Hangares metro station explained

Hangares
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:5
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Line: (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Address:Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue
Borough:Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Coordinates:19.4241°N -99.0875°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Other: Route: 11-C
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Events1:Temporarily closed
Events2:Reopened
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and exits
Mapframe:yes
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:1,927,653
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:157/195
Pass Percent:29.34

Hangares metro station is a Mexico City Metro station in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, served by Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. Hangares metro station serves the colonia of Federal, located next to the Mexico City International Airport. The station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of the then Consulado–Pantitlán service. The pictogram for the station features a biplane inside a hangar and its name is on account of its proximity to the airport's hangars. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 4,856 passengers, making it the 188th busiest station in the network and the twelfth busiest of the line.

Location

Hangares is a metro station located on Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue, in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in eastern Mexico City, that serves the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Federal. Within the system, the station lies between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. The station is located near the Mexico City International Airport.[1] The area is serviced by Route 11-C of the city's public bus system.[2]

Exits

There are two exits:

Landmarks

A pedestrian bridge nicknamed "MacPuente" is near the station. People use it as an improvised observation deck to see the landing and of airplanes.[3] [4]

History and construction

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA,[5] and its first section was opened on 19 December 1981, operating from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.[6] Hangares is an underground station[7] whose station pictogram features a biplane inside a hangar in reference to its proximity to the airports' hangars.[8] For the Hangares–Terminal Aérea interstation tunnel, slurry walls were built using the Milan method,[5] and it is 1153m (3,783feet) long;[9] the Hangares–Pantitlán section goes from the underground level to the street level[10] and it is 1644m (5,394feet) long.[11]

Incidents

After the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed for repairs.[12] From 1 to 16 March 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a leak of gasoline in a surface petrol station.[13] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[14] [15]

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 4,800 and 5,200 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 1,772,609 passengers in 2019, which was a decrease of 721,611 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Hangares metro station was the 188th busiest station of the system and it was the line's second-least used station.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 1,927,653 5,281 157/195 [16]
2022 1,490,365 4,083 168/195
2021 946,994 2,594 179/195 [17]
2020 777,118 2,123 191/195 [18]
2019 1,772,609 4,856 188/195 [19]
2018 1,894,220 5,189 186/195 [20]
2017 1,850,363 5,069 186/195 [21]
2016 1,804,140 4,929 186/195 [22]
2015 1,877,580 5,144 177/195 [23]
2014 1,784,681 4,889 178/195 [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cierran 3 estaciones de la Línea 5 del Metro por olor a gasolina. Excélsior. 1 March 2020. 4 July 2020. Mexico City. Jonás. López. es. 6 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706181003/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/cierran-3-estaciones-del-metro-por-olor-a-gasolina/1367200. Closed 3 stations of Metro's Line 5 due to gasoline odor.
  2. Web site: Red de corredores. Es. Route network. 30 October 2021.
  3. Web site: MacPuente: el puente peatonal en el Aeropuerto que se usa como mirador de aviones. MacPuente: the pedestrian bridge in the Airport that is used as aircraft observation deck. es. Local.mx. 28 August 2019. Héctor. Bialostozky. 15 April 2020. 15 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415155202/https://local.mx/ciudad-de-mexico/macpuente/.
  4. Web site: Excéntrica CDMX – Vuela, vuela. es. Tamara. De Anda. máspormás. 14 December 2017. 16 April 2020. 15 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215031523/https://www.maspormas.com/ciudad/skyline-coffee/. Eccentric Mexico City – Fly, fly. Tamara De Anda.
  5. Web site: Línea 5, Ciudad de México. Line 5, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 15 April 2020. 2 September 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902050418/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-5-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  6. Web site: Baia, Baia, Tacubaya... Las estaciones del metro MÁS y MENOS utilizadas en CDMX. 4 September 2019. Nacion 321. es. 14 April 2020. 15 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415155337/https://www.nacion321.com/gobierno/baia-baia-tacubaya-las-estaciones-del-metro-mas-y-menos-utilizadas-en-cdmx. Well, well... The MOST and LEAST used stations in Mexico City.
  7. Web site: Hangares Metro Station (Mexico City, 1981). Structurae.net. 4 July 2020. 4 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704174245/https://structurae.net/en/structures/hangares-metro-station.
  8. Web site: Hangares. es. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 4 July 2020. 4 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704203502/https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-5/hangares.
  9. Web site: Análisis de riesgos de incendio en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. es. 94. Gamez Rojas. Marlen. Analysis of fire risks in the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201123202802/https://www.sepi.esimez.ipn.mx/msistemas/archivos/Gamez%20Rojas%20Marlen.pdf. 23 November 2020. 2010.
  10. Web site: Metro CDMX: ¿Cuáles son las líneas que circulan por arriba como la Línea 12, es peligroso usarlas?. es. Metro CDMX: Like Line 12, which lines are elevated; is it dangerous to ride them?. 4 May 2021. El Heraldo de México. 13 July 2021. live. 13 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713201630/https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/nacional/2021/5/4/metro-cdmx-cuales-son-las-lineas-que-circulan-por-arriba-como-la-linea-12-es-peligroso-usarlas-291974.html.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: RTP brindará traslado gratuito de Pantitlán a Eduardo Molina. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros will provide free service from Pantitlán to Eduardo Molina. Excélsior. 5 May 2015. 23 August 2020. Rodrigo. Alarcón. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030235409/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2015/05/05/1022426. 30 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Reabren estaciones de L5 del Metro cerradas por fuga de gasolina. Milenio. 17 March 2017. es. 15 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318141942/https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/metro-cdmx-linea-5-reanuda-servicio-fuga-gasolina. 18 March 2020. Reopened the Metro L5's stations closed by a gasoline leak. registration.
  14. Web site: Cierre temporal de estaciones. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 25 April 2020. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704012839/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Banners/FASE3M%20OK.pdf. 4 July 2020. Temporal closure of stations.
  15. Web site: Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero. 13 June 2020. 15 June 2020. es. El Universal. Eduardo. Hernández. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704013005/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/coronavirus-este-es-el-plan-para-reabrir-estaciones-del-metro-metrobus-y-tren-ligero. 4 July 2020. Coronavirus. This is the plan to reopen Metro, Metrobús and Light Rail stations.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2019. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 3 May 2020. 3 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703154652/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019. Station traffic per line 2019.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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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