The Universidad Station is a station

Metro station

A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....

 on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro

Monterrey Metro

The Monterrey Metro is a fully grade-separated light rail, or metro, system in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. It is the newest of Mexico's metro systems, with operation beginning in 1991. As of October 2008, the system operated 40 high-floor electric trains along 31 km of routes...

. It is located in the Alfonso Reyes

Alfonso Reyes

Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat.-Early life:Alfonso Reyes parents were Bernardo Reyes and Aurelia Ochoa...

 Avenue.

This station is next to the campus

Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...

 of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL – from which it takes its name), and it sees heavy traffic of students on a daily basis. The station is also the nearest to the Estadio Universitario

Estadio Universitario

The Estadio Universitario – nicknamed El Volcán is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León in Mexico.-Sports:...

, the home venue of the UANL Tigres

UANL Tigres

Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, often known only as Tigres or UANL, a Mexican football club that plays in the Primera División. It is one of the two professional football teams of the state of Nuevo León. The team plays home games at the Estadio Universitario, located in San...

. It is accessible for people with disabilities.

This station's logo represents the flame and atoms that appear in the logo of the UANL.

This station was inaugurated on October 31, 2007 as part of the first stage of the Line 2 expansion (along with Regina

Regina (Monterrey Metro)

The Regina Station is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located along Alfonso Reyes Avenue where it is intersected by Juan Sánchez Azcona street....

 and Niños Heroes Stations

Niños Heroes (Monterrey Metro)

The Niños Heroes Station is a station on Line 2 of the Monterrey Metro. It is located in the intersection of Alfonso Reyes and City of Los Angeles Avenues....

). It served as the Line 2 terminus until stage 2 of the Line 2 expansion was completed on October 1, 2008 when Sendero Station

Sendero (Monterrey Metro)

The Sendero station is a station on the Monterrey Metro. It is located in Escobedo, and is the northern terminal of Line 2.-References:...

took its place as the northern terminus of the line.