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Pictogram of Indios Verdes metro station. It features the silhouettes of two standing men. Indios Verdes
Mexico City Metro
While on one platform passengers are waiting for the arrival of a train, on the other commuters are leaving.
Platforms in 2014
General information
LocationAvenida de los Insurgentes
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°29′43″N 99°07′10″W / 19.495358°N 99.119468°W / 19.495358; -99.119468
SystemMexico City Metro
OwnerGovernment of Mexico City
OperatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure type
At grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened1 December 1979; 46 years ago (1979-12-01)
Passengers
202532,192,712[1][a] Increase 6.12%
Rank3/195[1][a]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Terminus Line 3 Deportivo 18 de Marzo
toward Universidad
Location
Indios Verdes is located in Mexico City
Indios Verdes
Pictogram of Indios Verdes metro station. It features the silhouettes of two standing men. Indios Verdes
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and station layout

Indios Verdes metro station[b] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Gustavo A. Madero. Found along Avenida de los Insurgentes, it is an at-grade station with two island platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 3 (Olive Line), followed by Deportivo 18 de Marzo metro station. Indios Verdes metro station was inaugurated on 1 December 1979, providing service south toward Hospital General metro station.

The area surrounding Indios Verdes metro station is a key point in northern Mexico City, connecting the city with the neighboring State of Mexico and serving more than one million people daily. The metro station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola. The station and surrounding area are named after the verdigris statues of Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, both Aztec rulers. Located in the nearby Parque Mestizaje, these statues are collectively known as the Monumento a los Indios Verdes, and their silhouettes are depicted in the station's pictogram.

The facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators, tactile paving, and braille signage plates. Outside, there is a transportation hub serving multiple local and intercity bus routes. Indios Verdes metro station is consistently among the busiest stations in the Mexico City Metro. In 2025, it recorded an average daily ridership of 88,199 passengers, making it the system's third-busiest station.

Indios Verdes metro station has several street vendors operating in the station hub, and the area often floods during the rainy season. Other minor incidents related to the track infrastructure have been reported at the station.

Location and station layout

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A map explaining the route's location.
The CETRAM map as of 2024

Indios Verdes is an at-grade metro station on Line 3 along the median strip of Avenida de los Insurgentes in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero, in northern Mexico City. It serves the Colonias ("neighborhoods") of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola.[2][3]

The Indios Verdes area is a key point that connects Mexico City with the neighboring State of Mexico, serving more than one million people daily.[4] The metro surrounding area has mixed land use, having shifted from primarily industrial to increasingly residential.[5]

The metro station is serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a transportation hub covering 91,785 square meters (987,970 sq ft). The hub provides access to various routes and modes of transportation.[5] The CETRAM facilities are accessible to people with disabilities and include elevators, escalators, and tactile paving.[6][7]

Indios Verdes metro station has four exits leading to the CETRAM: one each to the northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.[8][c] The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[8] Within the system, Deportivo 18 de Marzo is the next station.[8] The line's railyard and workshops, known as Ticomán, are located adjacent to Indios Verdes metro station.[9]

Available transportation options include Lines 1, 3, and 7 of the Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system;[10][11] Line 4 of the Mexibús BRT system; Line 1 of the Cablebús aerial lift network; and Line 2 of the Mexicable aerial lift network.[10][12] Local buses serving the area include Routes 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B, and 108 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[13] As of 2017, 28 pesero routes, consisting of buses and minibuses, also originated from various locations in the city and metropolitan area.[14]

As of 2022, the transportation hub handled an estimated 1,400,000 daily passengers.[15] Street stalls abound in the CETRAM, where commuters can purchase street food, clothing, accessories, flowers, gifts, and phone accessories. According to the vendors, there are about 1,000 stalls.[14][16] Street vending has been a recurring issue for the city government, with inadequate surveillance and lighting in the area contributing to security concerns. Over the years, including in 2002 and 2016, the government has undertaken efforts to reorganize the CETRAM.[5][17]

History and construction

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Picture of several people arriving to an already crowded platform.
A crowded platform c. 1980s

Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[18] The section including Indios Verdes metro station formed part of a northward extension from La Raza, and opened on 1 December 1979, becoming the line's northern terminal station, with trains operations southward toward Hospital General station.[19] The section between Indios Verdes and Deportivo 18 de Marzo station is 1,166 meters (3,825 ft) long.[20]

Originally, Line 8, which runs from downtown Mexico City to Constitución de 1917 station in Iztapalapa, was planned to run from Pantitlán in eastern Mexico City to Indios Verdes.[21] The project was canceled because of concerns over potential structural damage near the Zócalo, where the proposed line would have connected with Line 2 at Zócalo station. The project was subsequently redesigned to run between Indios Verdes and Constitución de 1917. However, construction has not progressed beyond Garibaldi / Lagunilla metro stationGaribaldi / Lagunilla, which has served as the line's provisional northern terminal since 1994.[22][23]

Bus transfer stations connected by pedestrian bridges.
In the early 2020s, BRT stations were built next to the metro station; these are connected by bridges that lead to the various transportation services in the area.

Reorganization of the station's CETRAM began in 2020. The project included demolishing the Metrobús station serving Lines 1 and 3 and the temporary Mexibús station, and relocating both next to the Metro station building. It also aimed to reorganize the bus terminals and improve connections between the various modes of transportation through a series of pedestrian bridges linking the Metro with Cablebús, Metrobús Line 7, and Mexicable services. As of September 2024, the Metrobús, Mexibús, and Cablebús components of the project had been completed.[10][24][25] As of September 2024, the Metrobús, Mexibús, and Cablebús projects have been completed.[26]

Name and pictogram

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Two bronze statues of two pre-Hispanic men.
Statues of Ahuizotl (left) and Itzcoatl (right)

The station is named after the verdigris-covered statues of two Aztec rulers, the tlatoque Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, collectively known as the Monumento a los Indios Verdes (Green Indians Monument). The station's pictogram depicts silhouettes of the statues.[8]

In April 2023, Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros, a representative for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) in the Congress of Mexico City, proposed renaming the station Estación Emperadores Mexicas (lit. transl. Aztec Emperors Station). She said the term Indian is derogatory and discriminatory, adding that the term "[is still used to hurt] the sensitivity of the recipient by considering [Indigenous peoples] inferior due to their poverty or Indigenous background". Espinosa argued that the change was necessary "to respect the spirit of the Political Constitution of Mexico City". The proposal applied only to the Metro station, with no clear indication of whether the change would also apply to the adjacent stations or the Monumento a los Indios Verdes.[27]

Transportation operators in the area have pointed out that the change would be unnecessary and that it would not affect passengers or the way they refer to the station.[28]

Incidents

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At around 7:30 a.m. on 12 April 2013, an explosion was heard on the stairs leading to Platform I at CETRAM; no injuries or damage were reported.[29] Authorities stated that, apparently, a man, with the help of an accomplice who was standing guard, left a box containing explosives, wires, pellets, a battery, and a clock on the stairs leading to Exit I.[30]

On 10 February 2021, on a rainy afternoon, an approaching train caught fire on the platform, with no injuries were reported among the passengers.[31] On 20 April 2021, the third railcar of a train derailed while the driver was performing a maneuver at the Ticomán marshalling yard. No injuries were reported, but the train had to be taken out of service.[32] Similarly, on 30 March 2023 and 14 August 2026, trains experienced comparable incidents.[33][34] On 23 July 2026, a fire was reported on the tracks near the station.[35]

Indios Verdes is one of the metro stations that floods most frequently during heavy rain.[36] According to Ángel Zúñiga, investigator of the UNAM Institute of Geography, the Indios Verdes area is affected by the geography of the Valley of Mexico, where water naturally flows from higher to lower elevations. In addition, the city's drainage system can become overwhelmed, a problem compounded by extensive concrete surfaces that prevent water from infiltrating the soil.[4]

In November 2025, the CETRAM was reported to be poorly maintained. Damaged lamps left some walkways without adequate lighting, while other areas were covered in graffiti, littered with trash, and affected by the smell of urine. Elevators and escalators were out of service, and gates providing access to some bus routes were closed.[37] As of July 2026, most of the elevators and escalators were still reported to be out of service; only those at the Mexicable and one at the Mexibús station were operational. An escalator had accumulated water. Street vendors used the spaces around the inoperative equipment to sell their products.[38]

Ridership

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Graphic showing daily ridership
Daily ridership for Indios Verdes station in 2024

According to official data, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 107,300 and 117,300 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 32,192,712 annual passengers, ranking third among the system's 195 stations.

