Parque de los Venados metro station

Parque de los Venados is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. The station is located between Zapata and Eje Central. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac and it is built underground.

Parque de los Venados

Entrance to the station, March 2021

General information

Location

Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre
Santa Cruz Atoyac, Benito Juárez
Mexico City
Mexico

Coordinates

19°22′14″N 99°09′31″W / 19.370662°N 99.158716°W

System

STC rapid transit

Operated by

Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)

Line

(Observatorio - Tláhuac)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

2

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Status

In service

History

Opened

30 October 2012; 13 years ago

Key dates

3 May 2021;
4 years ago

Temporarily closed

15 January 2023;
3 years ago

Reopened

Passengers

2023

2,378,215

Rank

147/195

Services

Preceding station	Mexico City Metro			Following station
Zapata toward Observatorio		Line 12		Eje Central 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

Location
Parque de los Venados Location within Mexico City
Area map

Name and pictogram

The station's name originates from a nearby park, commonly known as Parque de los Venados (Park of the Deer) on account of the deer statues located there, but which was originally named Parque Francisco Villa in honor of the eponymous Mexican revolutionary leader. The station's pictogram depicts two deers, representing the aforementioned statues located at the adjacent park.

General information

The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Calle Uxmal in the Benito Juárez municipality. The municipality's seat is just next to the station and two of the station entrances are located in the plaza next to the government building.

During the line's construction, the remains of people believed to be of the Aztecs were found at the station site.

Museo de la Radio

The Parque de los Venados station features the Museo de la Radio (Radio Museum), inaugurated in October 2018. The museum features more than ten thousand items related to the radio its culture and history, ranging from audiovisual material and memorabilia to a letter from Porfirio Díaz.

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	2,378,215	6,515	147/195	NA
2022	0	0	176/195	−100.00%
2021	567,984	1,556	190/195	−73.54%
2020	2,146,646	5,865	148/195	−49.48%
2019	4,249,439	11,642	144/195	+1.75%
2018	4,176,515	11,442	144/195	+6.62%
2017	3,917,164	10,731	146/195	+8.53%
2016	3,609,186	9,861	150/195	+19.43%
2015	3,021,968	8,279	150/195	+5.54%
2014	2,863,417	7,844	156/195	−1.45%

Entrances

Northwest: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Santa Cruz Atoyac
Southwest: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Col. Residencial Emperadores
Northeast: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Santa Cruz Atoyac