Culhuacán metro station

Culhuacán is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.^[3] The station is located between Atlalilco and San Andrés Tomatlán. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac.^[3]

Culhuacán
STC rapid transit
The station
General information
Coordinates	19°20′13″N 99°06′32″W / 19.337001°N 99.108990°W / 19.337001; -99.108990
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Tláhuac)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	yes[1]
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)	Temporarily closed
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28)	Reopened
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)	Temporarily closed
15 July 2023 (2023-07-15)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	1,484,572[2]
Rank	169/195[2]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Atlalilco toward Observatorio Line 12 San Andrés Tomatlán toward Tláhuac
Route map Legend Tláhuac yard Tláhuac Tlaltenco Zapotitlán Nopalera Olivos Tezonco Periférico Oriente Calle 11 Lomas Estrella San Andrés Tomatlán Culhuacán Atlalilco Mexicaltzingo Ermita Eje Central Parque de los Venados Zapata Hospital 20 de Noviembre Insurgentes Sur Mixcoac Operational Under construction Valentín Campa Álvaro Obregón Observatorio This diagram: view talk edit
Location Culhuacán Location within Mexico City Area map

The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Avenida Tlahuac and Calzada Taxqueña. It is above the ground.

The station is named after the pueblo of Culhuacán, which was an important prehispanic city and is now a designated "Barrio Mágico" within the borough of Iztapalapa. The station's icon depicts the Aztec glyph for Culhuacán.^[4]