Romero Rubio metro station explained

Romero Rubio
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:Oceanía Avenue
Borough:Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Line: (Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
Other: Routes: 10-B, 18
Coordinates:19.4407°N -99.0944°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Opened:15 December 1999
Mapframe:Yes
Mapframe-Zoom:16
Mapframe-Caption:Area map
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:4,882,287
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:97/195
Pass Percent:24.10

Romero Rubio metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio, in the borough of Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms served by Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón stations. The name of the station references the colonia of the same name, which in turn was named after Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1884 and 1895; its pictogram depicts his bust. The station was opened on 15 December 1999, on the first day of service between Villa de Aragón and Buenavista stations. The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates. In 2019, Romero Rubio metro station had an average daily ridership of 8,014 passengers, making it the sixth least used on the line.

Location

Romero Rubio is a metro station along Oceanía Avenue in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in northeastern Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio. Within the system, the station lies between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón stations.[1] The shopping center Encuentro Oceanía is adjacent to the station; it opened in 2021 and it was the first major shopping center opened in the borough.[2] The area is serviced by Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the by Routes 10-B and 18 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[3]

Exits

There are two exits:[1]

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA;[4] Romero Rubio metro station opened on 15 December 1999, on the first day of the then Buenavista–Villa de Aragón service.[5] [6] The station was built above the ground level;[4] the Romero Rubio–Oceanía section is 809m (2,654feet) long, while the opposite section towards Ricardo Flores Magón metro station measures 908m (2,979feet).[7] The station is partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[1] Metro authorities considered adding elevators and access ramps due to the construction of the adjacent shopping center. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of Manuel Romero Rubio, the country's Secretary of the Interior between 1884 and 1895.[1]

Incidents

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[8] [9]

Romero Rubio metro station has had subsidance issues. Israel Zamarrón from El Sol de México reported in 2020 sinking and vibrations on the station when trains and heavy vehicles pass under the station.[10] Commuters reported in July 2022 that the station's header was unleveled.[11] The system authorities inspected the station and confirmed that the station was not at risk and stated that it is under permanent monitoring.[12] Since January 2024, the line's elevated stations, including Romero Rubio, have been undergoing overnight repairs to realign and regrade the tracks.[13]

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 7,800 and 9,800 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,925,132 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 62,023 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Romero Rubio metro station was the 167th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 16th most used.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 4,882,287 13,376 97/195 [14]
2022 3,934,214 10,778 110/195
2021 2,257,035 6,183 130/195 [15]
2020 1,712,731 4,679 160/195 [16]
2019 2,925,132 8,014 167/195 [17]
2018 2,863,109 7,844 168/195 [18]
2017 3,011,671 8,251 162/195 [19]
2016 3,001,060 8,199 163/195 [20]
2015 3,291,844 9,018 146/195 [21]
2014 3,431,783 9,402 143/195 [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romero Rubio. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 25 June 2023. 26 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230626012215/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-b/romero-rubio. live.
  2. Web site: Preaperturan el centro comercial Encuentro Oceanía. Encuentro Oceania shopping mall pre-opens. El Sol de México. 1 October 2021. Mildred. Estrada. 14 April 2024. es.
  3. Web site: Red de Rutas. es. Routes network. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. 30 October 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'. El Universal. es. 27 November 2000. Ella. Grajeada. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/20017.html. live.
  6. Web site: Usuarios reportan problemas en la Línea B del Metro. es. Publimetro. Miguel. Velázquez. 21 May 2021. 10 January 2019. Commuters report problems at Metro Line B. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/noticias/2019/01/10/problemas-linea-b-del-metro.html.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: Cierre temporal de estaciones. Metro CDMX. 25 April 2020. es. 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704012839/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Banners/FASE3M%20OK.pdf. live.
  9. 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. 4 July 2020. 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. live.
  10. Web site: Plaza Encuentro Oceanía tendrá 2,800 cajones para autos pese a tener Metro a un lado. Encuentro Oceanía Plaza will have 2,800 car parking spaces despite having a metro station next to it. es. El Sol de México. 18 November 2020. 14 April 2024. Israel. Zamarrón. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119044613/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/plaza-encuentro-oceania-tendra-2800-cajones-para-autos-pese-a-tener-metro-a-un-lado-cdmx-venustiano-carranza-6030601.html. live.
  11. Web site: Alertan por columna desnivelada en estación Romero Rubio del Metro. es. Alert for unleveled column in Romero Rubio metro station. Excélsior. JC. Ponce. 28 July 2022. 14 April 2024. 24 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221124172327/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/linea-b-del-metro-columna-desnivelada-estacion-romero-rubio/1529730. live.
  12. Web site: Columna en estación Romero Rubio no representa riesgo: Metro. Column at Romero Rubio station doesn't represent a risk: Metro. es. Excélsior. JC. Ponce. 28 July 2022. 14 April 2024. 29 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729015542/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/columna-en-estacion-romero-rubio-no-representa-riesgo-metro/1529781. live.
  13. Web site: Línea B del metro será renivelada por las noches; anuncian fecha de trabajos en tramo de San Lázaro a Oceanía. es. Metro Line B will be regraded at night; date announced for work on San Lázaro to Oceanía stretch. Michelle. Mejía. 27 December 2024. Telediario. 14 April 2024.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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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