Viaducto metro station explained

Viaducto
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:2
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Address:Calzada de Tlalpan
Borough:Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Coordinates:19.4008°N -99.1369°W
Structure:At grade
Lines: (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platform:1 island platform
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Accessible:No
Opened:1 August 1970
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Mapframe-Caption:Area map
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:4,290,859
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:108/195
Pass Percent:-0.52

Viaducto is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1] [2] It is located in the border of Benito Juárez and Iztacalco boroughs of Mexico City, south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan.[1] It is a surface station.

General information

It is represented by the stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange, which represents crossing of Calzada de Tlalpan (a former Aztec road) and Viaducto Miguel Alemán, a crosscutting freeway that runs across the middle of the Federal District which opened in September 1950.[1] [2] [3] The station was opened on 1 August 1970.[4]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 4,290,859 11,755 108/195 [5]
2022 4,313,392 11,817 100/195
2021 3,287,377 9,006 97/195 [6]
2020 4,256,61911,630 84/195 [7]
2019 7,543,940 20,668 85/195 [8]
2018 7,713,645 21,133 85/195 [9]
2017 7,591,103 20,797 84/195 [10]
2016 7,597,169 20,757 87/195 [11]
2015 7,711,654 21,127 83/195 [12]
2014 7,903,530 21,653 79/195 [13]

Train crash

On October 20, 1975, at about 09:40 local time (15:40 GMT), two trains crashed, while both were going towards Tasqueña station. The first was parked at Viaducto station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. According to official reports, from 31 to 39 people died, and between 71 and 119 were injured. To date, it is the worst railroad accident recorded in the Mexico City Metro. The driver, Carlos Fernández, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison. After the crash, automatic traffic lights were incorporated to all lines.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Exits

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viaducto. es. 14 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120131014423/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=36. 31 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Archambault. Richard. Viaducto » Mexico City Metro System. 14 August 2011. 2011-03-07.
  3. News: Jorge . Legorreta. Viaducto y Periférico, creaciones urbanísticas de Carlos Contreras. La Jornada. 16 October 2002. es. 17 July 2011.
  4. Web site: Monroy. Marco. Schwandl. Robert. Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway. 14 August 2011.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Web site: El Metro de la Ciudad de México, como escenario de eventos trágicos, y muy trágicos. September 18, 2012. July 10, 2014. Sin Embargo. Tiempo Real magazine.
  15. Web site: La tragedia olvidada . es . July 10, 2014 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140604195000/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/coberturas/esp220.html . June 4, 2014 .
  16. Web site: Escenas impactantes en el Metro capitalino. es. July 10, 2014. December 30, 2010. El Universal. Juan Pablo. González. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233214/http://www.eluniversaldf.mx/home/nota17457.html. March 3, 2016. dead.
  17. Web site: "CRÓNICA": El Metro del DF; 44 años de su nacimiento, 38 años de la tragedia que "nunca" existió. Klika. September 28, 2013. Claudia Jazmín . etal . Gutiérrez Rodríguez. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714020509/http://klika.mx/art/el-metro-del-df-44-anos-de-su-nacimiento-38-anos-de-la-tragedia-que-nunca-existio. July 14, 2014.

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