Candelaria metro station

Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station. It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City. It lies along Lines 1 and 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.

Name and iconography

The station logo depicts a swimming duck. 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.

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. The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981. Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.

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.

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	Template:Change
2022	3,795,335	10,398	116/195	Template:Change
2021	6,457,461	17,691	30/195	Template:Change
2020	7,286,788	19,909	28/195	Template:Change
2019	8,554,561	23,437	60/195	Template:Change
2018	8,484,051	23,243	66/195	Template:Change
2017	8,734,718	23,930	60/195	Template:Change
2016	9,163,851	25,037	59/195	Template:Change
2015	9,325,829	25,550	54/195	Template:Change
2014	9,308,818	25,503	58/195	Template:Change

Annual passenger ridership (Line 4)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	4,502,515	12,335	105/195	Template:Change
2022	3,229,966	8,849	125/195	Template:Change
2021	1,912,281	5,239	142/195	Template:Change
2020	1,659,786	4,534	161/195	Template:Change
2019	2,953,147	8,090	165/195	Template:Change
2018	2,863,399	7,844	167/195	Template:Change
2017	2,760,169	7,562	170/195	Template:Change
2016	2,737,480	7,476	169/195	Template:Change
2015	2,760,842	7,563	158/195	Template:Change
2014	2,717,641	7,445	158/195	Template:Change

Gallery

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

External links

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