Balbuena metro station explained

Balbuena
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:1
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Borough:Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Line: (Observatorio – Pantitlán)
Other:
  • Balbuena
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Opened:4 September 1969
Events1:Temporarily closed
Events2:Reopened
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and exits
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:375,147
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:187/195
Pass Percent:-76.64

Balbuena metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro stations. Balbuena metro station opened on 4 September 1969 providing westward service toward Chapultepec and eastward service toward Zaragoza.

The station services the Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|colonias]] (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. Its pictogram features the silhouette of four flowers, each with four petals, which symbolize the Balbuena Garden in the neighborhood of the same name, and from which the station takes its name. The station facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring escalators and wheelchair ramps. Outside, the station includes a transport hub servicing local bus routes.

In 2019, Balbuena station had an average daily ridership of 13,431 passengers, ranking it the 133rd busiest station in the network and the second least used on the line. Balbuena metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

Location and layout

Balbuena is an underground metro station situated on Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[1] The station serves two Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|Colonias]] (neighborhoods), Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección. The station's pictogram depicts silhouettes of four flowers, each with four petals, that symbolize the nearby garden of the same name. This garden, in turn, was named after Bernardo de Balbuena, a Spanish poet known for his work "Spanish; Castilian: La grandeza mexicana" ("The Grandeur of Mexico").

Balbuena metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is near Calle 17 in Colonia Moctezuma 1ª sección and the southern one at Avenida de la Portilla in Colonia Jardín Balbuena. The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with escalators and wheelchair ramps.

Within the metro system, the station lies between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo.[2] The area is serviced by a Spanish; Castilian: [[Centro de transferencia modal]] (CETRAM), which functions as a transport hub for connecting various modes of transportation.[3]

History and construction

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[4] Its first section was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, running from Chapultepec to Zaragoza metro stations.[5] The tunnel between Balbuena and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo spans 595m (1,952feet) in length, while the section between Balbuena and Moctezuma measures 703m (2,306feet).[6]

Balbuena station underwent renovation works that included the installation of antibacterial porcelain sheeting and LED lighting technology. Additionally, leaks were sealed, and electrical panels were replaced as part of the upgrade efforts.[7] The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.[8] [9] After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Balbuena station on 29 October 2023.[10] Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying dimensions, with containers visible under the leaks at Balbuena station. Authorities had stated they would seal these leaks during the 2022 modernization repairs.[11]

Incidents

On 20 January 2021, the station experienced a sewage flood due to a sump system failure attributed to power outages caused by the Central Control Center fire that occurred two weeks earlier.[12]

Ridership

According to data provided by authorities, prior the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 12,400 and 15,700 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 4,902,639 passengers in 2019, marking an increase of 111,634 passengers compared to 2018. In 2019 specifically, Balbuena metro station ranked as the 133rd busiest station out of the system's 195 stations, and it was the second least used on the line.

Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 375,147 1,027187/195 [13]
2022 1,606,016 4,400 164/195
2021 2,246,042 6,153 131/195 [14]
2020 2,734,008 7,469 125/195 [15]
2019 4,902,639 13,431 133/195 [16]
2018 4,791,005 13,126 130/195 [17]
2017 4,551,153 12,468 132/195 [18]
2016 4,942,850 13,505 125/195 [19]
2015 5,095,489 13,960 118/195 [20]
2014 5,442,959 14,912 109/195 [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: En declive y con 52 años, la Línea 1 del Metro apunta hacia los trenes autónomos . . Es . Israel . Zamarrón . 2 September 2021 . 29 October 2021 . In decline and 52 years old, Metro Line 1 is aiming for autonomous trains . live . 2 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210902161049/https://www.forbes.com.mx/en-declive-y-con-52-anos-la-linea-1-del-metro-apunta-hacia-los-trenes-autonomos/.
  2. Web site: Balbuena . es . Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro . 27 January 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123174139/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-1/balbuena . 23 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM): Alcaldía Venustiano Carranza. es. Modal Transfer Centers: Venustiano Carranza Borough. Órgano Regulador de Transporte. 1 November 2021.
  4. Web site: Línea 1, Ciudad de México . es . iNGENET Infraestructura . 25 September 2021 . 19 July 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210719022225/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-1-ciudad-de-mexico/ . Line 1, Mexico City . 20 July 2009.
  5. Web site: Los primeros usuarios del Metro . The first Metro passengers . es . El Universal . 5 September 2019 . 25 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925161606/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/mochilazo-en-el-tiempo/los-primeros-usuarios-del-metro . 25 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Longitud de estación a estación por línea . es . Station-to-station length per line . Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro . 12 July 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504063646/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/longitud-de-estacion . 4 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Metro lanza licitación para modernizar 4 estaciones de Línea 1 . es . Metro publishes bidding for modernization of 4 Line 1 stations . 10 April 2016 . Ilich . Valdez . . 27 January 2022 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128031149/https://www.milenio.com/estados/metro-lanza-licitacion-modernizar-4-estaciones-linea-1 . live. registration.
  8. Web site: Cerrarán parcialmente la Línea 1 del Metro durante el primer semestre del 2022 . Metro Line 1 will be partially closed during the first half of 2022 . Es . . Juan Pablo . González . 23 September 2021 . 25 September 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924073012/https://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/cerraran-linea-1-metro-primer-semestre-2022/ . 24 September 2021.
  9. Web site: La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio . Es . 27 June 2022 . La Lista . 27 June 2022 . Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua.
  10. Web site: Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta. Yared. De la Rosa. 29 October 2023. 29 October 2023. Forbes. es. After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only.
  11. Web site: Nueva L1, con goteras y humedad. New Line 1, leaking and damp. Excélsior. 27 July 2024. 1 August 2024. es. Jonás. López.
  12. Web site: La estación Balbuena del Metro se inunda con aguas negras (Video) . es . Balbuena metro station floods with sewage (Video) . . Sara . Pantoja . 20 January 2021 . 29 January 2022 . 30 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220130020143/https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/2021/1/20/la-estacion-balbuena-del-metro-se-inunda-con-aguas-negras-video-256688.html . live.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2021. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.

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