The station was named after the neighborhood, which itself honors Valentín Gómez Farías, the seventh president of Mexico (serving intermittently from 1833 to 1847).

The station's pictogram depicts a representation of the Mexican Constitution of 1857, a document promoted by Gómez Farías during his tenure as president of Congress.

Gómez Farías metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Gómez Farías is an underground metro station situated on Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.

The station's pictogram features a silhouette representing the Mexican Constitution of 1857, which was promoted by Valentín Gómez Farías during his tenure as president of Congress.