Potrero metro station

Potrero (Spanish: [poˈtɾeɾo] (listen); Spanish lit. transl. "Paddock") is a station of the Mexico City Metro built along Insurgentes Norte Avenue in the colonias (neighborhoods) of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform served by Line 3 (the Olive Line) between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza stations. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome during the Porfiriato era (1876–1911) and its pictogram features the silhouette of a head of a horse behind a fence. The station was opened on 1 December 1979, on the first day of service between Indios Verdes and Hospital General stations.

Potrero
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2006
General information
LocationInsurgentes Norte Avenue
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′37″N 99°07′56″W
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (Indios Verdes – Universidad)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessPartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened1 December 1979
Passengers
20212,998,686[1]  17%
Rank108/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Deportivo 18 de Marzo
toward Indios Verdes
 Line 3 La Raza
toward Universidad
Location
Potrero
Location within Mexico City
Area map

In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 17,308 passengers, making it the 106th busiest station in the network and the third-least used of the line. The facilities are partially accessible for the disabled as it is equipped with access ramps.

Location and layout
The station in 2020

Potrero is a metro station located along Insurgentes Norte Avenue, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.[2] The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes. Within the system, it is found between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza stations.[2]

Potrero is serviced by a transport hub called Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM),[3] whose size is 6,614 square meters (71,190 sq ft).[4] From there, commuters can ride different routes and transport methods, including Routes 25 and 104 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system and Route 15-C of the public bus system.[5][6] It is serviced by Line 1 of the Metrobús service at Potrero station.[7]

Exits

There are four exits:[2]

  • Northeast: Insurgentes Norte Avenue and Victoria Avenue, Guadalupe Insurgentes.
  • Northwest: Insurgentes Norte Avenue and Poniente 116, Capultitlan.
  • Southeast: Insurgentes Norte Avenue and Excélsior Street, Guadalupe Insurgentes.
  • Northwest: Insurgentes Norte Avenue and Poniente 112, Capultitlan.

History and construction

Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro (a subsidiary of Empresas ICA);[8] Potrero opened on 1 December 1979, on the first day of the Indios Verdes–Hospital General service.[9] The station was built at grade level. The Potrero–La Raza stretch goes from the street level to the underground one[10] and its length is 1,106 meters (3,629 ft). Northbound, the Deportivo 18 de Marzo–Potrero section is 966 m (3,169 ft) long.[11]

Potrero station has a partial disabled-accessible service with access ramps.[2] The station's pictogram features the silhouette of a head of a horse behind a fence. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome during the Porfiriato era (1876–1911; Ex Hipódromo de Peralvillo in modern times); its paddocks were found in its northern zone.[2]

Incidents

On 14 December 2018, a private vehicle crashed into the Insurgentes Norte and Victoria entrance's walls after it was impacted by a public bus with no injuries reported.[12] On 19 July 2021, a man was stabbed and killed at the CETRAM's corridors in an apparent robbery.[13]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, commuters have averaged per year (except for 2020 and 2021) between 17,100 and 25,500 daily entrances. In 2019, the station had a ridership of 6,317,545 passengers,[14] which was an increase of 48,482 passengers compared to 2018.[15] In the same year, Potrero was the 106th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's third-least used.[14]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank  % change Ref.
20212,998,6868,215108/195−17.00%[1]
20203,612,9099,871103/195−42.81%[16]
20196,317,54517,308106/195+0.77%[14]
20186,269,06317,175106/195−2.37%[15]
20176,421,26517,592104/195−8.06%[17]
20166,984,35919,08293/195−5.42%[18]
20157,384,47120,23187/195+2.79%[19]
20147,184,00419,68292/195−9.20%[20]
20137,911,89621,67683/195−15.15%[21]
20129,324,02925,47561/195+5.76%[22]
20118,816,34424,15476/175+15.37%[23]
20107,642,00220,93671/175−2.67%[24]
20097,851,32421,51069/175−0.20%[25]
20087,867,12721,49474/175+2.52%[26]
20077,673,59921,02363/175−1.19%[27]
20067,766,36721,27767/175–[28]

References
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  2. "Potrero" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. Romero Sánchez, Gabriela; González Alvarado, Rocío (28 August 2016). "Busca gobierno convertir paradero de Indios Verdes en un Cetram" [Government aims to convert Indios Verdes bus stop into a CETRAM]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. 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.
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  6. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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  9. Transporte: Seis años de esfuerzo conjunto (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.
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  12. "Automovilista destruye entrada de la estación del Metro Potrero (VIDEO)" [Motorist destroys entrance of Potrero metro station (VIDEO)]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. "Asesinan a hombre afuera de la estación del Metro Potrero; no hay detenidos" [Man murdered outside Potrero metro station; there are no detainees]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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