Estadio Azteca light rail station

Estadio Azteca
Station platforms and tracks, 2022
General information
LocationCalzada de Tlalpan
Coyoacán, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°18′06″N 99°08′49″W / 19.301667°N 99.146944°W / 19.301667; -99.146944
SystemXochimilco Light Rail
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated byServicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE)
Line Xochimilco Light Rail (Tasqueña – Xochimilco)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Connections
  • Huipulco
  • 17-E, 17-F, 31-B, 69, 111-A, 131, 132, 134, 134-A, 134-B, 134-C, 134-D, 145-A, 162-D
  • 2-F
  • Line 14 (under construction)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened1 August 1986 (1986-08-01)
Services
Preceding station STE Following station
El Vergel
toward Tasqueña
 Xochimilco Light Rail Huipulco
toward Xochimilco
Former services
Preceding station STE Following station
Terminus Tlalpan branch
pre-1992
 Huipulco
toward Tlalpan
Location
Estadio Azteca
Location within Mexico City urban area
Area map

Estadio Azteca light rail station,[a] is a station of the Xochimilco Light Rail in the colonia (neighborhood) of Ejido Viejo de Santa Úrsula Coapa, in the borough of Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station along Calzada de Tlalpan, with two island platforms, being named after and serving the adjacent Azteca Stadium (branded as Banorte Stadium since 2025, and dubbed the "Mexico City Stadium" during the 2026 FIFA World Cup).

The light rail station is found between El Vergel and Huipulco stations. The station's pictogram depicts a stylized view of that stadium. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities. Outside, the station has a transportation hub servicing local bus routes, and it is expected to connect to the trolleybus system, which is under ongoing construction.

Estadio Azteca opened on 1 August 1986, providing northward service toward Tasqueña light rail station. It formerly provided a southward service toward the borough of Tlalpan, but it was discontinued in 1990. The station has undergone several renovations, the most recent in anticipation of increased tourist demand for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Location

Estadio Azteca is an at-grade light rail station along the median strip of Calzada de Tlalpan, in the borough of Coyoacán, in southern Mexico City. It serves the Colonia ("neighborhood") of Ejido Viejo de Santa Úrsula Coapa. The stop services the Estadio Azteca, from which it takes its name.[1]

Estadio Azteca light rail station is located near the CETRAM Huipulco transportation hub.[2] Commuters can access different bus routes from there, including Routes  17-E, 17-F, 31-B, 69, 111-A, 131, 132, 134, 134-A, 134-B, 134-C, 134-D, 145-A, and 162-D of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system, as well as Route 2-F of the public bus system.[3][4] The transportation hub is also planned to connect with Trolleybus Line 14, which is under construction.[5]

CETRAM Huipulco received maintenance in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which indirectly benefited the light rail station.[6]

History and layout

Estadio Azteca light rail station opened on 1 August 1986, operating toward Tasqueña station.[7] Within the system, Estadio Azteca lies between El Vergel and Huipulco stations.[8]

In the same year, the station served as a transfer station providing service toward San Fernando, Tlalpan, a service that was discontinued in 1990.[9] The remnants of that light rail were still standing as of 2021.[10]

The station was out of service from 1 July 2019 until 16 January 2020, due to a major rehabilitation of the system, making the replacement of tracks that have remained since the mid-1890s, when they were used for the former tram route. The works were completed on 31 December 2019. The official reopening took place on 16 January 2020.[11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ Estación Estadio Azteca del Tren Ligero. The name of the station literally means "Aztec Stadium".

References

  1. ^ Castellanos, Hilda (29 October 2025). "'Si nos reubican, la fiesta en el Azteca se acabará', afirman comerciantes" ['If we're relocated, the party at the Azteca will be over', say vendors]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ Gozález, Paola (6 May 2025). "Semovi confirma ruta del Trolebús Línea 14, de Huipulco al Estadio Azteca" [Semovi confirms Trolleybus Line 14, from Huipulco to Estadio Azteca] (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ Delgado, Enrique (6 May 2025). "CDMX confirma RUTA que tendrá el Trolebús de la Línea 14, desde Estadio Azteca hasta Huipulco" [Mexico City confirms the route for Line 14 Trolleybus, from Estadio Azteca to Huipulco]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  6. ^ Coello, Luz (29 October 2025). "Desde el CETRAM Huipulco a un mercado: estas serán las mejoras alrededor del Estadio Azteca para el Mundial 2026" [From CETRAM Huipulco to a market: these are the improvements planned around Azteca Stadium for the 2026 World Cup]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ^ Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos [@STECDMX] (1 August 2023). "TREN LIGERO 🚊 El 1 de Agosto de 1986 inició el servicio del tren ligero en el tramo de Tasqueña a Estadio Azteca" [LIGHT RAIL 🚊 On 1 August 1986, light rail service began on the Tasqueña–Estadio Azteca section] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  8. ^ "El Tren ligero CDMX, mapa, horarios y costo" [Mexico City Light Rail: map, schedules, and fares] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ^ Departamento del Distrito Federal (1997). Obras y servicios de la Ciudad de México 1994-1997 (in Spanish). Limusa. p. 55. ISBN 9789688161807.
  10. ^ Arriaga, Ivonne (7 September 2021). "Pendiente la rehabilitación integral del Tren Ligero". Pasajero7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Hoy arranca la rehabilitación de las vías del Tren Ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ "El Tren Ligero reanuda su servicio de Taxqueña a Estadio Azteca". Expansión (in Spanish). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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