Padre Mier metro station

Monterrey metro station

Preceding station	Metrorrey			Following station
Fundadores toward Sendero		Line 2		General I. Zaragoza Terminus

The Padre Mier Station (Spanish: Estación Padre Mier) is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located in the intersection of Padre Mier street and Juarez Avenue in the Monterrey centre. The station was opened on 30 November 1994 as part of the inaugural section of Line 2, between General Anaya and Zaragoza.^[2]

This station serves the heart of the Monterrey shopping district, it is one block away of Morelos street, and Monterrey's Zona Rosa. It is accessible for people with disabilities.

This station is named after Padre Mier street, and its logo represents a stylized headshot of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier (Padre Mier), an important cleric and politician who played a key part in Mexico's Independence.

Maintenance improvements

On February 10, 2023, all exits but the eastern exit were closed for improvements to the deteriorating station.^[3]

On April 1, 2023, the station, alongside Alameda and Fundadores stations, were completely closed, with a bus service between Zaragoza and Cuauhtémoc stations.^[4]

On May 10, 2023,^[5] Padre Mier was reopened, receiving a new and modern look with dark wall colors and stylish light fixtures including the Metrorrey logo, Monterrey’s famous hill Cerro de la Silla, and a lion representing the state Monterrey is located in, Nuevo León.

References

^ "STC Metrorrey - Gobierno del Estado de Nuevo León, México: HISTORIA" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2011.
^ Schwandl, Robert. "Monterrey". urbanrail. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
^ Narváez, Jorge (2023-02-20). "Por remodelación, cierran accesos a la Estación Padre Mier del Metro en Monterrey". Reporte Indigo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
^ Digital, Milenio (2023-01-04). "Metro Monterrey: conoce el recorrido del transmetro por cierres de L2". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
^ Digital, Milenio (2023-11-05). "Remodelación de estación del Metro Padre Mier es comparada con antro". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.