Patriotismo () is a

metro station A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...

on the

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 ...

. It is located in both the

Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc (, ), also known as Cuauhtemotzín, Guatimozín, or Guatémoc, was the Aztec ruler ('' tlatoani'') of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521, making him the last Aztec Emperor. The name Cuauhtemōc means "one who has descended like an eagle ...

and

Miguel Hidalgo Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican ...

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

. It is part of the Metro Line 9.

Name and iconography

The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides the

and

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

. "Patriotismo" literally means patriotism, thus, the station logo depicts a Mexican flag. When Line 9 was on its planning stage, the name for the station was Escandón, after Colonia Escandón, the neighborhood the station is located at, but it was later changed to Patriotismo.

General information

The station serves the Escandón, Hipódromo Condesa, and

Condesa Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc Borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square. It is immediately west of Colonia Roma, together with which it is designated as ...

neighborhoods; it is located at the intersection of Benjamin Franklin Street and General Salvador Alvarado Street.The station has two exits on both sides of Benjamin Franklin street. The station was opened on 29 August 1988.

Ridership

In 2019, the station registered an average of 18,160 users per day.

Exits

*North: Eje 4 Sur Benjamin Franklin and General Salvador Alvarado street, Col. Hipódromo Condesa *South: Eje 4 Sur Benjamin Franklin and General Salvador Alvarado street, Colonia Escandón

Gallery

Image:Patriotismo station Mexico City.JPG, Station platform Image:Metro Patriotismo 01.jpg, Stone engraving depicting the station's icon

References

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* * {{Authority control Patriotismo Condesa Mexico City Metro stations in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City Railway stations opened in 1988 1988 establishments in Mexico Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Railway stations located underground in Mexico