Insurgentes is a

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on the Line 1 of

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. It is located within the

Glorieta de los Insurgentes Glorieta de Insurgentes is a large roundabout formed at the intersection of Avenida Chapultepec and Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Mexico City. In it flow both Oaxaca Avenue and the streets of Jalapa and Génova, which give access to Colonia R ...

at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and

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borough, close to the Zona Rosa shopping and entertainment district and the

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, two of the most iconic neighborhoods in the city. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 65,134 passengers per day, making it the 12th busiest station in the network.

Name and pictogram

Insurgentes receives its name from

Avenida de los Insurgentes Avenida de los Insurgentes ( en, Avenue of the Insurgents), sometimes known simply as Insurgentes, is the longest avenue in Mexico City, with a length of on a north-south axis across the city. Insurgentes has its origins in what was during the ...

, one of

's most important thoroughfares, the station is located under the intersection of Insurgentes and

. The station pictogram depicts the church bell of

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, a symbol of the start of the

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(1810) and the eleven-year-long insurgency that followed.

General information

Metro Insurgentes was built in a particular style. Surrounding the station is a circular shopping mall-cum-plaza, called the Glorieta de los Insurgentes. The station's exterior walls are intended to evoke pre-Hispanic architecture, while the platform walls are decorated with mock-ups of platforms from the

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and the

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. The station was opened on 5 September 1969. Exterior shots of the plaza and metro entrance were used in the 1990 motion picture '' Total Recall''. This is an important station for bus transfers, connecting with an extensive local network of urban buses (RTP, or Red de Transporte de Pasajeros) that serves zones like

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and

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, south of the city, and

Metro Indios Verdes Indios Verdes (; Spanish ) is a station of the Mexico City Metro along Insurgentes Norte Avenue in the ''colonias'' (neighborhoods) of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade stati ...

, north of the city. The Insurgentes Metrobús

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line also has a stop in the vicinity of Metro Insurgentes. In recent years, the Glorieta de los Insurgentes (and, therefore, the station itself), has been a meeting and starting point for some social and political rallies; for example, in December 2019, it was used as meeting point for several feminist rallies. The station serves the following

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: Colonia Juárez and Colonia Roma Norte.

Nearby

*Glorieta de los Insurgentes, roundabout with a small plaza and commerces. * Zona Rosa, neighborhood known for its shopping, nightlife, gay community and Korean community. *Plaza Río de Janeiro, square. * Fuente de Cibeles, replica of the fountain located in the

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Exits

*Southwest: Oaxaca street, Colonia Roma Norte *Southeast:

, Colonia Roma Norte *South: Jalapa street, Colonia Roma Norte *Northeast: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez *North: Genova street, Colonia Juárez *Northwest: Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Juárez

Station layout

Ridership

Gallery

10401 R226 37 ESTACIÓN INSURGENTES ABRIL 24 1969 (33762281070).jpg, Works of construction at Insurgentes Station, 1969. Image:InsurgentesMetroOutsideEntrance.JPG, View of outside entrance of Metro Insurgentes at the Insurgentes ''Glorieta'' roundabout. Image:Insurgentes-mural2.jpg, Rafael Cauduro's mural depicting the

Image:InsurgentesMetroDF1.JPG, Station platforms

References

External links

* {{Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Insurgentes Mexico City Metro stations in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City Railway stations opened in 1969 1969 establishments in Mexico Colonia Roma Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Mexico City Metro stations located underground