Romero Rubio metro station explained

Romero Rubio
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:B
Symbol:mcm
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Avenida Oceanía
Borough:Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Line: (Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
Other:
Coordinates:19.4407°N -99.0944°W
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Mapframe:Yes
Mapframe-Zoom:16
Mapframe-Caption:Area map
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:4,882,287
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:97/195
Pass Percent:24.10

Romero Rubio metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the borough of Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms serving Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón metro stations. The station was opened on 15 December 1999, providing northward service toward Villa de Aragón and southwestward service toward Buenavista metro station.

The station services the Spanish; Castilian: [[colonia (Mexico)|colonias]] (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio, along Avenida Oceanía. Additionally, it has been serving the Encuentro Oceanía shopping center since 2021. The station's name references the Spanish; Castilian: colonia of the same name, named after Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1884 to 1895. The station's pictogram depicts the silhouette of his bust. The station facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring tactile pavings and braille signage plates.

In 2019, Romero Rubio station had an average daily ridership of 8,014 passengers, ranking it the 167th busiest station in the network and the 16th most used station on its line. The station area has experienced subsidence issues.

Location and layout

Romero Rubio is an elevated metro station situated along Avenida Oceanía in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in northeastern Mexico City. The station serves two Spanish; Castilian: [[Colonia (Mexico)|Colonias]] ("neighborhoods"), Moctezuma and Romero Rubio. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of Manuel Romero Rubio, the country's Secretary of the Interior between 1884 and 1895.

Romero Rubio metro station has two exits. The northern exit is at the corner of Avenida del Peñón and Calle Oriente 158 in Colonia Moctezuma and the southern one is at Calle Marruecos in Colonia Romero Rubio. The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with tactile pavings and braille signage plates. The Encuentro Oceanía shopping center, which opened in 2021, is adjacent to the station and was the first major shopping center to open in the borough.[1] Metro authorities considered adding elevators and wheelchair ramps in response to the construction of Encuentro Oceanía.

Within the system, the station lies between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón metro stations.[2] The area is serviced by Routes 10-B and 18 of the Spanish; Castilian: [[Red de Transporte de Pasajeros]] bus network.[3]

History and construction

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA.[4] Its first section opened on 15 December 1999, running from Buenavista to Villa de Aragón station.[5] [6] The section between Romero Rubio and Oceanía spans 809m (2,654feet) in length, while the segment between Romero Rubio and Ricardo Flores Magón measures 908m (2,979feet).[7]

Incidents

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[8] [9]

Romero Rubio metro station has experienced subsidence issues. Israel Zamarrón from El Sol de México reported that the station was experiencing sinking and vibrations due to trains and heavy vehicles passing beneath it.[10] In July 2022, commuters noted that the station's header was uneven.[11] The system authorities inspected the station and confirmed that it was not at risk, stating that it is under continuous monitoring.[12] From January to September 2024, overnight repairs were conducted on the line's elevated stations, including Romero Rubio, to realign and regrade the tracks.[13] [14]

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 7,800 and 9,500 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,925,132 passengers in 2019, marking an increase of 62,023 passengers compared to 2018. In 2019 specifically, Romero Rubio metro station ranked as the 167th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and the 16th most used station on its line.

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 4,882,287 13,376 97/195 [15]
2022 3,934,214 10,778 110/195
2021 2,257,035 6,183 130/195 [16]
2020 1,712,731 4,679 160/195 [17]
2019 2,925,132 8,014 167/195 [18]
2018 2,863,109 7,844 168/195 [19]
2017 3,011,671 8,251 162/195 [20]
2016 3,001,060 8,199 163/195 [21]
2015 3,291,844 9,018 146/195 [22]
2014 3,431,783 9,402 143/195 [23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preaperturan el centro comercial Encuentro Oceanía. Pre-opening of the Encuentro Oceanía shopping center. El Sol de México. 1 October 2021. Mildred. Estrada. 14 April 2024. es.
  2. Web site: Romero Rubio. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 25 June 2023. 26 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230626012215/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-b/romero-rubio. live.
  3. Web site: Red de Rutas. es. Routes network. Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. 30 October 2021.
  4. Web site: Línea B, Ciudad de México. Line B, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-b-ciudad-de-mexico/. 20 July 2009.
  5. Web site: Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'. Line B will open in three days. El Universal. es. 27 November 2000. Ella. Grajeada. 21 May 2021. 21 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/20017.html. live.
  6. Web site: Usuarios reportan problemas en la Línea B del Metro. es. Publimetro. Miguel. Velázquez. 21 May 2021. 10 January 2019. Commuters report problems on Line B of the Metro. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/noticias/2019/01/10/problemas-linea-b-del-metro.html.
  7. Web site: Longitud de estación a estación por línea. es. [Length from station to station by line|publisher=Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro|access-date=12 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504063646/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/longitud-de-estacion|archive-date=4 May 2021].
  8. Web site: Cierre temporal de estaciones. Metro CDMX. 25 April 2020. es. 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704012839/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Banners/FASE3M%20OK.pdf. live. Temporary closure of stations..
  9. Web site: Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero. 13 June 2020. 15 June 2020. es. El Universal. Eduardo. Hernández. 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704013005/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/coronavirus-este-es-el-plan-para-reabrir-estaciones-del-metro-metrobus-y-tren-ligero. live. Coronavirus. This is the plan to reopen Metro, Metrobús, and Light Rail stations.
  10. Web site: Plaza Encuentro Oceanía tendrá 2,800 cajones para autos pese a tener Metro a un lado. Encuentro Oceanía shopping center will have 2,800 parking spaces despite being next to the Metro. es. El Sol de México. 18 November 2020. 14 April 2024. Israel. Zamarrón. 19 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201119044613/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/plaza-encuentro-oceania-tendra-2800-cajones-para-autos-pese-a-tener-metro-a-un-lado-cdmx-venustiano-carranza-6030601.html. live.
  11. Web site: Alertan por columna desnivelada en estación Romero Rubio del Metro. es. Warning issued for unlevel column at Romero Rubio station of the Metro. Excélsior. JC. Ponce. 28 July 2022. 14 April 2024. 24 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221124172327/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/linea-b-del-metro-columna-desnivelada-estacion-romero-rubio/1529730. live.
  12. Web site: Columna en estación Romero Rubio no representa riesgo: Metro. Column at Romero Rubio station poses no risk: Metro. es. Excélsior. JC. Ponce. 28 July 2022. 14 April 2024. 29 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729015542/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/columna-en-estacion-romero-rubio-no-representa-riesgo-metro/1529781. live.
  13. Web site: Línea B del metro será renivelada por las noches; anuncian fecha de trabajos en tramo de San Lázaro a Oceanía. es. Metro Line B will be regraded at night; work dates announced for the section from San Lázaro to Oceanía. Michelle. Mejía. 27 December 2024. Telediario. 14 April 2024.
  14. Web site: ¡Línea B del Metro será más rápida que antes! Estos son los motivos. Metro Line B will be faster than before! Here are the reasons. Jorge. Reyes Padrón. 3 September 2024. Récord. 5 September 2024.
  15. 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).
  16. 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 by line in 2021.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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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