Universidad (also frequently called Metro C.U., from Ciudad Universitaria) is a station on the Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] It is located in the southern reaches of Mexico City, in Coyoacán borough.^[2] A surface station, it is the current terminus of Line 3.^[2][4] The station was opened on 30 August 1983.^[4] In 2021, the station had an average ridership of 25,858 passengers per day, making it the fifteenth busiest station in the network.^[5]

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Universidad
STC rapid transit
One of the murals painted on the Metro Universidad Station. It was painted by Arturo García Bustos and titled La Universidad en el umbral del siglo XXI and dated 1989.
General information
Other names	C.U.
Location	Av. Antonio Delfín Madrigal Pedregal de Santo Domingo, Coyoacán Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°19′28″N 99°10′26″W
Line(s)	(Indios Verdes - Universidad)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Partial
History
Opened	30 August 1983
Passengers
2023	17,750,776[1]  8.25%
Rank	6/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Copilco toward Indios Verdes Line 3 Terminus
Route map Legend Ticomán workshops Indios Verdes Deportivo 18 de Marzo Potrero La Raza Tlatelolco Guerrero Hidalgo Juárez Balderas Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Hospital General Centro Médico Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Eugenia División del Norte Zapata Coyoacán Viveros / Derechos Humanos Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Copilco Universidad This diagram: view talk edit
Location Universidad Location within Mexico City Area map

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The station logo is a crest bearing a bird with the head of a condor and of an eagle, and the legend "Por mi Raza hablará el Espíritu"; this is the official coat of arms of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), which the station serves.^[2][3]

This metro terminal is multimodal, connecting with microbus lines that serve zones like Tlalpan, Ajusco, Milpa Alta and Contreras. It also connects with the UNAM's internal bus base, with buses that give free service on the campus, between schools, institutes and sports facilities, including the México 68 Olympic Stadium.^[6] It also serves the Pedregal de Santo Domingo and Copilco el Alto neighbourhoods.^[2]

Metro Universidad also has facilities for the handicapped, and a large mural depicting the history of UNAM.^[2]

• Ciudad Universitaria, main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
• Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, contemporary art museum.

• East: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo
• West: Antonio Delfín Madrigal avenue, Pedregal de Santo Domingo