La Raza metro station

La Raza
STC rapid transit
Various scientific images are displayed in La Raza's transfer tunnel (pictured)
General information
Location	Insurgentes Norte Avenue Leoncavallo Street and Paganini Street Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°28′13″N 99°08′13″W / 19.470153°N 99.136891°W / 19.470153; -99.136891
Owned by	Government of Mexico City
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Indios Verdes – Universidad) (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 per line)
Tracks	4 (2 per line)
Connections	La Raza La Raza La Raza La Raza Routes: 11-A, 12, 23, 27-A, 103 Trolleybus Line 1: La Raza Routes: 7-D, 20-C, 20-D
Construction
Structure type	Underground At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle parking-only
Accessible	Partial
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	25 August 1978; 46 years ago (1978-08-25) 1 July 1982; 42 years ago (1982-07-01)
Passengers
2023	12,496,437[a]  5.49%
Rank	29/195[1] 124/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Potrero toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Tlatelolco toward Universidad Autobuses del Norte toward Politécnico Line 5 Misterios toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Ticomán workshops Indios Verdes Deportivo 18 de Marzo Potrero La Raza Tlatelolco Guerrero Hidalgo Juárez Balderas Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Hospital General Centro Médico Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia División del Norte Zapata Coyoacán Viveros / Derechos Humanos Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Copilco Universidad This diagram: view talk edit Legend Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location La Raza Location within Mexico City Area map and exits

La Raza metro station^[b] is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City. The station features a combination of underground and at-grade buildings; each has two side platforms. La Raza serves Lines 3 (the Olive Line) and 5 (the Yellow Line). La Raza metro station is located between Potrero and Tlatelolco stations on Line 3, and between Autobuses del Norte and Misterios stations on Line 5.

La Raza metro station opened on 25 August 1978 with service on Line 3 heading south toward Hospital General metro station. North service toward Indios Verdes metro station began on 1 December 1979. Southeasterly service on Line 5 toward Pantitlán metro station began on 1 July 1982. The transfer tunnel is approximately 600 meters (2,000 ft), making it the second-longest in the system. Inside the transfer tunnel, a permanent science exhibition called El Túnel de la Ciencia ("The Tunnel of Science") was installed by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) to provide scientific information to passengers. It showcases information about science and astronomy through images since 30 November 1988.

The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Vallejo and Héroes de Nacozari. It is located along Avenida de los Insurgentes, near Eje Central. The station's pictogram represents the nearby Monumento a la Raza, a pyramid-shaped structure dedicated to la Raza, Mexico's diverse native peoples and cultures. The facilities at La Raza metro station are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are braille signage plates. The station has an Internet café, a library, and a mural titled Monstruos de fin de milenio, painted by Ariosto Otero Reyes. Outside, there is a bicycle parking station and a transportation hub.

In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 40,937 passengers. Since its opening, the station has experienced some incidents, including a shooting and a train crash in the northbound tunnel, where one person died and 106 others were injured.

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