Indios Verdes metro station explained

Indios Verdes
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:3
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Borough:Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Address:Insurgentes Norte Avenue
Country:Mexico
Line: (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Other:
  • Indios Verdes
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  • Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B,, 102, 107-B, 108
Coordinates:19.4954°N -99.1195°W
Structure:At grade
Platform:2 island platforms
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:3
Status:In service
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and station layout
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:30,335,090
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:2/195
Pass Percent:-4.15

Indios Verdes metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro along Insurgentes Norte Avenue in the colonias (neighborhoods) of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms that serves as the northern terminus of Line 3 (the Olive Line). It is followed by Deportivo 18 de Marzo station. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because of the verdigris statues of Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, both Aztec rulers. They are located in Mestizaje Park and are collectively known as the Monumento a los Indios Verdes; the silhouettes of the statues are depicted in the pictogram. The station was opened on 1 December 1979, on the first day of service between Indios Verdes and Hospital General stations.

The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates. The station is commonly ranked among the most crowded stations in the system. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 107,376 passengers, making it the 3rd busiest station in the system and the busiest of the line.

Location and station layout

Indios Verdes is a metro station along Insurgentes Norte Avenue, located in the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola, in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, in northern Mexico City.[1] Within the system, Deportivo 18 de Marzo is the next station.[2] The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[2]

There are four exits, one each to the northeast and northwest of the station and one to the southeast and southwest of it.[2] The Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a transportation hub with a surface area of 91785m2,[3] provides service to the Indios Verdes metro station. From there, commuters can use a variety of routes and modes of transportation. The area is serviced by Lines 1, 3,[4] and 7 of the Metrobús system; Line IV of the Mexibús system; Line 1 of the Cablebús network, and Line 2 of the Mexicable network.[5] Local buses that leave the area include the Routes 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B, and 108 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[6] Additionally, there were 28 pesero routes (bus and minibus transportation routes), that left from different locations within the city and the metropolitan area as of 2017.[7]

Street stalls abound in the CETRAM, where commuters may purchase street food, clothing, accessories, flowers, presents, and telephone accessories.[8] There are bout 1,000 vendors, according to the sellers themselves.[7]

The railyard and the line's workshop, named Ticomán, are both adjacent to the station.[9]

History and construction

Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro (a division of Empresas ICA);[10] It was built at-grade;[11] the Indios Verdes–Deportivo 18 de Marzo stretch has a length of 1166m (3,825feet).[12]

Indios Verdes metro station opened on 1 December 1979, on the first day of the Indios Verdes–Hospital General service.[13] Originally, Line 8 (which runs from downtown Mexico City to Constitución de 1917 station in Iztapalapa) was planned to run from Pantitlán, in eastern Mexico City, to Indios Verdes station. The project was canceled due to potential structural issues it would have caused near the Zócalo zone as it was planned to interchange with Line 2 at Zócalo station.[14] The project of Line 8 was later modified to run from Indios Verdes to Constitución de 1917 station. However, its construction did not go beyond Garibaldi / Lagunilla metro station, its provisional terminal since 1994.[15] [16]

The CETRAM began reorganization in 2020. The project plans to demolish the Metrobús station serving lines 1 and 3 and the temporary Mexibús station and place them next to the metro station. It is also intended to reorganize the bus hub and facilitate the connection of the stations with a series of pedestrian bridges that will connect them to the Cablebús, Metrobús Line 7, and Mexicable services.[17] [18] [19]

Name and pictogram

The station is named after the verdigris statues of Aztec Nahuatl languages: [[Tlatoani|Tlatoque]] Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, collectively known as the Spanish; Castilian: [[Monumento a los Indios Verdes]] (Green Indians Monument). The pictogram also features silhouettes of the statues.[2] In April 2023, Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros, a representative for the National Regeneration Movement party in the Congress of Mexico City, proposed renaming the metro station to Spanish; Castilian: Estación Emperadores Mexicas (Mexica Emperors station), because she believes that the term Indian is derogatory, discriminatory, and "[is still used] with the intention of hurting the susceptibility of the receiver of the message by considering him or her inferior because he or she is poor or because he or she comes from a native people" and that the change is necessary "in order to respect the spirit of the Political Constitution of Mexico City".The proposed renaming would only apply to that particular metro station; it makes no mention of any nearby stations or the Spanish; Castilian: Monumento a los Indios Verdes.[20] Transport operators in the station area considered that the change is unnecessary and that it will not have any effect on commuters.[21]

