Candelaria metro station
Mexico City metro station
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Candelaria (Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo in some of the Line 4 signage) is a Mexico City Metro rail station.[2][3][4] It is located in Venustiano Carranza municipality east of downtown Mexico City.[2] It lies along Lines 1 and 4.[2][3][4] From July 2022 to October 2023, the Line 1 station was closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.[5][6]
Candelaria / Palacio LegislativoMexico City
Mexico
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 Distinctive thin shell ceiling inside the entranceway of Candeleria by Félix Candela | ||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Candelaria de los Patos, Venustiano Carranza Mexico City Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.428837°N 99.119511°W | |||||||||||||||
| System | STC rapid transit | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) | |||||||||||||||
| Lines |  (Observatorio - Pantitlán) (Martín Carrera - Santa Anita) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | In service | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 September 1969 29 August 1981 | |||||||||||||||
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| 11 July 2022 | Temporarily closed | |||||||||||||||
| 29 October 2023 | Reopened | |||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Total: 5,318,158 815,643[1] 4,502,515[1]  24.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 181/195[1] 105/195[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Name and iconography
General information
Metro Candelaria has a subsidiary name, Metro Palacio Legislativo ("Legislative Palace"), because of its proximity to the Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro used by the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de diputados), the lower house of the Mexican Congress.
Candelaria is a transfer station, with Line 1 running underground and Line 4 on an elevated surface viaduct. The station features an in-corridor cultural display.[2] The Line 1 platform for the station was opened on 5 September 1969, and the Line 4 platform was opened on 29 August 1981.[7] Service from Candeleria to Santa Anita started on 25 May 1982.[7]
This station has the only "Lost and Found" office in the entire Metro system. It displays the architecture of Félix Candela, who designed the Candelaria station and many buildings in Mexico, such as the San Lázaro metro station and the Palacio de los Deportes, which served as a venue during the 1968 Summer Olympics.[8]
Nearby
- Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro, main seat of the legislative power of the Mexican government.
Exits
Line 1
- North: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos
- South: Avenida Candelaria de los Patos, Candelaria de los Patos
Line 4
- East: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and Sidar y Rovirosa street, Colonia El Parque
- West: Avenida Congreso de la Unión and General Anaya street, Candelaria de los Patos
Ridership
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Gallery
Entrance to the station
An NM-73B at the Line 4 platforms
Entry sign
