Plaza Aragón metro station is a station of the

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in the ''colonias'' (neighborhoods) of Ignacio Allende and Valle de Santiago, in

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, State of Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one

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served by Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Ciudad Azteca and Olímpica stations. The name of the station references

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the nearby

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shopping center; its

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depicts a representation of a stand of pots from a , an open-air market. The station was opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of service between Ciudad Azteca and Buenavista metro stations. The facilities are

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for people with disabilities as there are elevators,

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s and

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signage plates. In 2019, Plaza Aragón metro station had an average daily ridership of 19,721 passengers, making it the tenth-most used on the line.

Location

Plaza Aragón is a

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along Carlos Hank González Avenue (also known as Central Avenue), in

, State of Mexico, a neighboring municipality of

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. The station serves the ''colonias'' (

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for "neighborhoods") of Ignacio Allende and Valle de Santiago. Within the system, the station lies between Ciudad Azteca and Olímpica metro stations.

Exits

There are two exits: *North: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Ignacio Zaragoza Street, Ignacio Allende. *South: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Cegor Avenue, Valle de Santiago.

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by

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; Plaza Aragón metro station opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of the Ciudad Azteca– Buenavista service. The station was built at-grade level; the Plaza Aragón–Ciudad Azteca section is long, while the opposite section towards Olímpica metro station measures . The station is

for people with disabilities as there are

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s and

signage plates. The pedestrian bridges that connect the access to the station are adapted for bicycles as a

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was built in 2015 on the adjacent

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. The station's

features the silhouette of a stand of pots from a , an open-air market; the name references the

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denomination for the

shopping center, Mexico's busiest shopping mall as of 2018.

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, commuters have averaged per year between 19,300 and 21,600 daily entrances in the last decade. In 2019, before the

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, the station had a ridership of 7,198,356 passengers, which was a decrease of 229,729 passengers compared to 2018. In the same year, Plaza Aragón metro station was the 90th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's tenth-most used.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Plaza Aragon 2000 establishments in Mexico Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico City Metro Line B stations Mexico City Metro stations outside Mexico City Railway stations opened in 2000