Balbuena metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms served by Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo stations. It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals each, in reference to the Balbuena Garden, found in the neighborhood of the same name, and from which the station takes its name. Balbuena station opened on 4 September 1969 with service westward toward Chapultepec and eastward toward Zaragoza. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 13,431 passengers, making it the 133rd busiest station in the network and the second least used on the line. The facilities are partially accessible for people with disabilities as there are escalators and access ramps. Since 11 July 2022, the station has remained closed due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. Location Balbuena is a metro station located along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección. Within the system, the station lies between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo. The area is serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a type of transport hub. Exits There are two exits: North: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and 17 Street, Moctezuma 1ª sección. South: Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and De la Portilla Avenue, Jardín Balbuena. History and construction Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. Its first section opened on 4 September 1969, operating from Chapultepec to Zaragoza stations. Balbuena is an underground station that has a partially disabled-accessible service with escalators and access ramps. The station's pictogram features silhouettes of four flowers with four petals each referencing the neighborhood's garden of the same name. In turn, the garden was named after Bernardo de Balbuena, a Spanish poet whose work includes "La grandeza mexicana" ("The Grandeur of Mexico"). The Balbuena–Boulevard Puerto Aéreo tunnel is long, while the Balbuena–Moctezuma section measures . In 2016, the station received renovation works; these included the addition of antibacterial porcelain sheeting and the installation of LED lighting technology, as well as the sealing