Universidad (also frequently called Metro C.U., from ''Ciudad Universitaria'') is a
station
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on the
Mexico City Metro.
It is located in the southern reaches of
Mexico City, in
Coyoacán borough.
A surface station, it is the current terminus of
Line 3.
The station was opened on 30 August 1983.
In 2021, the station had an average ridership of 25,858 passengers per day, making it the fifteenth busiest station in the network.
General information
The station logo is a crest bearing a bird with the head of a condor and of an eagle, and the legend "Por mi Raza hablará el Espíritu"; this is the official coat of arms of the
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), which the station serves.
This metro terminal is multimodal, connecting with microbus lines that serve zones like
Tlalpan
Tlalpan ( nci, Tlālpan, , place on the earth, ) is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. It is the largest borough, with over eighty percent under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost ...
,
Ajusco,
Milpa Alta and
Contreras. It also connects with the UNAM's internal bus base, with buses that give free service on the campus, between schools, institutes and sports facilities, including the
México 68 Olympic Stadium.
It also serves the ''Pedregal de Santo Domingo'' and ''Copilco el Alto'' neighbourhoods.
Metro Universidad also has facilities for the handicapped, and a large mural depicting the history of UNAM.
Nearby
*
Ciudad Universitaria, main campus of the
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...
.
*
Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, contemporary art museum.
Exits
*East: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo
*West: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo
Ridership
References
External links
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Universidad
Railway stations opened in 1983
Railway stations in Mexico at university and college campuses
Mexico City Metro stations in Coyoacán
1983 establishments in Mexico
Accessible Mexico City Metro stations