Balbuena metro station

Balbuena
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationCalzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W / 19.42306°N 99.10222°W / 19.42306; -99.10222
SystemMexico City Metro
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line (ObservatorioPantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened5 September 1969 (1969-09-05)
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Reopened
Passengers
20252,671,330  23.57%
Rank160/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Moctezuma Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
toward Pantitlán
Location
Balbuena
Location within Mexico City
Area map and exits

Balbuena metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Venustiano Carranza. It is an underground stop with two side platforms serving Line 1 (Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo. It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing service west toward Chapultepec and service east toward Zaragoza.

Balbuena metro station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. Its pictogram depicts the silhouette of four four-petaled flowers, symbolizing the Balbuena Garden in the neighborhood of the same name, from which the station takes its name. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, escalators, tactile pavings and wheelchair ramps. Outside, there is a transportation hub servicing local bus routes.

It was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, Balbuena metro station had an average daily ridership of 7,318 passengers, ranking it the 160th busiest station in the network.