Auditorio () is a

Mexico City Metro The Mexico City Metro ( es, Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. Operated by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC), it is ...

station located on line 7. It is one of the main metro gateways (along with

Metro Polanco Polanco () is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms served by Line 7 (the Orange Line) between San Joaquín and Auditorio stations. It serves the '' colo ...

) to the chic and business-related neighborhood, Polanco. The entrances to the station are on

Paseo de la Reforma Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...

, one of the main thoroughfares in

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. Its symbol depicts the façade of the Auditorio Nacional (), which is just above the station. The auditorium is one of the main venues for concerts, shows and entertainment in the city, so almost every weekend night, this station is used by the attendants to the events. The station opened on 23 August 1985.

General information

This station is also frequently used by tourists because of its proximity to many landmarks of the city, such as

Chapultepec Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...

. Outside the station, just in front of the Auditorio Nacional, is the main station of the ''Turibus'', a double-deck bus that runs a touristic route that goes from Chapultepec Park to the Historic Center along

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. During weekdays, this station is also one of the busiest ones of the network because it is an entrance to the business, office and financial area in Polanco. Outside the station there is also one of the main ''microbus'' stops in the area; these ''microbuses'' transport people coming from the metro to other business and commercial zones in the city like northern Polanco, Palmas, Santa Fe,

Lomas de Chapultepec Lomas de Chapultepec ( en, "Chapultepec Hills") is a '' colonia'', or officially recognized neighborhood, located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City. It dates back to the 1920s, when it was founded with the name Chapultepec Heights. Home ...

and Satélite. During

rush hour A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour (Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: on ...

, due to the large mass of people taking these buses outside the metro station and to the poor infrastructure of the ''microbus'' stops, heavy traffic is originated in this part of

. Criticism has also been made to the layout of this metro station (among others of Line 7) because the heavy flows of people are not well managed; during rush hours flows of people walking in different directions often face each other causing a decrease in the speed of pedestrian traffic. Other problems concern the bottlenecks at bridges, narrow tunnels, escalators, and normal stairs due to low capacity.

Ridership

Nearby

* Auditorio Nacional, concert and entertainment venue. *

Campo Marte Campo Marte is a venue under the administration of the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA). Named after the ''Campus Martius'' (Field of Mars), it is used for military and government events, as well as equestrianism, equestrian events. Campo ...

, equestrian and military facility. *

Bosque de Chapultepec Chapultepec, more commonly called the "Bosque de Chapultepec" (Chapultepec Forest) in Mexico City, is one of the largest city parks in Mexico, measuring in total just over 686 hectares (1,695 acres). Centered on a rock formation called Chapultep ...

, city park and zoo. *Centro Cultural del Bosque, theater. *Jardín Winston Churchill, small garden and park which includes a statue of

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. *

National Museum of Anthropology The National Museum of Anthropology ( es, Museo Nacional de Antropología, MNA) is a national museum of Mexico. It is the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Located in the area between Paseo de la Reforma and Mahatma Gandhi Street withi ...

, the largest and most visited museum of Mexico

Gallery

Image:MetroAuditorioUnderpass.JPG, Pedestrian underpass for Metro Auditorio with displays of metro systems around the world.

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* * {{Paseo de la Reforma Auditorio Chapultepec Mexico City Metro stations in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City Paseo de la Reforma Railway stations opened in 1985 1985 establishments in Mexico Accessible Mexico City Metro stations