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Potrero metro station

Coordinates: 19°28′37″N 99°07′56″W / 19.47691°N 99.132171°W / 19.47691; -99.132171
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Pictogram of Potrero metro station. It features the silhouette of a horse head above a fence. Potrero
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Multiple passengers wait on the only platform
The station's platform in 2022
General information
LocationAvenida de los Insurgentes
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Coordinates19°28′37″N 99°07′56″W / 19.47691°N 99.132171°W / 19.47691; -99.132171
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 3 (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened1 December 1979; 45 years ago (1979-12-01)
Passengers
20234,565,663[1] Increase 6.41%
Rank103/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Deportivo 18 de Marzo
toward Indios Verdes
 Line 3 La Raza
toward Universidad
Location
Potrero is located in Mexico City
Potrero
Pictogram of Potrero metro station. It features the silhouette of a horse head above a fence. Potrero
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and station layout

Potrero metro station[a] 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 one island platform serving Line 3 (the Olive Line) between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza metro stations. Potrero metro station was inaugurated on 1 December 1979, providing northward service toward Indios Verdes and southward service toward Hospital General.

The station services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome and Potrero's pictogram features the silhouette of a horse head behind a fence to reference a paddock. In 2019, Potrero station had an average daily ridership of 17,308 passengers, ranking it the 106th busiest station in the network and the third least used on the line. The facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as it is equipped with wheelchair ramps.

Since its opening, the station has experienced some incidents, including a train crash in the southbound tunnel, where one person died and 106 others were injured, and a sinking caused by local subsidence.

Location and layout

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Technicians are inspecting the tracks of the line near the station.
Potrero metro station is located on the median strip of Avenida de los Insurgentes.

Potrero is an at-grade metro station situated along Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.[2][3] The station serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes. The station's pictogram is a silhouette of a horse's head behind a fence. It and the surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome during the Porfiriato era (1876–1911), in Colonia Ex Hipódromo de Peralvillo in the modern era; its paddocks were located in the northern part of the zone.[2]

The northeastern exit is located at Avenida Victoria, while the southeastern exit goes onto Calle Excélsior, both in Colonia Guadalupe Insurgentes. The northwestern exits connect to Calles Poniente 112 and Poniente 116, both in Colonia Capultitlan.[2] The station offers a partially accessible service with wheelchair ramps.[2]

Within the system, the station lies between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza.[2] The area is serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), which acts as a transport hub connecting various modes of transport, covering an area of 6,614 square meters (71,190 sq ft).[4][5] Commuters can access different routes and transport methods from there, including Routes 25 and 104 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system as well as Route 15-C of the public bus system.[6][7] Additionally, Line 1 of the Metrobús service is available at the Potrero bus station.[8]

History and construction

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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;[9] Potrero metro station opened on 1 December 1979, running northward service toward Indios Verdes and southward service toward Hospital General.[10]

The Potrero–La Raza segment runs from street level to the underground, measuring 1,106 meters (3,629 ft) in length. The section from Deportivo 18 de Marzo to Potrero, heading north, is 966 m (3,169 ft) long.[3][11] During construction, remains of horses, mammoths, fish, and birds were uncovered.[12]

Incidents

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On 14 December 2018, a private vehicle crashed into the walls at the Insurgentes Norte and Victoria entrance after being struck by a public bus with no injuries reported.[13] On 19 July 2021, a man was stabbed and killed in the corridors of the CETRAM during an apparent robbery.[14]

Two trains collided inside the Potrero–La Raza interstation tunnel while both headed toward Indios Verdes metro station on 7 January 2023. One person was killed and 106 others were injured.[15] Twenty days later, the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City attributed the accident to two reasons: reported cable theft the day before and negligent driving by the operator for failing to deactivate the autopilot and not driving in manual mode in the theft zone, as indicated by the procedure manual. Subsequently, the Mexico City government deployed members of the National Guard to monitor metro stations, claiming—without providing evidence—that opponents sabotaged the system.[16][17] After the accident, a metro driver published a video about how the tunnels look due to the lack of lighting in multiple areas.[18]

