Gómez Farías () is a

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of the

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Venustiano Carranza José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920) was a Mexican wealthy land owner and politician who was Governor of Coahuila when the constitutionally elected president Francisco I. Madero was overthrown in a February ...

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. It is an underground station with two

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served by Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and

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stations. It serves the '' colonias'' (neighborhoods) of

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and Gómez Farías; the station receives its name from the latter, which in turn is named after

Valentín Gómez Farías Valentín Gómez Farías (; 14 February 1781 – 5 July 1858) was a Mexican physician and liberal politician who became president of Mexico twice, first in 1833, during the period of the First Mexican Republic, and again in 1846, during the ...

, the 7th

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(he served intermittently from 1833 to 1847). The

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depicts a representation of the

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, which was promoted by Gómez Farías during his tenure as the president of Congress. Gómez Farías station opened on 4 September 1969 with service westward toward

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and eastward toward Zaragoza. The facilities are partially

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for people with disabilities as it has

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. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 28,385 passengers, making it the 48th busiest station in the network and the 11th busiest of the line. Starting 11 July 2022, the station will remain closed for at least eight months for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Location

Gómez Farías is a

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located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in

. The station serves the ''colonias'' (

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for "neighborhoods") of

and Gómez Farías. Within the system, the station lies between Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and

Exits

There are two exits: *North: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Relaciones Exteriores Street, Federal. *South: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and 31 Street, Gómez Farías.

History and construction

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the last one a subsidiary of

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. Its first section opened on 4 September 1969, operating from

to Zaragoza stations. Gómez Farías is an underground station; the Gómez Farías–Zaragoza tunnel is long, while the Gómez Farías–Boulevard Puerto Aéreo section measures . The station's

features a silhouette of a representation of the

, which was promoted by

during his tenure as the president of Congress. It has a partially disabled-accessible service with

. The station will be closed in 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, between 2011 and 2021, commuters averaged between 20,100 and 42,300 daily entrances. In 2019, before the

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, the station's ridership totaled 10,360,851 passengers, which was a decrease of 1,800,444 passengers compared to 2018. In the same year, Gómez Farías was the 48th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 11th busiest.

References

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