Instituto del Petróleo

Instituto del Petróleo metro station is a transfer station on the Mexico City Metro in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. Instituto del Petróleo is a combined underground and at-grade station divided into two lines. It serves Lines 5 (Yellow Line) and 6 (Red Line), each with two side platforms. Instituto del Petróleo metro station is located between Politécnico and Autobuses del Norte stations on Line 5, and between Vallejo and Lindavista stations on Line 6. The stop serves the Colonias (neighborhoods) of Valle del Tepeyac, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, and Nueva Industrial. The Line 5 building is situated along Eje Central Avenue. Instituto del Petróleo metro station opened on 30 August 1982 as part of the extending service from La Raza to Politécnico station, with eastbound service to Pantitlán. Service on Line 6 began on 21 December 1983 as the temporary eastern terminal of the line. The pictogram representing Instituto del Petróleo metro station depicts an oil derrick, and the station's name references the nearby Mexican Petroleum Institute headquarters. Inside the station, there is a collection of sculptures titled Petróleo, made of oil drums and created by Mexican artist Ernesto Paulsen Camba. In 2025, Instituto del Petróleo served 2,767,146 passenger entries, making it one of the least-accessed transfer stations in the system and one of the least-used stations on either of its

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