Tláhuac metro station

Tláhuac metro station[lower-alpha 1] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonia of El Triángulo, Tláhuac, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms that serves as the southern terminus of Line 12 (the Golden Line). The station's pictogram features the glyph of Tláhuac. It is followed by Tlaltenco station, in the same borough. The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the service Tláhuac–Mixcoac.

Pictogram of Tláhuac metro station. It features the silhouette of a stylized version of the symbol for Tláhuac Borough. Tláhuac
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of Tláhuac station as seen from the street.
Tláhuac station, 2017
General information
LocationSan Rafael Atlixco Avenue
Tláhuac, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°17′11″N 99°00′51″W
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 12 (Observatorio – Tláhuac)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Connections
  • Tláhuac
  • Tláhuac stop (temporary)
  • Routes: 141, 148, 149, temporary Line 12 service
  • Tláhuac stop (temporary)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking-only
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOut of service
History
Opened30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)Temporarily closed
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29)Reopened
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)Temporarily closed
30 October 2017 (2017-10-30)Reopened
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)Temporarily closed
Passengers
20220[1] Decrease 100%
Rank176/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Tlaltenco
toward Observatorio
 Line 12 Terminus
Location
Tláhuac is located in Mexico City urban area
Tláhuac
Pictogram of Tláhuac metro station. It features the silhouette of a stylized version of the symbol for Tláhuac Borough. Tláhuac
Location within Mexico City
Area map

Since it was planned, Tláhuac metro station has had multiple conflicts and incidents, including protests from the previous owners of the land lots, a 20-month closure in 2014 due to structural faults found in the elevated section of the line, and the subsequent collapse of the track near Olivos station. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates. Additionally, there is a bicycle parking station, an Internet café, and a bus terminal. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 56,831 passengers, making it the 14th busiest station in the network and the busiest of the line.

Location
Picture of Tláhuac's open-air bus terminal. The lanes and sidewalks are empty.
View of the bus terminal at Tláhuac station, 2012

Tláhuac is a metro station along San Rafael Atlixco Avenue, in the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of El Triángulo, in the Tláhuac borough, in southeastern Mexico City. Within the system, Tlaltenco is the next station.[2]

Tláhuac is serviced by a bus terminal, whose tender process for its construction started in September 2010 and required an investment of 280 million pesos. Although the bus terminal was built along with the station, the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), a type of transport hub, was officially opened until January 2014. The delay was caused by a conflict between the representatives of 108 concessionary transport routes.[4] The area is serviced by Routes 141, 148, and 149 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[5]

Exits

There are two exits:[2]

  • Northeast: San Rafael Atlixco Avenue and Antonio Bejaral Avenue, El Triángulo.
  • Northwest: San Rafael Atlixco Avenue and José Bernal Street, El Triángulo.

History and construction
Picture of a construction site, featuring two cranes in the background.
Tláhuac station under construction, April 2011

To build Tláhuac metro station and Line 12's rail yard,[6] the Government of Mexico City expropriated a place called Terromotitla in November 2008,[7] and 126 parcels of the ejido San Francisco Tlaltenco in April 2009.[8] According to the then-General Director of the Metro, Francisco Bojórquez, all the parcels were legally purchased at 600 pesos per square meter.[8] However, both expropriations were protested by ejidatarios, who considered them to have been illegally acquired.[7][8]

Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA in association with Alstom Mexicana and Grupo Carso.[9] The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the Mixcoac–Tláhuac service.[10] The pictogram of the station references the glyph of the borough.[2] Tláhuac station was built at grade;[11] the Tláhuac–Tlaltenco interstation is 1,298 meters (4,259 ft) long.[12] The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates;[13] there is also a bicycle parking station and an Internet café.[2]

Incidents

Since 2010, the Superior Auditor of the Federation has audited Line 12 several times and has reported several faults—like cracks and detachments—along the line, including some inside the Tláhuac metro station, the Tlaltenco–Tláhuac interstation, and at Tláhuac's rail yard.[14][15]

From 12 March 2014[16] to 29 November 2015,[17] Tláhuac was closed due to technical and structural faults in the Atlalilco–Tláhuac stretch.[18][19] After the 19 September 2017 earthquake damaged the Line 12 tracks, Tláhuac remained closed until 30 October 2017.[20][21] The earthquake damaged a CETRAM's elevated walkway, which separated 5 centimeters (2.0 in) from the stairs and had subsidence of 10 centimeters (3.9 in) from the lobby.[22] On 13 September 2020, a sixteen-year-old woman gave birth inside the station, the second of the year in the network.[23]

On 3 May 2021, Tláhuac metro station was closed after a portion of Line 12's elevated railway collapsed near Olivos station.[24] Since then, the city has provided public and private transportation from Tláhuac to Atlalilco, Tasqueña and Universidad metro stations.[25][26] On 26 May 2021, the Mexico City Metrobús started a free, temporary route from Tláhuac to Atlalilco station.[27] On 21 June 2021, an alternate route toward Coyuya metro station was started.[28]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, the Tláhuac metro station has been one of the busiest stations of the system's 195 stations. Except for the years when the station was closed for several months, commuters have averaged per year between 34,000 and 57,000 daily entrances. In 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, the station's ridership totaled 20,743,670 passengers,[29] an increase of 2,118,568 passengers compared to 2018.[30] In the same year, Tláhuac was the 14th busiest of the system and it was the busiest of the line.[29]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank  % change Ref.
202200176/195−100.00%[1]
20213,245,8638,892101/195−75.65%[31]
202013,331,26336,42410/195−35.73%[32]
201920,743,67056,83114/195+11.37%[29]
201818,625,10251,02715/195+23.47%[30]
201715,084,24841,32620/195+4.21%[33]
201614,475,54139,55022/195+1,492.72%[34]
2015908,8592,490184/195−65.66%[35]
20142,646,8067,251162/195−79.03%[36]
201312,620,53534,57632/195+741.09%[37]
20121,500,4954,110176/195–[38]
  • Picture of a shield depicting algae growing in a lake.
    The shield of Tláhuac served as the inspiration for the station's pictogram.

