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Romero Rubio metro station

Mexico City Metro station

Romero Rubio metro station
Summary

Mexico City Metro station

FieldValue
name[[File:Metro Romero Rubio pictogram.svg25px]] Romero Rubio
styleMexico City Metro
style2B
symbolmcm
symbol_locationmexicocity
typeMexico City Metro
ownedGovernment of Mexico City
operatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
imageMetro Romero Rubio (2022) 2.jpg
image_captionStation sign, 2022
altWhile on one platform passengers are waiting for the arrival of a train, on the other commuters are leaving.
addressAvenida Oceanía
boroughVenustiano Carranza, Mexico City
countryMexico
line(Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
other{{plainlist
coordinates
structureElevated
platform2 side platforms
accessiblePartial
tracks2
statusIn service
opened
services{{Adjacent stationssystem=Mexico City Metro
line11Bleft11=Oceaníaright11=Ricardo Flores Magón}}
mapframeYes
mapframe-zoom16
mapframe-custom
mapframe-captionArea map
map_typeMexico Mexico City
route_map
map_statecollapsed
passengers5,452,831
pass_year2025
pass_rank92/195
pass_percent4.20
  • Routes: 10-B, 18
  • Various local service routes | mapframe-zoom = 16 | mapframe-custom = | mapframe-caption = Area map

Romero Rubio metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Venustiano Carranza. It is an elevated railway stop with two side platforms serving Line B (Green-and-Gray Line), between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón. It was opened on 15 December 1999, providing service north toward Villa de Aragón and southwest toward Buenavista.

Romero Rubio metro station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio, along Avenida Oceanía. Additionally, it has been serving the Encuentro Oceanía shopping center since 2021. The station's name references the colonia of the same name, named after Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1884 to 1895. Its pictogram depicts the silhouette of his bust. The facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, including tactile paving and Braille signage.

In 2025, Romero Rubio station had an average daily ridership of 14,939 passengers, ranking it the 92nd busiest stops in the network. The building's area has experienced subsidence issues.

Location and layout

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Romero Rubio is an elevated metro station on Avenida Oceanía in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in northeastern Mexico City. It serves two Colonias ("neighborhoods"), Moctezuma and Romero Rubio. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as the country's Secretary of the Interior from 1884 to 1895.

Romero Rubio metro station has two exits. The northern exit is at the corner of Avenida del Peñón and Calle Oriente 158 in Colonia Moctezuma and the southern one is at Calle Marruecos in Colonia Romero Rubio. The building offers provides partial accessibility for people with disabilities, including tactile paving and Braille signage. Metro authorities considered adding elevators and wheelchair ramps following the construction of Encuentro Oceanía.

The station is located between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón stations on the line. The area is serviced by Routes 10-B and 18 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros bus network.

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA. The first section opened on 15 December 1999, running from Buenavista to Villa de Aragón. The stretch between Romero Rubio and Oceanía spans 809 m, while the segment toward Ricardo Flores Magón measures 908 m.

Incidents

A concrete overpass.
In 2022, the southbound header of the station showed an apparent difference in level ''(in the middle)''. Authorities reported that it does not pose a problem for operations.

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.

Romero Rubio metro station has experienced subsidence issues. Israel Zamarrón of El Sol de México reported sinking and vibrations caused by trains and heavy vehicles passing beneath it. In July 2022, commuters observed that part of the structure was uneven. System authorities inspected it and confirmed that it was safe, noting that it is under continuous monitoring. From January to September 2024, overnight repairs were carried out on the line's elevated stations, including Romero Rubio, to realign and regrade the tracks.

Ridership

Graphic showing daily ridership
Daily ridership for Romero Rubio station in 2024

According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 7,800 and 8,300 daily entrances between 2015 and 2019.

The station had a ridership of 5,452,831 passengers in 2025, marking an increase of 219,774 passengers compared to 2024, and ranked as the 92nd busiest station out of the system's 195 stations.

Mexico City MetroB}}; font-size:110%; text-align:center;"Annual passenger ridershipYearRidershipAverage dailyRank% changeRef.
20255,452,83114,93992/195
20245,233,05714,29785/195
20234,882,28713,37697/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linealanguage=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2025access-date=8 February 2025archive-date=8 February 2025url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208224853/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-lineatrans-title=Station traffic by line (2022–present)}}
20223,934,21410,778110/195
20212,257,0356,183130/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2021publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2020access-date=7 March 2022archive-date=7 March 2022url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307203941/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2021}}
20201,712,7314,679160/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2020publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2021access-date=21 June 2021archive-date=21 June 2021url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621220125/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2020}}
20192,925,1328,014167/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2019publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2020access-date=3 May 2020archive-date=8 April 2020url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408025317/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2019}}
20182,863,1097,844168/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2018publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2019access-date=7 April 2020archive-date=6 June 2019url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2018}}
20173,011,6718,251162/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2017publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2019access-date=3 May 2020archive-date=3 May 2020url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503211908/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2017}}
20163,001,0608,199163/195url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016language=estitle=Afluencia de estación por línea 2016publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metroyear=2017access-date=3 May 2020archive-date=3 May 2020url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212130/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016trans-title=Station traffic by line in 2016}}

Notes

References

References

  1. (15 May 2023). "Restaurantes Encuentro Oceanía: cuáles hay y horarios de la plaza IKEA". [[Marca (newspaper).
  2. Estrada, Mildred. (1 October 2021). "Preaperturan el centro comercial Encuentro Oceanía". El Sol de México.
  3. "Romero Rubio". [[Mexico City Metro.
  4. "Red de Rutas". Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.
  5. (20 July 2009). "Línea B, Ciudad de México". iNGENET Infraestructura.
  6. Grajeada, Ella. (27 November 2000). "Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'". [[El Universal (Mexico City).
  7. Velázquez, Miguel. (10 January 2019). "Usuarios reportan problemas en la Línea B del Metro". [[Publimetro]].
  8. "Longitud de estación a estación por línea". Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro.
  9. "Cierre temporal de estaciones". Metro CDMX.
  10. Hernández, Eduardo. (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal.
  11. Zamarrón, Israel. (18 November 2020). "Plaza Encuentro Oceanía tendrá 2,800 cajones para autos pese a tener Metro a un lado". [[El Sol de México]].
  12. Ponce, JC. (28 July 2022). "Alertan por columna desnivelada en estación Romero Rubio del Metro". [[Excélsior]].
  13. Ponce, JC. (28 July 2022). "Columna en estación Romero Rubio no representa riesgo: Metro". Excélsior.
  14. Mejía, Michelle. (27 December 2024). "Línea B del metro será renivelada por las noches; anuncian fecha de trabajos en tramo de San Lázaro a Oceanía".
  15. Reyes Padrón, Jorge. (3 September 2024). "¡Línea B del Metro será más rápida que antes! Estos son los motivos". [[Récord (Mexican newspaper).
  16. (2025). "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)". Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro.
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  20. (2019). "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018". Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro.
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