. "Villa de Cortés - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  4. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Servicios.- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del D.F.: Línea:  M  LINEA M CIRCUITO VILLA DE CORTÉS" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2013" [Station traffic per line 2013] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" [Station traffic per line 2012] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" [Station traffic per line 2011] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" [Station traffic per line 2010] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links[edit]

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