Notes
  1. Estación del Metro Tláhuac. Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtlawak] ⓘ. The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language. There are different interpretations for "Tláhuac", including "land that emerges",[2] "land where it is cultivated or sown",[3] "place where the Tlatoani sings",[3] among others.

Further reading
  • Martínez, Baruc (14 February 2018). "El significado de Tláhuac" [The meaning of Tláhuac]. Nosotros (in Spanish) (published June 2005).

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2022" [Station traffic per line 2022] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. "Tláhuac" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "¿Qué significan los nombres de las delegaciones?" [What's the meaning of the boroughs?]. Capital México (in Spanish). 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  4. Pazos, Francisco (9 January 2014). "Inauguran dos Cetram en Tláhuac y Periférico oriente" [Two CETRAMs are opened in Tláhuac and Periférico Oriente]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. Notimex (10 December 2010). "Publican decreto de expropiación de predio por Línea 12 del Metro" [Decree of expropriation of property for Metro Line 12 is published]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. Gómez, Laura; Bolaños, Ángel; Servín, Mirna; Cruz, Alejandro (13 November 2008). "Expropian predio para la línea 12 del Metro; opositores bloquean vía" [Lot is expropriated for Metro Line 12; opposers block road]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. Cruz, Alejandro; Quintero, Josefina (4 April 2009). "Desalojan predios en Tláhuac para comenzar obras de la línea 12 del Metro" [Lots evicted in Tláhuac to start construction works on Metro Line 12]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. "¿Quién construyó la línea 12 del Metro?" [Who built Line 12?]. Expansión (in Spanish). 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. "Que no se te vaya el tren" [Don't let the train go]. Chilango (in Spanish). 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  11. "La Ingeniería Civil en la línea 12 del metro de la Ciudad de México" [The Civil Engineering of Mexico City's Metro Line 12]. Vector (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2019.
  12. "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.
  13. "12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes" [12 facts about Metro's 'Golden line' inaugurated this Tuesday] (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  14. Velázquez, Alma Sofía (5 May 2021). "ASF detectó 11 mil fallas en Línea 12 del Metro" [ASF detected 11 thousand faults on Metro's Line 12]. Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. Robles de la Rosa, Leticia (5 May 2021). "Se han detectado 11 mil fallas en Metro Línea 12" [11 thousand faults on Metro Line 12 were detected]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
  16. "Línea 12 del metro cierra 12 estaciones por seis meses" [Metro Line 12 closes 12 stations for six months] (in Spanish). Animal Político. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. Rodea, Felipe (29 November 2015). "Mancera reabre Línea 12 del Metro" [Mancera reopens Metro's Line 12]. El Financiero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  18. "Caos en primer día de cierre en 12 estaciones de la Línea Dorada del Metro" [Chaos on the first day of closure of 12 stations in the Metro's Golden Line]. Proceso (in Spanish). Mexico City. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  19. "¿Por qué el GDF cerró la Línea 12 del Metro?" [Why Mexico City's Government closed Metro Line 12] (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  20. "Cuatro estaciones de L12 del Metro permanecerán cerradas durante 4 semanas" [Four Metro L12 stations will remain closed for 4 weeks] (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  21. "Metro reabre tramo dañado de Línea 12" [Metro reopens the damaged section of Line 12]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  22. López, Jonás (20 September 2017). "Grietas y fracturas en Línea 12 dejan sin servicio 6 estaciones" [Cracks and fractures on Line 12 leave 6 stations without service]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  23. López, Jonás (13 September 2020). "Nace bebé en estación Tláhuac del Metro" [Baby is born in Tláhuac metro station]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  24. "Cierran toda la Línea 12 del Metro; RTP brindará servicio de apoyo" [All Metro Line 12 is closed; RTP will provide back-up service]. Chilango (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. "CdMx suma camiones ADO a transporte emergente por accidente en L12 del Metro" [Mexico City adds ADO buses to emergency transportation due to accident in L12 of the Metro]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. Lorenzana, Israel (5 May 2021). "Usuarios buscan rutas por suspensión de L12" [Riders look for routes after Line 12 suspension]. Siete24 (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  27. Morales, Amallely (26 May 2021). "Corre Metrobús emergente en Tláhuac" [Emergent Metrobús route runs along Tláhuac]. Reforma (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  28. "Metrobús inicia servicio en nueva ruta temporal Tláhuac–Metro Coyuya" [Metrobús starts service in new temporary route Tláhuac–Metro Coyuya]. Milenio. Mexico City. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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  32. "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.
  33. "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.
  34. "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.
  35. "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.
  36. "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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