Politécnico metro station explained

Politécnico
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:5
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Eje Central
Borough:Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Other:
  • Politécnico
  • Routes: 23, 103
  • Trolleybus Line 8: Politécnico Oriente, Politécnico Poniente
Coordinates:19.5008°N -99.1493°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:Partial
Structure:At grade
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Opened:30 August 1982
Line: (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and exits
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:9,487,376
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:28/195
Pass Percent:19.74

Politécnico metro station is a Mexico City Metro station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two side platforms that serves as the northern terminus of (the Yellow line). It is followed by Instituto del Petróleo station. Politécnico station serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Industrial Vallejo and Nueva Industrial Vallejo. The station's pictogram features the logo of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), a public university in Mexico City, and its name is on account of its proximity to the main campus.

Politécnico metro station was opened on 1982, on the first day of the Politécnico–Pantitlán service. The station is partially accessible and there is also a mural inside titled La técnica al servicio de la patria by José Luis Elías Jáuregui. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 34,586 passengers, making it the 28th busiest station in the network and the second busiest of the line, after Pantitlán.

Location

Politécnico is a metro station located along Eje Central (in the section formerly named 100 Metros Avenue), in Gustavo A. Madero, in northern Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Industrial Vallejo and Nueva Industrial Vallejo. Within the system, the station is followed by Instituto del Petróleo station.[1] Since September 2005[2] the area is serviced by (formerly) of the trolleybus system.[1] It is also serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a type of transport hub,[3] and by Routes 23 and 103 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[4]

There were plans to have a Cablebús station inside the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN),[5] a public university near the station. However, it was canceled due to the opposition of students.[6]

Exits

There are two exits:[1]

Landmarks

Inside the station, there is a mural painted by José Luis Elías Jáuregui and named La técnica al servicio de la patria,[7] a reference to the IPN's motto.[8] The mural was inaugurated in 1996 and depicts the history of the IPN, its culture and campus life, the Once TV network logo and the image of Lázaro Cárdenas, the 51st president of Mexico and founder of the university.[9]

History and construction

of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA,[10] and its last section was opened on 1982, operating from Pantitlán to Politécnico stations.[11] [12] The station is located at grade;[13] the Politécnico–Instituto del Petróleo interstation is 1188m (3,898feet) long.[14] The station's pictogram represents a 2D version of the IPN logo.[1] The station is partially accessible to people with disabilities.[15]

In June 2006, Metro authorities replaced the railroad switches;[16] in 2008, they had maintenance work done on the station's roof.[17]

During the 1980s and 1990s, it was proposed to expand Line 5 northbound towards the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz, in the State of Mexico, from Politécnico metro station.[18] [19] [20] The expansion was proposed again for the 2018 master plan.[21] [22]

Incidents

On 9 March 2016,[23] two cars derailed when the driver performed a parking maneuver at Politécnico station. One of the tires of the penultimate car jammed with the tracks. There were around 200 passengers inside the train with no casualties due to the low speed at which it operated.[24]

