Potrero metro station explained

Potrero
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:3
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Borough:Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Address:Avenida de los Insurgentes
Line: (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Other:
Coordinates:19.4769°N -99.1322°W
Structure:At grade
Platform:1 island platform
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and station layout
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:4,565,663
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:103/195
Pass Percent:6.41

Potrero metro station 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 Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|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.

Location and layout

Potrero is an at-grade metro station situated along Avenida de los Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. The station serves the Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|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.

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. The station offers a partially accessible service with wheelchair ramps.

Within the system, the station lies between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza.[1] The area is serviced by a Spanish; Castilian: [[Centro de transferencia modal]] (CETRAM), which acts as a transport hub connecting various modes of transport, covering an area of 6614m2.[2] [3] Commuters can access different routes and transport methods from there, including Routes 25 and 104 of the Spanish; Castilian: [[Red de Transporte de Pasajeros]] (RTP) system as well as Route 15-C of the public bus system.[4] [5] Additionally, Line 1 of the Metrobús service is available at the Potrero bus station.[6]

History and construction

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;[7] Potrero metro station opened on 1 December 1979, running northward service toward Indios Verdes and southward service toward Hospital General.[8]

The Potrero–La Raza segment runs from street level to the underground, measuring 1106m (3,629feet) in length. The section from Deportivo 18 de Marzo to Potrero, heading north, is 966m (3,169feet) long.[9] [10] During construction, remains of horses, mammoths, fish, and birds were uncovered.[11]

Incidents

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.[12] On 19 July 2021, a man was stabbed and killed in the corridors of the CETRAM during an apparent robbery.[13]

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.[14] 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 the metro stations, stating that the system was under sabotage attack.[15] After the accident, a metro driver published a video about how the tunnels look due to the lack of lighting in multiple areas.[16]

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 60cm (20inches) and sinkings that increase between 6.87cm (02.7inches) to 8.83cm (03.48inches) each year in the tunnel toward La Raza. In comparison, the section from Potrero to Deportivo 18 de Marzo sinks between 1.93cm (00.76inches) and 8.79cm (03.46inches) annually.[17] 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.[18]

Ridership

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, which was an increase of 48,482 passengers compared to 2018. 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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Potrero. es. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 24 March 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126034438/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-3/potrero. 26 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Busca gobierno convertir paradero de Indios Verdes en un Cetram. The government seeks to convert the Indios Verdes terminal into a CETRAM. es. La Jornada. 28 August 2016. Gabriela. Romero Sánchez. Rocío. González Alvarado. 26 March 2022. 27 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327021707/https://www.jornada.com.mx/2016/08/28/capital/025n1cap. live.
  3. Book: Domínguez Prieto, Olivia. Trovadores posmodernos: músicos en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo metro. 2010. 83. National Autonomous University of Mexico. es. 978-607-02-1451-6.
  4. Web site: Red de Rutas. es. Routes network. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. 30 October 2021. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106023527/https://www.rtp.cdmx.gob.mx/red-de-rutas. live.
  5. Web site: Red de corredores. Es. Route network. 30 October 2021. 14 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014214225/https://www.ort.cdmx.gob.mx/red-de-corredores. live.
  6. Web site: Línea 1: significado de estaciones. Mexico City Metrobús. 26 March 2022. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190910224117/https://www.metrobus.cdmx.gob.mx/mapas-de-sistema/mapa-linea-1/L1-estaciones. 10 September 2019. Line 1: meaning of stations.
  7. Web site: Línea 3, Ciudad de México. Line 3, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 8 May 2020. 10 September 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910122759/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-3-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  8. Book: Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto. es. I. Government of the Federal District Department. 17. 1987. 27 January 2022. 29 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029212157/https://books.google.com/books?id=oSJGAAAAYAAJ&q=la+raza+25+agosto+1978. live. Transport: Six years of joint effort.
  9. Web site: Por mantenimiento, cerrarán 4 estaciones de la Línea 3 del Metro. For maintenance, four stations on Line 3 of the Metro will be closed. es. Karla. Mora. 10 July 2019. 23 November 2020. La Razón. 11 July 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190711142721/https://www.razon.com.mx/ciudad/por-mantenimiento-cerraran-4-estaciones-de-la-linea-3-del-metro-indios-verdes-deportivo-18-marzo-potrero-la-raza/.
  10. Web site: Longitud de estación a estación por línea . es . Length from station to station by 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.
  11. Web site: Investigación Arqueológica en la Construcción del Metro. Mexico City. Ma. de Jesús. Sánchez Vázquez. Alberto. Mena Cruz. Margarita. Carballal Staedtler. es. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 2010. 9 July 2020. 9 July 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709184018/https://arqueologia.inah.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/METRO.pdf. Archaeological Research in the Construction of the Metro.
  12. Web site: Automovilista destruye entrada de la estación del Metro Potrero (VIDEO). Driver destroys entrance to Potrero metro station (VIDEO). Reporte Índigo. 14 December 2018. 26 March 2022. es.
  13. Web site: Asesinan a hombre afuera de la estación del Metro Potrero; no hay detenidos. es. A man is killed outside Potrero metro station; no arrests have been made. 19 July 2021. Reporte Índigo. 26 March 2022. 27 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327030128/https://www.reporteindigo.com/reporte/asesinan-a-hombre-afuera-de-la-estacion-del-metro-potrero-no-hay-detenidos/. live.
  14. Web site: El Gobierno de Ciudad de México eleva el número de heridos del accidente del metro a 106. Es. The Mexico City government raises the number of injuries from the metro accident to 106. El País. Pablo. Ferri. 8 January 2022. 15 January 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230114204415/https://elpais.com/mexico/2023-01-08/el-gobierno-de-ciudad-de-mexico-eleva-el-numero-de-heridos-del-accidente-del-metro-a-106.html. 14 January 2023.
  15. Web site: 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. es. 6 January 2024. Expansión. 6 October 2024. David. Santiago.
  16. Web site: 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. 10 January 2023. 6 October 2024. es.
  17. Web site: La estación Potrero del Metro tiene fracturas y se hunde. The Potrero metro station has fractures and is sinking. es. El Sol de México. Karla. Mora. 28 January 2024.
  18. Web site: 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. es. 23 October 2023. 6 October 2024. La Prensa. 29 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231029004317/https://www.la-prensa.com.mx/metropoli/denuncian-trabajadores-del-metro-graves-fisuras-en-paredes-de-la-estacion-potrero-linea-3-10894196.html. live.
  19. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–2023). 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 by line (2022–2023).
  20. 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 by line in 2021.
  21. 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 by line in 2020.
  22. 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 by line in 2019.
  23. 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 by line in 2018.
  24. 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 by line in 2017.
  25. 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 by line in 2016.
  26. 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 by line in 2015.
  27. 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 by line in 2014.

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