Múzquiz metro station explained

Múzquiz
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:B
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Carlos Hank González Avenue
Borough:Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico
Country:Mexico
Line: (Ciudad AztecaBuenavista)
Coordinates:19.5016°N -99.042°W
Structure:At grade
Platform:1 island platform
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Opened:30 November 2000
Mapframe:Yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Mapframe-Caption:Area map
Map Type:Mexico City urban area
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:9,077,067
Pass Year:2022
Pass Rank:33/195
Pass Percent:-4.41

Múzquiz metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonia (neighborhood) of Valle de Aragón 3a. Sección, in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform served by Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Ecatepec and Río de los Remedios stations. The name of the station references the nearby colonia of Melchor Múzquiz, which in turn was named after Melchor de Eca y Múzquiz, the fifth president of Mexico; its pictogram depicts a representation of his bust. The station was opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of service between Ciudad Azteca and Buenavista stations. The facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates. In 2019, Múzquiz metro station had an average daily ridership of 30,812 passengers, making it the third-most used on the line.

Location

Múzquiz is a metro station along Carlos Hank González Avenue (also known as Central Avenue), in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, a municipality bordering Mexico City. The station serves the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Valle de Aragón 3a. Sección. Within the system, the station lies between Ecatepec and Río de los Remedios stations.[1]

Exits

There are four exits:[1]

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA;[2] Múzquiz metro station opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of the Ciudad AztecaBuenavista service.[3] The station was built at-grade level;[2] the Múzquiz–Ecatepec section is 1485m (4,872feet) long, while the opposite section towards Río de los Remedios metro station measures 1155m (3,789feet).[4] The station is partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[1] The pedestrian bridges that connect the access to the station are adapted for bicycles as a bicycle lane was built in 2015 on the adjacent median strip.[5] [6] The station's pictogram features the silhouette of a portrait of Melchor de Eca y Múzquiz, the fifth president of Mexico, and is named after him because of the nearby colonia of Melchor Múzquiz.[1]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, and before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 30,200 and 34,800 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 11,246,650 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 42,414 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Múzquiz metro station was the 39th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's third-most used, after Buenavista and Ciudad Azteca stations.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 8,676,623 23,771 33/195 [7]
2022 9,077,067 24,868 23/195
2021 7,202,836 19,733 24/195 [8]
2020 4,660,458 12,733 70/195 [9]
2019 11,246,650 30,812 39/195 [10]
2018 11,204,236 30,696 39/195 [11]
2017 11,039,075 30,244 41/195 [12]
2016 11,979,577 32,731 35/195 [13]
2015 11,991,588 32,853 34/195 [14]
2014 12,078,962 33,093 34/195 [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Múzquiz. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 8 December 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718151256/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-b/muzquiz. 18 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Línea B, Ciudad de México. Line B, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-b-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  3. Web site: Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'. El Universal. es. 27 November 2000. Ella. Grajeada. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/20017.html.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Accede con tu bici y recorre la ciclopista de la Línea B del Metro. Access with your bike and ride along the Metro Line B bike lane. Es. El Sol de México. Notimex. 25 February 2018. 9 December 2022.
  6. Web site: La Ciclopista Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl, en Avenida Central, se encuentra abandonada. The Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl bicycle lane on Central Avenue is abandoned. La Prensa. Aurelio. Sánchez. 13 October 2021. es. 9 December 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.