On 8 November 2020, Politécnico, Instituto del Petróleo and Lindavista stations were vandalized during feminist demonstrations; walls, screens, handrails, a train, and part of the La técnica al servicio de la patria mural were damaged and graffitied.[25]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, Politécnico metro station has been one of the busiest stations of the system's 195 stations. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 32,600 and 35,200 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 12,624,212 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 187,687 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Politécnico metro station was the 28th busiest of the system and it was the line's second-most used, after Pantitlán.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 9,487,376 25,992 28/195 [26]
2022 7,923,455 21,708 35/195 [27]
2021 5,789,532 15,861 37/195 [28]
2020 6,696,893 18,297 36/195 [29]
2019 12,624,212 34,586 28/195 [30]
2018 12,436,525 34,072 28/195 [31]
2017 11,917,506 32,650 34/195 [32]
2016 12,038,043 32,890 34/195 [33]
2015 12,827,868 35,144 30/195 [34]
2014 12,274,639 33,629 33/195 [35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Politécnico. es. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 27 August 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704232644/https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-5/politecnico. 4 July 2020.
  2. Book: 254. Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2007–2008. 2007. Mary. Webb. Jackie. Clarke. Jane's Information Group. 978-0710628169.
  3. Web site: DF pretende modernizar cinco paraderos de transporte público. es. Notimex. Notimex. Expansión. 12 October 2020. 17 February 2020. The Federal District intends to modernize five public transport hubs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012155514/https://obras.expansion.mx/construccion/2014/02/17/df-pretende-modernizar-cinco-paraderos-de-transporte-publico. 12 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Red de Rutas. es. Routes network. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. 30 October 2021.
  5. Web site: El "Cable-bus" Indios Verdes-Cuautepec afectará instalaciones del Politécnico. Isis. Lujano. 16 March 2019. La Izquierda Diario. 3 September 2020. es. 2 January 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102190528/http://www.laizquierdadiario.mx/El-Cable-bus-Indios-Verdes-Cuautepec-afectara-instalaciones-del-Politecnico. "Cable-bus" Indios Verdes-Cuautepec will affect Polytechnic's faculty.
  6. Web site: Reubicarán estación de Ticomán de Cablebús. 13 May 2019. es. Cinthya. Sttettin. Mexico City. 3 September 2020. Cablebús' Ticomán station will be relocated. 10 September 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910222104/https://www.milenio.com/politica/en-gam-cablebus-modificara-estacion-ticoman.
  7. Book: Fierro, Kevin A.. 99. The Mexico City Metro --User's Guide, Cultural & Historical Tour. 978-0-6152-0611-0. 2008.
  8. Web site: Misión e Historia. es. 5 September 2020. National Polytechnic Institute. 13 June 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200613000627/https://www.ipn.mx/conocenos/mision-historia.html. Mission and History.
  9. Web site: Estas expos muestran que no todo es caos en la "limusina naranja". These exhibitions show that not everything is chaotic inside the "orange limousin". Chilango. 12 October 2018. 5 September 2020. Daniela. Sagastegui Avilés. 10 September 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910222407/https://www.chilango.com/cultura/exposiciones-permanentes-en-el-metro-de-la-cdmx/11/.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: "El 8", el aterrador sitio del Metro Instituto del Petróleo. 7 May 2018. Reversos.mx. Tonatiuh. Pérez Cisneros. es. 23 August 2020. 25 August 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231532/http://reversos.mx/el-8-el-aterrador-sitio-del-metro-instituto-del-petroleo/. "The 8", the scary location at Instituto del Petróleo metro station.
  12. Web site: Dip. Ana Juana Ángeles Valencia. Deupty Ana Juana Ángeles Valencia. 1 June 2016. 2. Legislative Assembly of Mexico City. Luis Alberto. Chávez García. es. 23 August 2020. 25 August 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231714/http://aldf.gob.mx/archivo-33_PPA_ART_132_01_06_16.pdf.
  13. Web site: Politécnico Metro Station (Mexico City, 1982). Structurae.net. 2 September 2020. 10 September 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910222754/https://structurae.net/en/structures/politecnico-metro-station.
  14. 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.
  15. Web site: Mi Mapa Metro 22032021. 22 March 2021. es. My Metro Map 22032021. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 30 October 2021.
  16. Web site: Cerrarán el viernes tres estaciones de la línea 5 del Metro. Three Line 5 stations will be closed next Friday. 13 June 2006. La Jornada. es. 23 August 2020. 25 August 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231910/https://www.jornada.com.mx/2006/06/13/index.php?section=capital&article=038n3cap.
  17. Web site: Marzo 28 08. March 28 08. 28 March 2008. Mexico City Official Journal. es. 23 August 2020. 1.
  18. Book: 1985. Programa Maestro del Metro (2a Rev.). Comisión de Vialidad y Transporte Urbano. 66. Metro Master Plan (2nd rev.).
  19. Book: 1996. Plan Maestro del Metro y Trenes Ligeros. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 66. Metro and Light Trains Master Plan.
  20. Web site: Las líneas que no sabías que están planeadas del Metro en la CDMX. 2 September 2019. Excélsior. Excélsior. Grupo Imagen. es. 9 September 2020. The Mexico City Metro lines you didn't know that were planned . https://web.archive.org/web/20190903212954/https://www.dineroenimagen.com/actualidad/las-lineas-que-no-sabias-que-estan-planeadas-del-metro-en-la-cdmx/113587. 3 September 2019. live.
  21. Web site: Plan Maestro del Metro 2018 – 2030. Master Plan 2018 – 2030. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2018. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191217032704/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Metro%20Acerca%20de/Mas%20informacion/planmaestro18_30.pdf. 17 December 2019. 39–52.
  22. Web site: Este es el plan del Metro-CDMX para salvarse rumbo a 2030. es. 10 September 2018. unocero. Capital Digital. 9 September 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621050801/https://www.unocero.com/noticias/plan-maestro-metro-cdmx-2018-2030/. 21 June 2019. This is Mexico City Metro's plan to save itself toward 2030.
  23. Web site: Se descarrila vagón del metro en estación Politécnico. La Crónica de Hoy. es. 9 March 2016. 3 September 2020. Metro car derails at Politécnico station. 10 March 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310082828/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2016/949391.html.
  24. Web site: Descarrila tren del Metro al llegar a estación Politécnico. es. José Antonio. García. 10 March 2016. 3 September 2020. Excélsior. Metro car derails when arrived to Politécnico station. 21 April 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160421053848/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2016/03/10/1079903.
  25. Web site: Encapuchadas hacen destrozos en estaciones de L5 del Metro. Mexico City. Jonás. López. Excélsior. Masked female protesters shatter L5 metro stations. 9 November 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109011922/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/encapuchadas-hacen-destrozos-en-estaciones-de-l5-del-metro/1415748. es. 8 November 2020. 8 November 2020.
  26. 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.
  27. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2022. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2023. 5 March 2023. 5 March 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230305192825/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea. Station traffic per line 2022.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. 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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