Incidents

Around 7:30 in the morning on 12 April 2013, an explosion was heard on the stairs leading to CETRAM's I platform with no injuries or damage reported.[22] A box containing explosives, cables, pellets, a battery, and a watch was allegedly deposited on the steps leading to exit I by a man, who was aided by an accomplice who functioned as a lookout, according to the authorities.[23] On 10 February 2021, in the midst of a rainy afternoon, an approaching train caught fire on the platform with no passengers reported harmed.[24]

On 20 April 2021, the third railcar of a train derailed when the driver performed a maneuver at the Ticomán railyard. No injuries were reported but the train had to be taken out of service.[25] Again, on March 30, 2023, another train had a similar incident.[26]

Indios Verdes is one of the metro stations that floods the most frequently when it rains heavily.[27]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, Indios Verdes metro station has been one of the busiest stations of the system's 195 stations. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 107,376 and 120,800 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 39,192,273 passengers in 2019, which represented a decrease of 1,109,896 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Indios Verdes metro station was the third busiest of the system's 195 stations and it was the busiest of the line.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 30,335,090 83,109 2/195 [28]
2022 31,649,534 86,711 1/195
2021 23,449,776 64,245 2/195 [29]
2020 25,925,584 70,834 2/195 [30]
2019 39,192,273 107,376 3/195 [31]
2018 40,302,169 110,416 2/195 [32]
2017 40,218,841 110,188 2/195 [33]
2016 42,908,356 117,235 1/195 [34]
2015 43,952,837 120,418 1/195 [35]
2014 44,066,501 120,730 1/195 [36]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descifrando tu alcaldía: los delitos más comunes en la GAM. 23 August 2019. Es. Decoding your borough: the most common crimes in GAM. 18 January 2022. La Silla Rota. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119040553/https://lasillarota.com/metropoli/descifrando-tu-alcaldia-los-delitos-mas-comunes-en-la-gam/311188. live.
  2. Web site: Indios Verdes. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 24 November 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225050135/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-3/indios-verdes. 25 February 2021.
  3. Book: Domínguez Prieto, Olivia. Trovadores posmodernos: músicos en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo metro. 2010. 83. National Autonomous University of Mexico. es. 978-607-02-1451-6.
  4. Web site: Hasta dónde llegará y a quién beneficiará la nueva ampliación de la Línea 3 del Metrobús de la CDMX. Where will the new extension of Line 3 of the CDMX Metrobus reach and who will benefit from it?. es. 11 March 2021. Infobae. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127044930/https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/03/11/hasta-donde-llegara-y-a-quien-beneficiara-la-nueva-ampliacion-de-la-linea-3-del-metrobus-de-la-cdmx/. live.
  5. Web site: Avanza Línea Verde del Mexicable, conectará al Edomex con CDMX. Maleny. Navarro. El Sol de México. 19 August 2021. Green Line of Mexicable moves forward, will connect the State of Mexico with Mexico City. es. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034552/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/avanza-linea-verde-del-mexicable-conectara-al-edomex-con-cdmx-7103875.html. live.
  6. Web site: Red de Rutas. es. Routes network. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. 30 October 2021. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106023527/https://www.rtp.cdmx.gob.mx/red-de-rutas. live.
  7. Web site: El paradero de Indios Verdes, un laberinto sólo para ingresar al Metro. La Jornada. Alejandro. Cruz Flores. 4 January 2021. Indios Verdes's hub, a labyrinth just to get into the Metro. 26 January 2022. es. 4 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210104190258/https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2021/01/04/capital/el-paradero-de-indios-verdes-un-laberinto-solo-para-ingresar-al-metro/. live.
  8. Web site: ¿Qué hay en el Metro Indios Verdes?. What's at Indios Verdes metro station?. máspormás. Vania. Solis. 23 January 2017. 26 January 2022. es. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034650/https://www.maspormas.com/ciudad/metro-indios-verdes/. live.
  9. Web site: Mejoran viabilidad y seguridad de trenes del Metro en taller de Ticomán. 25 June 2017. Marco Antonio. Martínez. Quadratín. Mexico City. Improved viability and safety of Metro trains at Ticomán workshop. 26 January 2022. es. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127050016/https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/mejoran-viabilidad-seguridad-trenes-del-metro-taller-ticoman/. live.
  10. Web site: Línea 3, Ciudad de México. Line 3, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 8 May 2020. 10 September 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910122759/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-3-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  11. Web site: Indios Verdes Metro Station (Mexico City, 1979). Structurae.net. 24 November 2021. 24 November 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124195939/https://structurae.net/en/structures/indios-verdes-metro-station.
