The station is named after Avenida Oceanía, where it lies, and its pictogram depicts a kangaroo, a representative animal from the continent Oceania.

The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities including tactile pavings and braille signage plates.

Since its opening, Oceanía metro station has experienced several incidents, including two unrelated fake bomb threats and a train crash, where one person indirectly died and twelve others were injured.

Oceanía is a metro transfer station in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in northeastern Mexico City.

[15] The station's pictogram depicts a kangaroo, a representative animal from Oceania and its name references the avenue in which it lies.

[2] The facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.

[16] On 4 May 2015, at around 18:00 hours local time (00:00 UTC)[17] during heavy rain with hail,[18] two trains crashed while both were going toward Politécnico station.

4, was parked at the end of Oceanía station's platform after the driver reported that a plywood board was obstructing the tracks.

[23] According to the driver, the train slid due to the rain and hail, as he noticed it, he attempted to brake and later tried to deactivate the autopilot system.

[24] After the crash, the station was temporarily closed for repairs;[28] a worker was killed when he fell to the tracks after a railcar in which he was standing uncoupled.

[22][29] To reduce the slope subsidence caused by rainfall, a 1 km (0.62 mi) tunnel was planned, but due to a lack of budget that project was canceled.

[30] Instead, an 800 m (0.50 mi) roof that cost 65 million pesos was built to prevent the tracks from getting wet and to avoid trains from sliding.