Instituto del Petróleo metro station is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is a combined underground and at-grade station with two side platforms each, along Lines 5 (the Yellow Line) and 6 (the Red Line). 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. It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Valle del Tepeyac, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, and Nueva Industrial. The station's pictogram depicts an oil derrick, and its name is on account of its proximity to the Mexican Petroleum Institute headquarters. Instituto del Petróleo metro station opened on 30 August 1982 with service on Line 5 northward toward Politécnico. West service on Line 6 toward El Rosario started on 21 December 1983. Inside the station, there is a collection of sculptures titled Petróleo, made of oil drums and created by Mexican artist Ernesto Paulsen Camba. In 2019, the station had an overall average daily ridership of 9,309 passengers. Location Instituto del Petróleo is a metro transfer station in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, in northern Mexico City. The station lies along Eje Central (in the section formerly known as 100 Metros Avenue), and serves colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Valle del Tepeyac, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, and Nueva Industrial. Within the system, it lies between Politécnico and Autobuses del Norte stations on Line 5; on Line 6, between Vallejo and Lindavista stations. The area is serviced by Line 6 of the Metrobús system at Instituto del Petróleo station, a few blocks away; by Line 1 and 8 (formerly Lines A and CP, respectively) of the trolleybus system, and by Routes 23 and 103 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network. Exits There are six exits: Northeast: Eje Central (100 Metros Avenue) and Masagua Street, Valle del Tepeyac (Line 5). Northwest: Eje Central and Masagua Street, Valle del Tepeyac (Line 5). Southeast: Eje Central and Otavalo Street, San Bartolo Atepehuacan (Line 6). Southwest: Eje Central and Poniente 128 Street, San Bartolo Atepehuacan (Line 6). North: Poniente 134 Street, Nueva Industrial (Line 6). South: Poniente 134 Street, Nueva Industrial (Line 6). Landmarks Inside Instituto del Petróleo metro station, there are seven sculptures specifically created for the station. The collection, made of wrought iron oil drums, is named Petróleo (1986) and was created by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Paulsen