  12. 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.
  13. Book: Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto. es. I. Government of the Federal District Department. 17. 1987. 27 January 2022. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029212157/https://books.google.com/books?id=oSJGAAAAYAAJ&q=la+raza+25+agosto+1978. live.
  14. Web site: Investigación Arqueológica en la Construcción del Metro. Mexico City. Ma. de Jesús. Sánchez Vázquez. Alberto. Mena Cruz. Margarita. Carballal Staedtler. es. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 2010. 9 July 2020. 9 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709184018/https://arqueologia.inah.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/METRO.pdf. Archaeological Research in the Construction of the Metro.
  15. Web site: Línea 8, Ciudad de México. Line 8, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 10 February 2022. 24 November 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124202423/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-8-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  16. Web site: Las líneas del Metro que aún no se han construido. Metro lines that have not being built. 15 February 2017. es. Chilango. 10 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927071523/https://www.chilango.com/ciudad/las-lineas-del-metro-que-aun-no-se-han-construido/. 27 September 2019. live.
  17. Web site: Reordenamiento de Indios Verdes avanza con retrasos. es. Reorganization of Indios Verdes is progressing with delays. El Sol de México. 5 January 2022. Aabye. Vargas. 18 January 2022. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119030818/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/reordenamiento-de-indios-verdes-avanza-con-retrasos-7690234.html. live.
  18. Web site: Proyecto CETRAM Indios Verdes. es. Project CETRAM Indios Verdes. 2020. 18 January 2022. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119030819/https://www.cetramindiosverdes.com/proyecto-cetram. live.
  19. Web site: Así será la remodelación del Cetram Indios Verdes. Chilango. 2 July 2020. es. This is how CETRAM Indios Verdes will be remodeled. 18 January 2022. 19 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119030817/https://www.chilango.com/noticias/obras-remodelacion-del-cetram-indios-verdes/. live.
  20. Web site: Quiénes son los Indios Verdes y por qué el Congreso CDMX les 'devolvería' su título de Tlatoani. Who are the Green Indians and why the Mexico City Congress would "return" their Tlatoani title to them. es. 6 May 2023. 20 April 2023. Alejandra. Lisette. Infobae.
  21. Web site: 'Aunque le cambien el 'che nombre a la estación vamos a seguir diciendo 'Indios Verdes' y no 'Emperadores Mexicas'. Even if they change the 'cking name of the station, we will continue to say 'Indios Verdes' and not 'Emperadores Mexicas'. 25 April 2023. Liliana. Espitia. 6 May 2023. El Gráfico. es.
  22. Web site: Explota bomba casera en el interior del Metro Indios Verdes. 12 April 2013. 21 January 2022. Sopitas. es. Homemade bomb explodes inside Indios Verdes metro station. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121231802/https://www.sopitas.com/noticias/explota-bomba-casera-en-el-anden-del-metro-indios-verdes/. live.
  23. Web site: Cámaras de video graban momento justo en que dejan artefacto explosivo en Indios Verdes. 17 April 2013. 21 January 2022. Cadenatres. Imagen Televisión. YouTube. Carlos. Jiménez. es. Video cameras record the moment when an explosive device is left in Indios Verdes. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121231758/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6YWs3OUqns. live.
  24. Web site: Arde vagón del Metro en la estación Indios Verdes. Proceso. Sara. Pantoja. 10 February 2021. Metro railcar burns at Indios Verdes station. es. 26 January 2022. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128030520/https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/cdmx/2021/2/10/arde-vagon-del-metro-en-la-estacion-indios-verdes-258023.html. live.
  25. Web site: Se descarrila convoy del Metro en zona de maniobras de estación Indios Verdes de la Línea 3. es. Metro train derails in the maneuvering area of Indios Verdes station on Line 3. 20 April 2021. El Financiero. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127034209/https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/cdmx/2021/04/20/se-descarrila-convoy-del-metro-en-zona-de-maniobras-de-estacion-indios-verdes-de-la-linea-3/. live.
  26. Web site: Vagón del Metro se descarrila en Indios Verdes. es. Railcar derails in Indios Verdes. 30 March 2023. 7 May 2023. Marca.
  27. Web site: Estas son las estaciones del Metro que más se inundan. La Silla Rota. 5 June 2019. es. These are the Metro stations that flood the most. 26 January 2022. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127045054/https://lasillarota.com/metropoli/estas-son-las-estaciones-del-metro-que-mas-se-inundan/289055. live.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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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