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Balbuena metro station

Coordinates: 19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W / 19.42306°N 99.10222°W / 19.42306; -99.10222
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Pictogram of Balbuena metro station. It features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals. Balbuena
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Balbuena station.
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationCalzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′23″N 99°06′08″W / 19.42306°N 99.10222°W / 19.42306; -99.10222
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 1 (Observatorio – Pantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened4 September 1969
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Reopened
Passengers
2023375,147[1] Decrease 76.64%
Rank187/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Moctezuma
toward Observatorio
 Line 1 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
toward Pantitlán
Location
Balbuena is located in Mexico City
Balbuena
Pictogram of Balbuena metro station. It features the silhouette of four flowers with four petals. Balbuena
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and exits

Balbuena metro station[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms served by Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro stations. Balbuena station serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección, along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of four flowers, each with four petals, which symbolize the Balbuena Garden in the neighborhood of the same name, and from which the station takes its name.

Balbuena metro station opened on 4 September 1969 providing service westward toward Chapultepec and eastward toward Zaragoza. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 13,431 passengers, ranking it the 133rd busiest station in the network and the second least used on the line. The station facilities offer partial accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring escalators and wheelchair ramps. From July 2022 to October 2023, Balbuena station underwent closure due to modernization works focusing on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.

Location and layout

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Image of a station entrance behind a car.
The northern entrance in 2020

Balbuena is an underground metro station situated on Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[2][3] The station serves two Colonias (neighborhoods), Jardín Balbuena and Moctezuma 1ª sección. The station's pictogram depicts silhouettes of four flowers, each with four petals, that symbolize the nearby garden of the same name. This garden, in turn, was named after Bernardo de Balbuena, a Spanish poet known for his work "La grandeza mexicana" ("The Grandeur of Mexico").[2]

Balbuena metro station has two exits that connect to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The northern exit is near Calle 17 in Colonia Moctezuma 1ª sección and the southern one at Avenida de la Portilla in Colonia Jardín Balbuena.[2] The station offers a partially disabled-accessible service with escalators and wheelchair ramps.[2]

Within the metro system, the station lies between Moctezuma and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo.[2] The area is serviced by a Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), which functions as a transport hub for connecting various modes of transportation.[4]

History and construction

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Line 1 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.[5] Its first section was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, running from Chapultepec to Zaragoza metro stations.[6] The tunnel between Balbuena and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo spans 595 meters (1,952 ft) in length, while the section between Balbuena and Moctezuma measures 703 meters (2,306 ft).[7]

Balbuena station underwent renovation works that included the installation of antibacterial porcelain sheeting and LED lighting technology. Additionally, leaks were sealed, and electrical panels were replaced as part of the upgrade efforts.[8] The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.[9][10] After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Balbuena station on 29 October 2023.[11]

Incidents

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On 20 January 2021, the station experienced a sewage flood due to a sump system failure attributed to power outages caused by the Central Control Cente fire that occurred two weeks earlier.[12]

Ridership

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According to data provided by authorities, prior the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 12,400 and 15,700 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 4,902,639 passengers in 2019,[13] marking an increase of 111,634 passengers compared to 2018.[14] In 2019 specifically, Balbuena metro station ranked as the 133rd busiest station out of the system's 195 stations, and it was the second least used on the line.[13]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 375,147 1,027 187/195 −76.64% [1]
2022 1,606,016 4,400 164/195 −28.50% [1]
2021 2,246,042 6,153 131/195 −17.85% [15]
2020 2,734,008 7,469 125/195 −44.23% [16]
2019 4,902,639 13,431 133/195 +2.33% [13]
2018 4,791,005 13,126 130/195 +5.27% [14]
2017 4,551,153 12,468 132/195 −7.92% [17]
2016 4,942,850 13,505 125/195 −3.00% [18]
2015 5,095,489 13,960 118/195 −6.38% [19]
2014 5,442,959 14,912 109/195 −5.16% [20]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estación del Metro Balbuena. Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβwena] ⓘ

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 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 "Balbuena" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Zamarrón, Israel (2 September 2021). "En declive y con 52 años, la Línea 1 del Metro apunta hacia los trenes autónomos" [In decline and 52 years old, Metro Line 1 is aiming for autonomous trains]. Forbes (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM): Alcaldía Venustiano Carranza" [Modal Transfer Centers: Venustiano Carranza Borough] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Línea 1, Ciudad de México" [Line 1, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Los primeros usuarios del Metro" [The first Metro passengers]. El Universal (in Spanish). 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Station-to-station length per line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ Valdez, Ilich (10 April 2016). "Metro lanza licitación para modernizar 4 estaciones de Línea 1" [Metro publishes bidding for modernization of 4 Line 1 stations]. Milenio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. ^ González, Juan Pablo (23 September 2021). "Cerrarán parcialmente la Línea 1 del Metro durante el primer semestre del 2022" [Metro Line 1 will be partially closed during the first half of 2022]. Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ "La L1 del Metro de CDMX cerrará de Pantitlán a Salto del Agua, desde el 11 de julio" [Metro Line 1 Will close station 11 July from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua]. La Lista (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ^ De la Rosa, Yared (29 October 2023). "Con 7 meses de retraso, reabren Línea 1 del Metro; sólo se podrá ingresar con tarjeta" [After a 7-month delay, Metro Line 1 reopens; access will be available with card only]. Forbes (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ^ Pantoja, Sara (20 January 2021). "La estación Balbuena del Metro se inunda con aguas negras (Video)" [Balbuena metro station floods with sewage (Video)]. Proceso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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