Candelaria metro station

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	Candelaria Location within Mexico City
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Candelaria
Candelaria
STC rapid transit
	Distinctive thin shell ceiling inside the entranceway of Candeleria by Félix Candela
General information
Other names	Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo
Location	Candelaria de los Patos, Venustiano Carranza; Mexico City; Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′44″N 99°07′10″W / 19.428837°N 99.119511°W
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Pantitlán) ; (Martín Carrera - Santa Anita)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Cecilio Robelo; Routes 37;
Construction
Structure type	Underground; At grade
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	4 September 1969; 29 August 1981
Key dates
11 July 2022	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023	Reopened
Passengers
2023	Total: 5,318,158 ; 815,643; 4,502,515 24.3%
Rank	181/195; 105/195
Services
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	Candelaria Location within Mexico City
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Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City.^[2] It lies along Lines 1 and 4.^[2]^[3]^[4] From July 2022 to October 2023, the Line 1 station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.^[5]^[6]

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts a swimming duck.^[2]^[3]^[4] Its name and logo come from the surrounding neighbourhood of La Candelaria de los Patos (the Spanish word pato means "duck") where, only a few decades ago, many duck species lived and were bred and sold in a local market.^[2]

General information

Metro Candelaria has a subsidiary name, Metro Palacio Legislativo ("Legislative Palace"), because of its proximity to the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro used by the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de diputados), the lower house of the Mexican Congress.

Candelaria is a transfer station, with Line 1 running underground and Line 4 on an elevated surface viaduct. The station features an in-corridor cultural display.^[2] The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981.^[7] Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.^[7]

This station has the only "Lost and Found" office in the entire Metro system. It displays the architecture of Félix Candela, who designed the Candelaria station and many buildings in Mexico, such as the San Lázaro metro station and the Palacio de los Deportes, which served as a venue during the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[8]

Nearby

Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, main seat of the legislative power of the Mexican government.

Exits

Line 1

North: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos
South: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos

Line 4

East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Sidar y Rovirosa street, Colonia El Parque
West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and General Anaya street, Candelaria de los Patos

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 1)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	815,643	2,234	181/195	−78.51%	^[1]
2022	3,795,335	10,398	116/195	−41.23%	^[1]
2021	6,457,461	17,691	30/195	−11.38%	^[9]
2020	7,286,788	19,909	28/195	−14.82%	^[10]
2019	8,554,561	23,437	60/195	0.83%	^[11]
2018	8,484,051	23,243	66/195	−2.87%	^[12]
2017	8,734,718	23,930	60/195	−4.68%	^[13]
2016	9,163,851	25,037	59/195	−1.74%	^[14]
2015	9,325,829	25,550	54/195	0.18%	^[15]
2014	9,308,818	25,503	58/195	7.04%	^[16]

Annual passenger ridership (Line 4)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	4,502,515	12,335	105/195	39.40%	^[1]
2022	3,229,966	8,849	125/195	68.91%	^[1]
2021	1,912,281	5,239	142/195	15.21%	^[9]
2020	1,659,786	4,534	161/195	−43.80%	^[10]
2019	2,953,147	8,090	165/195	3.13%	^[11]
2018	2,863,399	7,844	167/195	3.74%	^[12]
2017	2,760,169	7,562	170/195	0.83%	^[13]
2016	2,737,480	7,476	169/195	−0.85%	^[14]
2015	2,760,842	7,563	158/195	1.59%	^[15]
2014	2,717,641	7,445	158/195	0.63%	^[16]

Gallery

Entrance to the station
An NM-73B at the Line 4 platforms
Entry sign

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Candelaria" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 1) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 4) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "Felix Candela (1910-1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

Media related to Candelaria (station) at Wikimedia Commons

[passnrank22-23-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[metro-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Candelaria" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[archambault-3] Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 1) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[archambault_line4-4] Archambault, Richard. "Candelaria (Line 4) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[5] "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[6] De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[monroy_history-7] Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[structurae-8] "Felix Candela (1910-1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 11 August 2011.

[passnrank21-9] "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.

[passnrank20-10] "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.

[passnrank19-11] "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.

[passrank18-12] "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.

[passrank17-13] "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.

[passrank16-14] "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.

[passrank15-15] "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.

[passrank14-16] "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.

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