Annual passenger ridership[a]
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
202532,192,71288,1993/195+6.12%[1]
202429,859,19481,5823/195−1.57%[1]
202330,335,09083,1092/195−4.15%[1]
202231,649,53486,7111/195+34.97%[1]
202123,449,77664,2452/195−9.55%[39]
202025,925,58470,8342/195−33.85%[40]
201939,192,273107,3763/195−2.75%[41]
201840,302,169110,4162/195+0.21%[42]
201740,218,841110,1882/195−6.27%[43]
201642,908,356117,2351/195−2.38%[44]
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Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 The data here is limited to the most recent ten years to avoid excessive listings; earlier figures can be found in this page's history or on the Mexico City Metro website. To calculate the average daily ridership, the annual total is divided by 365 days (366 in leap years), with decimals omitted from the result. Each station per line is ranked individually, as the system counts transfer stations separately. The percentage change is calculated automatically using the data from the current year and the previous year.
  2. ↑ Estación del Metro Indios Verdes. Spanish pronunciation: [ˈindjos ˈβeɾðes] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Green Indians" in Spanish.
  3. ↑ The metro website does not indicate there are southern exits.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)" [Station traffic by line (2022–present)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Descifrando tu alcaldía: los delitos más comunes en la GAM" [Decoding your borough: The most common crimes in Gustavo A. Madero]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Arana, Laura (14 April 2023). "Retrasos en modernización del Cetram Indios Verdes, por dificultades con el cajón del Metro: Sheinbaum" [Delays in modernization of the CETRAM Indios Verdes due to difficulties with the metro tunnel: Sheinbaum]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 Martinez, Rubi (12 August 2026). "¿Por qué se inunda Indios Verdes? Experto explica la problemática que enfrentan los habitantes de Edomex y CdMx cuando llueve demasiado" [Why does Indios Verdes flood? Expert explains the problems faced by residents of the State of Mexico and Mexico City when heavy rains occur]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Domínguez Prieto, Olivia (2010). Trovadores posmodernos: músicos en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo metro (PDF) (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. p. 83. ISBN 978-607-02-1451-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Secretaría de Obras y Servicios" [Secretariat of Public Works and Services] (PDF). Secretariat of Public Works and Services of Mexico City (in Spanish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Cruz, Eunice (8 April 2024). "Estrenan el Cetram Indios Verdes con elevadores que no funcionan" [CETRAM Indios Verdes inaugurated with elevators that do not work]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Indios Verdes" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Martínez, Marco Antonio (25 June 2017). "Mejoran viabilidad y seguridad de trenes del Metro en taller de Ticomán" [Viability and safety of Metro trains at Ticomán workshop improved]. Quadratín (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 Vargas, Aabye (5 January 2022). "Reordenamiento de Indios Verdes avanza con retrasos" [Reorganization of Indios Verdes progresses with delays]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hasta dónde llegará y a quién beneficiará la nueva ampliación de la Línea 3 del Metrobús de la CDMX" [Where will the new extension of Line 3 of the Mexico City Metrobús reach and who will benefit from it?]. Infobae (in Spanish). 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Navarro, Maleny (19 August 2021). "Avanza Línea Verde del Mexicable, conectará al Edomex con CDMX" [Mexicable Green Line construction continues and will connect the State of Mexico with Mexico City]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. 1 2 Cruz Flores, Alejandro (4 January 2021). "El paradero de Indios Verdes, un laberinto sólo para ingresar al Metro" [The Indios Verdes terminal: a maze just to access the Metro]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Soto-Villagrán, Paula (May–August 2022). "Paisajes del cuidado en la Ciudad de México. Experiencias, movilidad e infraestructuras" [Landscapes of care in Mexico City: Experiences, mobility, and infrastructures]. Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales (in Spanish). Vol. XXVI, no. 73. p. 63. doi:10.17141/iconos.73.2022.5212. ISSN 1390-1249.
