# Consulado metro station

Consulado metro station is a transfer station of the Mexico City Metro in Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. The station features a combination of elevated and at-grade buildings; each has two side platforms. Consulado serves Lines 4 (the Aqua Line) and 5 (the Yellow Line). Consulado metro station is located between Bondojito and Canal del Norte stations on Line 4, and between Valle Gómez and Eduardo Molina stations on Line 5.
Consulado metro station opened on 29 August 1981 with service on Line 4 heading north toward Martín Carrera station and southward toward Candelaria station. Westerly service on Line 5 toward Pantitlán metro station began on 1 July 1982. The station serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of 7 de Noviembre, 20 de Noviembre, Felipe Ángeles, and Mártires de Río Blanco.
The station is named after the Consulado River, which runs below Avenía Río Consulado. Its pictogram depicts a water duct, symbolizing the ducted part of the river. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 9,337 passengers, making it one of the least-accessed transfer stations in the network.

## Location and layout

Consulado is a metro transfer station in the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza boroughs, in northeastern Mexico City. The Line 4 station is elevated along Avenida Congreso de la Unión, while the Line 5 building is at ground level along Avenida Río Consulado. The station serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of 7 de Noviembre and Mártires de Río Blanco, in Gustavo A. Madero, and of 20 de Noviembre and Felipe Ángeles, in Venustiano Carranza. Its pictogram depicts a water duct, symbolizing the section of the Consulado River [es] that runs beneath the station. Within the system, it lies between Bondojito and Canal del Norte stations on Line 4 and between Valle Gómez and Eduardo Molina stations on Line 5.
The station has four exits. The exits on Line 4 lead to Avenida Congreso de la Unión: to the east, to Calle Oriente 87 in Colonia 20 de Noviembre, and to the west, to Calle Oriente 85 in Colonia Mártires de Río Blanco. The exits on Line 5 lead to Avenida Río Consulado. The northern exit goes to Calle Norte 64-A in Colonia 7 de Noviembre, while the southern exit leads to Calle Cuarzo in Colonia Felipe Ángeles. The area is serviced by Line 5 of the Metrobús rapid transit system at Río Consulado bus station located a few blocks away. The station is also supported by Routes 5-A, 20-A, and 20-B of the city's public bus system and by Routes 37 and 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.

## History and construction

The passenger transfer tunnel that connects both lines is approximately 400 meters (1,300 ft) long.

### Line 4

The line was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. Consulado metro station was inaugurated on 29 August 1981, along with the opening of the line, which runs from the northern station, Martín Carrera, to the southern station, Candelaria station.
The bridge between Consulado and Bondojito stations is 892 m (2,927 ft) long, while the southbound section towards Canal del Norte metro station is 884 m (2,900 ft) long.

### Line 5

The line was built by Empresas ICA and was inaugurated on 19 December 1981. Its first section ran from Pantitlán station, in eastern Mexico City, to Consulado station, which served as a temporary terminus station. Northwestern service toward La Raza station started on 1 July 1982.
The station was built at ground level. The interstation section between Consulado and Valle Gómez stations is 679 m (2,228 ft) long, while the opposite right of way towards Eduardo Molina station measures 815 m (2,674 ft). Inside the Line 5 station, there are four cultural displays.

### Incidents

According to the system authorities, the section between Consulado and Valle Gómez stations is a common zone of copper wire thefts, which could potentially cause fires on the tracks.
On 31 July 2018, three railroad cars uncoupled while a train was traveling between the Consulado and Eduardo Molina interstation, but no injuries were reported. Upon investigation, authorities discovered that the nuts securing the cars were damaged. Following the collapse of the elevated railway near Olivos station on Line 12 in May 2021, users reported structural damage to other elevated stations, including Consulado station. Mexico City's head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated that the reports would be examined accordingly.

## Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, Consulado metro station is one of the least busy stations in the system's 195 stations. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, between 2014 and 2019, commuters averaged per year between 4,300 and 4,500 daily entrances on Line 4 and between 4,800 and 5,200 daily entrances on Line 5 during the same period.
In 2019, the station's total ridership reached 3,408,299 passengers. Of this, Line 4 saw 1,608,777 passengers (4,407 passengers per day), marking a decrease of 15,947 passengers compared to 2018. For Line 5, the station had a ridership of 1,799,522 passengers (4,930 per day), a decrease of 6,517 passengers compared to 2018.
In 2019 specifically, the Consulado station on Line 4 was the 190th busiest in the system and the second least used on the line, while the Consulado station on Line 5 was the 187th busiest in the system and the third least used on its line.
Annual passenger ridership (Line 4) :
| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change |
| 2023 | 1,131,202 | 3,099 | 175/195 | +7.21% |
| 2022 | 1,055,140 | 2,890 | 172/195 | +39.33% |
| 2021 | 757,318 | 2,074 | 185/195 | −14.44% |
| 2020 | 885,105 | 2,418 | 188/195 | −44.98% |
| 2019 | 1,608,777 | 4,407 | 190/195 | −0.98% |
| 2018 | 1,624,724 | 4,451 | 190/195 | +2.20% |
| 2017 | 1,589,728 | 4,355 | 190/195 | +0.22% |
| 2016 | 1,586,182 | 4,333 | 189/195 | −2.38% |
| 2015 | 1,624,899 | 4,451 | 181/195 | −0.52% |
| 2014 | 1,633,327 | 4,474 | 180/195 | −1.71% |
| Historical annual passenger ridership ||||||
| 2009 | 1,398,605 | 3,831 | 170/175 | — |
Annual passenger ridership (Line 5) :
| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change |
| 2023 | 1,686,931 | 4,621 | 166/195 | +9.76% |
| 2022 | 1,536,917 | 4,210 | 166/195 | +26.61% |
| 2021 | 1,213,863 | 3,325 | 165/195 | −5.27% |
| 2020 | 1,281,437 | 3,501 | 178/195 | −28.79% |
| 2019 | 1,799,522 | 4,930 | 187/195 | −0.36% |
| 2018 | 1,806,039 | 4,948 | 188/195 | +1.67% |
| 2017 | 1,776,427 | 4,866 | 187/195 | −1.51% |
| 2016 | 1,803,613 | 4,927 | 187/195 | −3.67% |
| 2015 | 1,872,353 | 5,129 | 178/195 | +2.49% |
| 2014 | 1,826,820 | 5,004 | 177/195 | −3.31% |
| Historical annual passenger ridership ||||||
| 2009 | 1,427,394 | 3,910 | 169/175 | — |