Copilco metro station

Copilco
General information
LocationRomero de Terreros, Coyoacán
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°20′09″N 99°10′36″W / 19.335887°N 99.176652°W / 19.335887; -99.176652
SystemSTC rapid transit
Line (Indios VerdesUniversidad)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened30 August 1983 (1983-08-30)
Passengers
202510,927,105[1][a] 4.32%
Rank24/195[1][a]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Line 3 Universidad
Terminus
Location
Copilco
Location within Mexico City
Area map

Copilco is a station along Line 3 on the Mexico City Metro. Located in the Coyoacán borough, in the south of Mexico City, on Avenida Enríquez Ureña (Eje 10 Sur).[2][3] It is the penultimate station along the southern portion of Line 3.[3][4]

General information

The station logo depicts an Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon (symbols of the lightbug, which is also a personification of the God of Water).[5] Copilco means "in the Royal Crown" in Nahuatl.[5] The station opened on 30 August 1983.[6]

Above the station's platforms is the mural El perfil del tiempo by Guillermo Ceniceros, depicting paintings and art from ancient pre-Hispanic cultures, works by famous artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, and Mexican art from José Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and others. This station also has a cultural display.[2]

Many of the passengers are students, headed for the nearby campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Metro Copilco is particularly close to the schools of medicine and dentistry. This station serves the Copilco Universidad, Romero de Terreros, Copilco el Alto and Pedregal de Santo Domingo neighborhoods, as well as several estates (closed groups of high-density residential buildings), such as Integración Latinoamericana and Copilco 300.

Nearby

Exits

  • Southeast: Cerro Tres Zapotes street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
  • Southwest: Cerro Tlapacoya street and Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros
  • North: Eje 10 Sur Enríquez Ureña, Romero de Terreros

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership[a]
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2025 10,927,105 29,937 24/195 −4.32% [1]
2024 11,420,379 31,203 17/195 +0.75% [1]
2023 11,335,490 31,056 18/195 +21.53% [1]
2022 9,327,411 25,554 22/195 +101.59% [1]
2021 4,626,936 12,676 57/195 −26.59% [7]
2020 6,302,582 17,220 39/195 −55.08% [8]
2019 14,030,121 38,438 23/195 −4.20% [9]
2018 14,645,189 40,123 23/195 −2.25% [10]
2017 14,981,668 41,045 22/195 +0.16% [11]
2016 14,958,149 40,869 20/195 +8.67% [12]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c The data here is limited to the most recent ten years to avoid excessive listings; earlier figures can be found in this page's history or on the Mexico City Metro website. To calculate the average daily ridership, the annual total is divided by 365 days (366 in leap years), with decimals omitted from the result. Each station per line is ranked individually, as the system counts transfer stations separately. The percentage change is calculated automatically using the data from the current year and the previous year.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)" [Station traffic by line (2022–present)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Copilco" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Copilco » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Línea 3" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Copilco" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.