According to the company IUYET, contracted by the metro system to inspect Line 3, the Potrero metro station building "has a high level of vulnerability due to collapses in the slabs, fractures, and subsidence". The group reported that there are areas where the tracks are not supported by the slab due to subsidence, with separations of up to 60 centimeters (24 in) and sinkings that increase between 6.87 cm (2.70 in) to 8.83 cm (3.48 in) each year in the tunnel toward La Raza. In comparison, the section from Potrero to Deportivo 18 de Marzo sinks between 1.93 cm (0.76 in) and 8.79 cm (3.46 in) annually.[19] The metro union added that there is "a deformation in the slab and the track elements, including rails, guide bars, and insulators, and sinkholes [...] which create problems in train operations and the execution of corrective maintenance work. In addition, they identified deformations in the track section between Potrero and Deportivo 18 de Marzo, which causes swaying during train operations.[20]

Ridership

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According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 17,200 and 20,300 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 6,317,545 passengers in 2019,[21] which was an increase of 48,482 passengers compared to 2018.[22] In 2019 specifically, Potrero metro station ranked as the 106th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the third least used on the line.[21]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 4,565,663 12,508 103/195 +6.41% [1]
2022 4,290,556 11,754 101/195 +43.08% [1]
2021 2,998,686 8,215 108/195 −17.00% [23]
2020 3,612,909 9,871 103/195 −42.81% [24]
2019 6,317,545 17,308 106/195 +0.77% [21]
2018 6,269,063 17,175 106/195 −2.37% [22]
2017 6,421,265 17,592 104/195 −8.06% [25]
2016 6,984,359 19,082 93/195 −5.42% [26]
2015 7,384,471 20,231 87/195 +2.79% [27]
2014 7,184,004 19,682 92/195 −9.20% [28]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estación del Metro Potrero. Spanish pronunciation: [poˈtɾeɾo] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Paddock" in Spanish.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–2023)" [Station traffic by line (2022–2023)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Potrero" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Mora, Karla (10 July 2019). "Por mantenimiento, cerrarán 4 estaciones de la Línea 3 del Metro" [For maintenance, four stations on Line 3 of the Metro will be closed]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ Romero Sánchez, Gabriela; González Alvarado, Rocío (28 August 2016). "Busca gobierno convertir paradero de Indios Verdes en un Cetram" [The government seeks to convert the Indios Verdes terminal into a CETRAM]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ Domínguez Prieto, Olivia (2010). Trovadores posmodernos: músicos en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo metro (in Spanish). National Autonomous University of Mexico. p. 83. ISBN 978-607-02-1451-6.
  6. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Línea 1: significado de estaciones" [Line 1: meaning of stations] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Línea 3, Ciudad de México" [Line 3, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ^ Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto [Transport: Six years of joint effort] (in Spanish). Vol. I. Government of the Federal District Department. 1987. p. 17. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line]] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ Sánchez Vázquez, Ma. de Jesús; Mena Cruz, Alberto; Carballal Staedtler, Margarita (2010). "Investigación Arqueológica en la Construcción del Metro" [Archaeological Research in the Construction of the Metro] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Automovilista destruye entrada de la estación del Metro Potrero (VIDEO)" [Driver destroys entrance to Potrero metro station (VIDEO)]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Asesinan a hombre afuera de la estación del Metro Potrero; no hay detenidos" [A man is killed outside Potrero metro station; no arrests have been made]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  15. ^ Ferri, Pablo (8 January 2022). "El Gobierno de Ciudad de México eleva el número de heridos del accidente del metro a 106" [The Mexico City government raises the number of injuries from the metro accident to 106]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  16. ^ Linthicum, Kate (26 January 2023). "Crashes on Mexico City's neglected subway kill dozens. The mayor's answer? Send in troops". Los Angeles Times. Mexico City. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  17. ^ Santiago, David (6 January 2024). "Línea 3 del Metro: A un año del choque, entre polémicas y acuerdos" [Line 3 of the Metro: One Year After the Crash, Amidst Controversies and Agreements]. Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ "La Línea 3 bajo la oscuridad: Así es como ve un chofer del Metro CDMX" [Line 3 in the Dark: This Is How a Mexico City Metro Driver Sees It]. TV Azteca (in Spanish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ Mora, Karla (28 January 2024). "La estación Potrero del Metro tiene fracturas y se hunde" [The Potrero metro station has fractures and is sinking]. El Sol de México (in Spanish).
  20. ^ "Denuncian trabajadores del Metro 'graves fisuras' en paredes de la estación Potrero, Línea 3" [Metro workers report 'serious cracks' in the walls of Potrero station, Line 3]. La Prensa (in Spanish). 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic by line in 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic by line in 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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