Ciudad Azteca metro station explained

Ciudad Azteca
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 Azteca – Buenavista)
Other:
  • Ciudad Azteca
  • Ciudad Azteca
Coordinates:19.5346°N -99.0275°W
Structure:At grade
Platform:2 island platforms
Accessible:Yes
Tracks:3
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:13,502,086
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:12/195
Pass Percent:-4.69

Ciudad Azteca metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro along Carlos Hank González Avenue (otherwise known as Central Avenue), in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms that serves as the northern terminus of Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line). It is followed by Plaza Aragón metro station. It serves the colonia (neighborhood) of Ciudad Azteca (es), from which the station takes its name. It is also adjacent to the north end of Mexico's busiest mall (as of 2018), Multiplaza Aragón. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of the neighborhood's glyph.

Ciudad Azteca metro station opened on 30 November 2000 with service southwestward toward Buenavista metro station. In 2019, Ciudad Azteca metro station had an average daily ridership of 58,658 passengers, making it the 12th busiest station in the network and the second-most used on the line. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates. The station is served by the (also known as Mexipuerto Ciudad Azteca), a shopping mall and transport hub that connects with local routes and the Mexibús Line I, a bus rapid transit line that connects Mexico City to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport.

Location and layout

Ciudad Azteca is a metro station located 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 Ciudad Azteca (es). Within the system, Plaza Aragón is the next station.[1]

There are four exits (to the north, northeast, south and southeast of the station) all serving Carlos Hank González Avenue and De los Guerreros Boulevard.[1] The exits connect to the (also known as Mexipuerto Ciudad Azteca),[2] a five-story shopping mall and transport hub (locally known as an Estación de transferencia modal [ETRAM]) that connects the area with local routes (known as peseros)[3] and the Mexibús Line I, a bus rapid transit line that connects Mexico City to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, in Zumpango, State of Mexico.[4] Opened in 2009, and as of 2015, the hub had no crime reports and had 30 transportation routes operating with an average ridership of 180,000 daily users.[5] Ciudad Azteca metro station is adjacent to the north end of Multiplaza Aragón, the country's busiest mall in 2018.[6]

Ciudad Azteca station has a disabled-accessible service with elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[1]

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA;[7] Ciudad Azteca metro station opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of the Ciudad Azteca–Buenavista service.[8] The station was built at-grade level.[9] The Ciudad Azteca–Plaza Aragón section is 574sp=usNaNsp=us long.[10] The station's pictogram features the silhouette of the neighborhood's glyph, which depicts a typical Aztec building.[1] The line's workshop and the respective railyard are located after the station.[11]

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 57,100 and 65,800 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station ridership was 21,410,326 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 66,504 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Ciudad Azteca metro station was the 12th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's second-most used, after Buenavista.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 13,502,086 36,992 12/195 [12]
2022 14,166,172 38,811 11/195
2021 10,952,831 30,007 12/195 [13]
2020 12,303,341 33,615 11/195 [14]
2019 21,410,326 58,658 12/195 [15]
2018 21,343,822 58,476 12/195 [16]
2017 20,861,402 57,154 12/195 [17]
2016 22,574,939 61,680 11/195 [18]
2015 23,268,879 63,750 11/195 [19]
2014 22,693,910 62,175 11/195 [20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ciudad Azteca. es. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 11 February 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116182058/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-b/ciudad-azteca. 16 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Estación de transferencia Multimodal Azteca / Manuel Cervantes Estudio. es. Multimodal Azteca hub/ Manuel Cervantes Estudio. ArchDaily. 12 January 2010. 13 February 2022. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213183937/https://www.archdaily.mx/mx/626341/estacion-de-transferencia-multimodal-azteca-cc-arquitectos. live.
  3. Web site: Ciudad Azteca. es. Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico. Government of the State of Mexico. 11 February 2022. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213185347/https://sitramytem.edomex.gob.mx/ciudad_azteca. live.
  4. Web site: Mexibús Unirá al AICM con Santa Lucía. El Universal. 13 August 2019. Noé. Cruz Serrano. es. Mexúbús will connect the Mexico City Airport to Santa Lucía. 15 February 2022. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213184834/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/asi-sera-el-mexibus-que-conectara-santa-lucia-con-aeropuerto-de-cdmx. live.
  5. Book: Caminando hacia el futuro. Experiencia de movilidad en la Ciudad de México. Es. Laura Iraís. Ballesteros Mancilla. Fernando. Dworak Camargo. 2015. Proyecto M2050. 978-607-96914-1-7. Mexico City. 15 February 2022. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213190115/https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=tSZKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT54&dq=ciudad+azteca+estacion&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwigk9GOrf31AhXPJkQIHYX_DwcQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=ciudad%20azteca%20estacion&f=false. live.
  6. Web site: Los 5 malls más visitados en CDMX en 2018. Pamela. Ventura. The 5 most visited malls in Mexico City in 2018. El Financiero. 31 January 2019. 20 July 2022. es.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: Ciudad Azteca Metro Station (Mexico City, 2000). Structurae.net. 13 February 2022. 13 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220213183937/https://structurae.net/en/structures/ciudad-azteca-metro-station. live.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: Rescatan a Teco, perrito localizado en talleres del Metro en Ciudad Azteca. Teco, a dog found in Metro workshops in Ciudad Azteca, is rescued. El Universal. 2 June 2022. Laura. Arana. Mexico City. 30 December 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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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