Parque de los Venados metro station explained
| Symbol Location: | mexicocity |
| Symbol: | mcm |
| Style: | Mexico City Metro |
| Style2: | 12 |
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| Type: | STC rapid transit |
| Address: | Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre
Santa Cruz Atoyac, Benito Juárez |
| Borough: | Mexico City |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Line: | (Observatorio - Tláhuac) |
| Structure: | Underground |
| Platform: | 2 side platforms |
| Accessible: | Yes[1] |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Status: | In service |
| Events1: | Temporarily closed |
| Events2: | Reopened[2] |
| Operator: | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) |
| Passengers: | 2,378,215 |
| Pass Year: | 2023 |
| Pass Rank: | 147/195 |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Area map |
| Map Type: | Mexico Mexico City |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Parque de los Venados is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro.[3] [4] The station is located between Zapata and Eje Central. It was opened on 30 October 2012 as a part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac and it is built underground.[3]
Name and pictogram
The station's name originates from a nearby park, commonly known as Parque de los Venados (Park of the Deer) on account of the deer statues located there, but which was originally named Parque Francisco Villa in honor of the eponymous Mexican revolutionary leader. The station's pictogram depicts two deers, representing the aforementioned statues located at the adjacent park.[5]
General information
The station is located south of the city center, at the intersection between Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Calle Uxmal in the Benito Juárez municipality. The municipality's seat is just next to the station and two of the station entrances are located in the plaza next to the government building.
During the line's construction, the remains of people believed to be of the Aztecs were found at the station site.[6]
Museo de la Radio
The Parque de los Venados station features the Museo de la Radio (Radio Museum), inaugurated in October 2018. The museum features more than ten thousand items related to the radio its culture and history, ranging from audiovisual material and memorabilia to a letter from Porfirio Díaz.[7] [8]
Ridership
| Annual passenger ridership |
|---|
| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
|---|
| 2023 | 2,378,215 | 6,515 | 147/195 | | [9] |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 176/195 | | |
| 2021 | 567,984 | 1,556 | 190/195 | | [10] |
| 2020 | 2,146,646 | 5,865 | 148/195 | | [11] |
| 2019 | 4,249,439 | 11,642 | 144/195 | | [12] |
| 2018 | 4,176,515 | 11,442 | 144/195 | | [13] |
| 2017 | 3,917,164 | 10,731 | 146/195 | | [14] |
| 2016 | 3,609,186 | 9,861 | 150/195 | | [15] |
| 2015 | 3,021,968 | 8,279 | 150/195 | | [16] |
| 2014 | 2,863,417 | 7,844 | 156/195 | | [17] | |
Entrances
- Northwest: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Santa Cruz Atoyac
- Southwest: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Col. Residencial Emperadores
- Northeast: Eje 7 Sur Municipio Libre and Uxmal street, Santa Cruz Atoyac
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes. es. Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. 26 May 2020.
- Web site: A 20 meses del desplome de la Línea 12, reabren tramo Mixcoac-Atlalilco. es. 15 January 2023. Expansión. Shelma. Navarrete. 15 January 2023. 15 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115171429/https://politica.expansion.mx/cdmx/2023/01/15/a-20-meses-del-desplome-de-la-linea-12-reabren-tramo-de-mixcoac-a-atlalilco. live.
- Web site: Schwandl. Robert. UrbanRail.Net > Central America > Mexico > Ciudad de Mexico Metro. 27 April 2015.
- Web site: Line 12 of the metro (subway) of Mexico City. Concretos Moctezuma.
- Web site: Parque de los Venados. Metro CDMX. 23 March 2021. es.
- News: Aztec Remains Found in Mexico City Subway Dig. 3 January 2014. Latinos Post.
- Web site: Museo de la Radio. Metro CDMX. 23 March 2021. es.
- News: Inauguran Museo de la Radio en Metro Parque de los Venados. Excélsior. Luis. Pérez. 23 October 2018. es.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
