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:Avenida de los Insurgentes
Country:Mexico
Line: (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Other:
  • Indios Verdes
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  • Indios Verdes
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  • Indios Verdes
  • Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B,, 102, 107-B, 108
  • Various local and intercity service routes
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 Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms serving as the northern terminus of Line 3 (the Olive Line). It is followed by Deportivo 18 de Marzo metro station. Indios Verdes metro station was inaugurated on 1 December 1979 providing southward service toward Hospital General metro station.

The station services the Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|colonias]] (neighborhoods) of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola. The station and surrounding area are named after the verdigris statues of Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, both Aztec rulers. Located in the nearby Parque Mestizaje, these statues are collectively known as the Spanish; Castilian: [[Monumento a los Indios Verdes]], and their silhouettes are depicted in the pictogram.

The station facilities are accessible to people with disabilities featuring tactile pavings and braille signage plates. The station is commonly ranked among the busiest in the system. In 2019, it recorded an average daily ridership of 107,376 passengers, making it the third-busiest station overall and the busiest on its line.

Location and station layout

Indios Verdes is an at-grade metro station located along Avenida de los Insurgentes in the colonias ("neighborhoods") of Residencial Zacatenco and Santa Isabel Tola, in Gustavo A. Madero, in northern Mexico City.[1] [2] The railyard and the line's workshop, known as Ticomán, are located adjacent to the station.[3]

The station has four exits: one to the northeast and northwest, and one to the southeast and southwest. The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with tactile pavings and braille signage plates. Within the system, Deportivo 18 de Marzo is the next station.[4] Street stalls abound in the CETRAM, where commuters can purchase street food, clothing, accessories, flowers, gifts, and phone accessories. According to the vendors themselves, there are about 1,000 stalls.[5]

The area is serviced by a Spanish; Castilian: [[Centro de transferencia modal]] (CETRAM), a transportation hub covering 91785m2. From there, commuters can access various routes and modes of transportation.[6] Among the available options are Lines 1, 3, and 7 of the Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system,[7] Line IV of the Mexibús BRT system, Line 1 of the Cablebús aerial lift network, and Line 2 of the Mexicable aerial lift network.[8] The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, escalators and tactile pavings.[9] [10]

Local buses departing from the area include Routes 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B, and 108 of the Spanish; Castilian: [[Red de Transporte de Pasajeros]] network.[11] Additionally, as of 2017, there were 28 Spanish; Castilian: [[pesero]] routes (bus and minibus routes) originating from various locations within the city and the metropolitan area.[12]

History and construction

Line 3 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.[13] Indios Verdes metro station opened as the line's northern terminal on 1 December 1979, running toward Hospital General metro station.[14] The section between Indios Verdes and Deportivo 18 de Marzo station is 1166m (3,825feet) long.[15]

Originally, Line 8 (which runs from downtown Mexico City to Constitución de 1917 station in Iztapalapa) was planned to extend from Pantitlán in eastern Mexico City to Indios Verdes station.[16] However, the project was canceled due to potential structural issues it would have caused near the Zócalo area, as it was intended to interchange with Line 2 at Zócalo station. The plan for Line 8 was later modified to run from Indios Verdes to Constitución de 1917 station. But its construction did not progress beyond Garibaldi / Lagunilla metro station, which has served as its provisional terminal since 1994.[17] [18]

The station's CETRAM began reorganization in 2020. The project plan included demolishing the Metrobús station serving Lines 1 and 3, as well as the temporary Mexibús station, and relocating both next to the metro station building. It also aimed to reorganize the bus hub and facilitate connections between the stations through a series of pedestrian bridges linking them to the Cablebús, Metrobús Line 7, and Mexicable services.[19] [20] [21] As of September 2024, the Metrobús, Mexibús, and Cablebús projects have been completed.[22]

Name and pictogram

The station is named after the verdigris statues of two Aztec rulers, Nahuatl languages: [[Tlatoani|Tlatoque]] Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl, collectively known as the Spanish; Castilian: [[Monumento a los Indios Verdes]] (Green Indians Monument). The station's pictogram features silhouettes of these statues.[4] In April 2023, Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros, a representative for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party in the Congress of Mexico City, proposed renaming the metro station to Estación Emperadores Mexicas because she considers the term Indian is derogatory, discriminatory, and "[is still used to hurt] the sensitivity of the recipient by considering inferior due to their poverty or indigenous background". She argued that the change is necessary "to respect the spirit of the Political Constitution of Mexico City". The proposed renaming would apply only to the metro station and does not mention any adjacent stations or the Spanish; Castilian: Monumento a los Indios Verdes.[23] Transport operators in the area have stated that the change would be unnecessary and that it would not affect commuters or how they refer to the station.[24]

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.[25] Authorities stated that a box containing explosives, cables, pellets, a battery, and a watch was allegedly left on the steps leading to exit I by a man assisted by an accomplice acting as a lookout.[26] On 10 February 10 2021, during a rainy afternoon, an approaching train caught fire on the platform, but no passengers were reported harmed.[27] 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.[28] Similarly, on March 30, 2023, another train experienced a comparable incident.[29]