  16. ↑ Solis, Vania (23 January 2017). "¿Qué hay en el Metro Indios Verdes?" [What's at Indios Verdes Metro Station?]. máspormás (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Valdez, Ilich (21 June 2016). "Retiran ambulantes de Indios Verdes y Línea 8" [Street vendors removed from Indios Verdes and Line 8]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Línea 3, Ciudad de México" [Line 3, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  19. ↑ Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto [Transport: Six years of joint effort] (in Spanish). Vol. I. Government of the Federal District Department. 1987. p. 17. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ↑ Sánchez Vázquez, Ma. de Jesús; Mena Cruz, Alberto; Carballal Staedtler, Margarita (2010). "Investigación Arqueológica en la Construcción del Metro" [Archaeological research in the construction of the Metro] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Línea 8, Ciudad de México" [Line 8, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  23. ↑ "Las líneas del Metro que aún no se han construido" [Metro lines that have not yet been built]. Chilango (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Proyecto | CETRAM Indios Verdes" [Project | CETRAM Indios Verdes] (in Spanish). 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Así será la remodelación del Cetram Indios Verdes" [Here's what the renovation of Cetram Indios Verdes will look like]. Chilango (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  26. ↑ Coello, Luz (25 September 2024). "Así luce la pasarela del CETRAM Indios Verdes que conecta el Metrobús, Cablebús y Metro CDMX" [This is what the CETRAM Indios Verdes walkway looks like, connecting the Metrobús, Cablebús, and Metro in Mexico City]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  27. ↑ Lisette, Alejandra (20 April 2023). "Quiénes son los Indios Verdes y por qué el Congreso CDMX les 'devolvería' su título de Tlatoani" [Who are the Indios Verdes, and why would the Mexico City Congress 'restore' their title of Aztec rulers?]. Infobae (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  28. ↑ Espitia, Liliana (25 April 2023). "'Aunque le cambien el 'che nombre a la estación vamos a seguir diciendo 'Indios Verdes' y no 'Emperadores Mexicas'" [Even if they change the f'cking name of the station, we will continue to say 'Indios Verdes' and not 'Emperadores Mexicas']. El Gráfico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "Explota bomba casera en el interior del Metro Indios Verdes" [Homemade bomb explodes inside Indios Verdes metro station]. Sopitas (in Spanish). 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  30. ↑ Jiménez, Carlos (17 April 2013). "Cámaras de video graban momento justo en que dejan artefacto explosivo en Indios Verdes" [Security cameras capture the exact moment an explosive device is planted in Indios Verdes]. Cadenatres (in Spanish). Imagen Televisión. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  31. ↑ Pantoja, Sara (10 February 2021). "Arde vagón del Metro en la estación Indios Verdes" [A car is on fire at the Indios Verdes station]. Proceso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "Se descarrila convoy del Metro en zona de maniobras de estación Indios Verdes de la Línea 3" [Metro train derails in the switching yard at Indios Verdes Station on Line 3]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  33. ↑ "Vagón del Metro se descarrila en Indios Verdes" [A metro car derails in Indios Verdes]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  34. ↑ "Vagón del metro de CdMx se descarrila en estación Indios Verdes" [A Mexico City metro car derails at the Indios Verdes station]. Milenio (in Spanish). 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  35. ↑ Ramírez, Nayeli (23 July 2026). "Reportan humo en Indios Verdes, de la Línea 3 del Metro, por cortocircuito; no hay afectaciones" [Smoke has been reported at Indios Verdes station on Metro Line 3 due to a short circuit; there are no disruptions]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  36. ↑ "Estas son las estaciones del Metro que más se inundan" [These are the metro stations that flood the most]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  37. ↑ López, Erik (30 November 2025). "A 19 meses de su inauguración, el CETRAM Indios Verdes luce abandonado" [The CETRAM Indios Verdes looks abandoned 19 months after its opening]. La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  38. ↑ Castellanos-Lanzarin, Hilda (2 July 2026). "Ambulantes aprovechan escaleras eléctricas descompuestas en Cetram Indios Verdes" [Street vendors take advantage of broken escalators at CETRAM Indios Verdes]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  39. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  41. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  42. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  43. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  44. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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