UAM-Azcapotzalco metro station explained
| UAM-Azcapotzalco |
| Style: | Mexico City Metro |
| Style2: | 6 |
| Symbol: | mcm |
| Symbol Location: | mexicocity |
| Type: | STC rapid transit |
| Operator: | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) |
| Address: | Mexico City |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 19.491°N -99.1864°W |
| Lines: | (El Rosario - Martín Carrera) |
| Platform: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Status: | In service |
| Opened: | 21 December 1983 |
| Structure: | Underground |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Area map |
| Map Type: | Mexico Mexico City |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Former: | Azcapotzalco |
| Passengers: | 2,448,202 |
| Pass Year: | 2023 |
| Pass Rank: | 144/195 |
| Pass Percent: | 15.77 |
UAM-Azcapotzalco (; formerly Azcapotzalco) is a metro station in northern Mexico City, located in the Azcapotzalco borough, along Line 6. In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 8,076 passengers per day.
General information
Azcapotzalco was opened on 21 December 1983, as part of the first stretch of Line 6, going from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo.[1]
The station serves the Reynosa Tamaulipas, San Andrés and San Marcos neighborhoods. It is also close to Azcapotzalco's downtown and city hall as well as to the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco campus.
Name and pictogram
The station was originally named Azcapotzalco. This was decided due to the fact that Metro Azcapotzalco was the closest station to downtown Azcapotzalco and to the municipality's city hall.[2]
The station's pictogram depict an ant because Azcapotzalco's ancient meaning literally translates to "in the place of the anthills".[2]
Ridership
| Annual passenger ridership |
|---|
| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
|---|
| 2023 | 2,448,202 | 6,707 | 144/195 | | [3] |
| 2022 | 2,114,779 | 5,793 | 151/195 | | |
| 2021 | 1,439,985 | 3,945 | 157/195 | | [4] |
| 2020 | 1,794,159 | 4,902 | 157/195 | | [5] |
| 2019 | 2,947,847 | 8,076 | 166/195 | | [6] |
| 2018 | 2,935,018 | 8,041 | 165/195 | | [7] |
| 2017 | 2,970,709 | 8,138 | 164/195 | | [8] |
| 2016 | 3,058,994 | 8,357 | 161/195 | | [9] |
| 2015 | 3,166,394 | 8,675 | 147/195 | | [10] |
| 2014 | 2,834,420 | 7,765 | 157/195 | | [11] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Monroy. Marco. Schwandl. Robert. Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway. 3 August 2011.
- Web site: Azcapotzalco. Metro CDMX. 5 April 2020. es.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2023. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. 24 January 2024. 27 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043358/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea. Station traffic per line 2023.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2021. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 7 March 2022. 7 March 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307203941/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021. Station traffic per line 2021.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2020. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. 21 June 2021. 21 June 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621220125/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020. Station traffic per line 2020.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2019. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 3 May 2020. 8 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200408025317/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019. Station traffic per line 2019.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2018. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 7 April 2020. 6 June 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018. Station traffic per line 2018.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2017. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503211908/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017. Station traffic per line 2017.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2016. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212130/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016. Station traffic per line 2016.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2015. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212430/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2015. Station traffic per line 2015.
- Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2014. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212750/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2014. Station traffic per line 2014.
