Merced metro station
Merced is an underground station on Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Venustiano Carranza borough, slightly to the east of the centre of Mexico City.Photo: MSAAPS 19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: metro station in Mexico City
- Also known as: “Estacion Merced”, “Merced”, and “Merced station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Merced Market and Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.
La Merced Market
Marketplace
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The La Merced Market is a traditional public market located in the eastern edge of the historic center of Mexico City and is the largest retail traditional food market in the entire city. La Merced Market is situated 190 metres northeast of Merced metro station.
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
Photo: Nan Palmero, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, also commonly called the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral is situated 1¼ km northwest of Merced metro station.
Casa Talavera Cultural Center
Arts center
Photo: Mexch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa Talavera Cultural Center is located in the La Merced neighborhood of the historic center of Mexico City. The building dates back to either the 16th or early 17th century and was the home of the Marquis de Aguayo. Casa Talavera Cultural Center is situated 350 metres northwest of Merced metro station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Tlatelolco.
Centro
Photo: Uwebart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The old city center or Centro Histórico of Mexico City, centered on the Plaza de la Constitución, has been the heart of the nation since Aztec times. Its colonial and European architecture and narrow cobblestone streets set it apart from the rest of Mexico City.
Tlatelolco
Quarter
Photo: Diego Rivera, Public domain.
Tlatelolco was a pre-Columbian altepetl, or city-state, in the Valley of Mexico. Its inhabitants, known as the Tlatelolca, were part of the Mexica, a Nahuatl-speaking people who arrived in what is now central Mexico in the 13th century. Tlatelolco is situated 3 km northwest of Merced metro station.
Colonia Juárez
Neighborhood
Photo: Thelmadatter, Public domain.
Colonia Juárez is one of the better-known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the south, and Eje 1 Poniente on the east. Colonia Juárez is situated 3½ km west of Merced metro station.
Merced metro station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.42554° or 19° 25′ 32″ northLongitude
-99.12551° or 99° 7′ 32″ westElevation
2,236 metres (7,336 feet)Network
STC MetroOpen location code
76F2CVGF+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1155680835OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Merced metro station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美熹德站”
- Chinese: “默塞德站”
- French: “Merced”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Merced metrostasjon”
- Norwegian: “Merced metrostasjon”
- Portuguese: “Estação Merced”
- Portuguese: “Merced”
- Spanish: “Estación Merced”
- Spanish: “Merced”
- Spanish: “Metro Merced”
- Urdu: “مرسڈ میٹرو اسٹیشن”
- “Metro Merced”
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