Pino Suárez is a station on Line 1 and Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.^[3][4][5] It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, on the southern part of the city center.^[3] 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.^[6][7]

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Pino Suárez
STC rapid transit
Line 2 platforms
General information
Location	Centro Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19.425336°N 99.132943°W / 19.425336; -99.132943
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Observatorio - Pantitlán) (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Pino Suárez Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	4 September 1969 1 August 1970
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)	Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	Total: 14,046,863 3,800,443[1] 12,440,452[2]  16.07%
Rank	167/195[1] 15/195[2]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Isabel la Católica toward Observatorio Line 1 Merced toward Pantitlán Zócalo toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 San Antonio Abad toward Tasqueña
Route map Legend Observatorio yard Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Zaragoza workshops Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit Legend Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard This diagram: view talk edit
Location
Pino Suárez Location within Mexico City
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The station is named after José María Pino Suárez, Vice President of Mexico during the term of Francisco I. Madero (1911–1913).^[3] However, the station logo depicts a pyramid dedicated to Ehecatl, the Aztec god of wind.^[3][4][5] This pyramid was discovered in the early construction of the station and it can be seen on display along the main transfer corridor.^[3]

The station is located at the intersection of José María Pino Suárez and José María Izazaga avenues in downtown Mexico City, a few blocks from the Zócalo.

The Ehecatl pyramid was found during the construction of the station in 1967. While excavating was unearthed a round-shaped altar and was decided to let the pyramid remains and allow the National Institute of Archeology and History (INAH) to preserve and maintain it.^[8]

This pyramid is the smallest archaeological zone in Mexico and is thought to have been part of a larger ceremonial center. The Ehecatl pyramid has 4 structural construction stages and it counts on a circular base that functioned as a pedestal for the deity placed at the top. Inside the pyramid have been found a few offerings.

Pino Suárez was opened on 5 September 1969.^[9] The station is an important link to the centre of the city. It was the first transfer station of the network and it connects the two busiest lines. Pino Suárez has many corridors, the most notable among them being the Pasaje Zócalo–Pino Suárez that connects with Metro Zócalo at the north side, filled with bookstores and a mini-cinema; other corridors have cultural displays and temporary exhibitions. The station also has an information desk.^[3]

• Entry sign for Metro Pino Suárez
• One entrance to Metro Pino Suarez
• Altar dedicated to the god Ehécatl, located in the middle of Metro Pino Suárez. This altar was unearthed during construction of the station in 1967 where it remains to this day surrounded by the passageway between Lines 1 and 2
• Line 1 platforms

• List of Mexico City metro stations