Indios Verdes is one of the metro stations that floods most frequently during heavy rain.[30]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, Indios Verdes metro station is one of the busiest in 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. In 2019 specifically, Indios Verdes metro station ranked as the third busiest of the system and it was the busiest of the line.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 30,335,090 83,109 2/195 [31]
2022 31,649,534 86,711 1/195
2021 23,449,776 64,245 2/195 [32]
2020 25,925,584 70,834 2/195 [33]
2019 39,192,273 107,376 3/195 [34]
2018 40,302,169 110,416 2/195 [35]
2017 40,218,841 110,188 2/195 [36]
2016 42,908,356 117,235 1/195 [37]
2015 43,952,837 120,418 1/195 [38]
2014 44,066,501 120,730 1/195 [39]

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 Gustavo A. Madero. 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: Retrasos en modernización del Cetram Indios Verdes, por dificultades con el cajón del Metro: Sheinbaum. es. 14 April 2023. Laura. Arana. El Universal. Delays in modernization of CETRAM Indios Verdes, due to difficulties with the Metro building: Sheinbaum. 28 August 2024. 16 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230516120446/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/retrasos-en-modernizacion-del-cetram-indios-verdes-por-dificultades-con-el-cajon-del-metro-sheinbaum/. live.
  3. Web site: Mejoran viabilidad y seguridad de trenes del Metro en taller de Ticomán. 25 June 2017. Marco Antonio. Martínez. Quadratín. Mexico City. Viability and safety of Metro trains at Ticomán workshop improved. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 Mexico City Metrobús 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.
  8. Web site: Avanza Línea Verde del Mexicable, conectará al Edomex con CDMX. Maleny. Navarro. El Sol de México. 19 August 2021. The Green Line of the Mexicable is progressing and 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.
  9. Web site: Secretaría de Obras y Servicios. Secretariat of Public Works and Services. es. Secretariat of Public Works and Services of Mexico City. 5 October 2024. 26 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240626212659/https://semovi.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/200702_Indios%20Verdes%20CETRAM.pdf. live.
  10. Web site: Estrenan el Cetram Indios Verdes con elevadores que no funcionan. CETRAM Indios Verdes inaugurated with elevators that do not work. Eunice. Cruz. 8 April 2024. La Razón. Es. 5 October 2024. 8 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240408124043/https://www.razon.com.mx/ciudad/estrenan-cetram-indios-verdes-elevadores-funcionan-571989. live.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: El paradero de Indios Verdes, un laberinto sólo para ingresar al Metro. La Jornada. Alejandro. Cruz Flores. 4 January 2021. The Indios Verdes terminal: a maze just to enter 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Book: Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto. Transport: Six years of joint effort. 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.
  15. Web site: Longitud de estación a estación por línea. es. Length from station to station by 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.
  16. 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. dead. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Las líneas del Metro que aún no se han construido. Metro lines that have not being built yet. 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.
  19. Web site: Reordenamiento de Indios Verdes avanza con retrasos. es. Reorganization of Indios Verdes progresses 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Web site: Así luce la pasarela del CETRAM Indios Verdes que conecta el Metrobús, Cablebús y Metro CDMX. This is what the walkway of the Indios Verdes CETRAM looks like, connecting the Metrobús, Cablebús, and Mexico City Metro. es. Infobae. Luz. Coello. 25 September 2024. 6 October 2024. 26 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240926014218/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/09/25/asi-luce-la-pasarela-del-cetram-indios-verdes-que-conecta-el-metrobus-cablebus-y-metro-cdmx/. live.
  23. Web site: Quiénes son los Indios Verdes y por qué el Congreso CDMX les 'devolvería' su título de Tlatoani. Who are the 'Indios Verdes' and why would the Mexico City Congress 'restore' their [Tlatoque] title?. es. 6 May 2023. 20 April 2023. Alejandra. Lisette. Infobae. 6 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506061304/https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/04/20/quienes-son-los-indios-verdes-y-por-que-el-congreso-cdmx-les-devolveria-su-titulo-de-tlatoani/. live.
  24. 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 f'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. 6 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230506061303/https://www.elgrafico.mx/al-dia/indios-verdes-cambio-nombre-emperadores-mexicas-combis-ciudad-mexico. live.
  25. 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.
  26. 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 capture the moment the explosive device is left at Indios Verdes. 21 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121231758/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6YWs3OUqns. live.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. Web site: Vagón del Metro se descarrila en Indios Verdes. es. Metro railcar derails at Indios Verdes. 30 March 2023. 7 May 2023. Marca. 7 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230507184609/https://www.marca.com/mx/actualidad/2023/03/30/6425c73746163f01408b45eb.html. live.
  30. 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.
  31. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–2023). 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 by line (2022–2023).
  32. 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 by line in 2021.
  33. 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 by line in 2020.
  34. 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 by line in 2019.
  35. 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 by line in 2018.
  36. 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 by line in 2017.
  37. 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 by line in 2016.
  38. 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 by line in 2015.
  39. 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 by line in 2014.

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