Bellas Artes metro station (Mexico City)

"Metro Bellas Artes" redirects here. For other uses, see Bellas Artes.
Bellas Artes
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
The Guimard style entrance added in 1998.
General information
LocationCentro, Cuauhtémoc
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′10″N 99°08′31″W / 19.436243°N 99.141955°W / 19.436243; -99.141955
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 2 (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Mexico City Metro Line 8 (Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917)
PlatformsMexico City Metro Line 2 2 side platforms
Mexico City Metro Line 8 2 side platforms; 1 island platform
Tracks4
Connections Bellas Artes
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
History
OpenedMexico City Metro Line 2 14 September 1970
Mexico City Metro Line 8 20 July 1994
Passengers
2023Total: 13,883,554
Mexico City Metro Line 2 7,101,787[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 8 6,781,767[1] Decrease 1.83%
RankMexico City Metro Line 2 53/195[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 8 64/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Hidalgo
toward Cuatro Caminos
 Line 2 Allende
toward Tasqueña
Garibaldi
toward Garibaldi / Lagunilla
 Line 8 San Juan de Letrán
toward Constitución de 1917
Location
Bellas Artes is located in Mexico City
Bellas Artes
Bellas Artes
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Bellas Artes is a station along Line 2 and Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3][4] It is located in the Colonia Centro neighborhood of the Delegación Cuauhtémoc municipality of Mexico City, on the junction of Avenida Juárez and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, on the eastern end of Alameda Central,[5][6] west of the city centre.[2] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 51,440 passengers per day.[7]

Name and pictogram

The station is named for the Palacio de Bellas Artes opera house and museum, opened in 1934 and located next to the station.[8] The pictogram depicts a stylized version of the palace's Art Nouveau façade as seen from the main southern entrance.[2][3][4]

History

Line 8 platforms before its opening in 1994

The Line 2 section of the station was among the first to be opened in the system on 14 September 1970; the transfer with Line 8 was inaugurated on 20 July 1994.[9]

French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated a treasured Hector Guimard style Art Nouveau Paris Métro entrance next to the western wing of the Palace on 14 November 1998.[10][11][12] The entrance was a gift given in return for the mural El pensamiento y el alma huicholes by Huichol artist Santos de la Torre presented in 1997 to the Paris Métro that is now on display at the Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre station.[13]

General information

Inside the station, the platforms in Line 2 show reproductions of Mesoamerican art. Similarly, the Line 8 platforms are decorated with colourful murals, with Mexican and French motifs: a reproduction of one of the Bonampak murals by Rina Lazo; Visión francesa sobre México by Jean-Paul Chambas, and Visión de un artista mexicano sobre Francia by Rodolfo Morales.[14]

As many stations in the Metro network, Bellas Artes has a cyber center, where users can access internet through a computer; the service is free and it is open from 8:00 to 20:00. From here, it is also possible to transfer to Metrobús Line 4 and Line A of the trolleybus service.[14]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 2)
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 7,101,787 19,456 53/195 −9.33% [1]
2022 7,832,811 21,459 37/195 +81.94% [1]
2021 4,305,045 11,794 70/195 −25.01% [15]
2020 5,740,777 15,685 47/195 −48.08% [16]
2019 11,057,441 30,294 41/195 −3.04% [17]
2018 11,403,706 31,243 38/195 +0.54% [18]
2017 11,342,493 31,075 39/195 −3.13% [19]
2016 11,709,117 31,992 39/195 +3.35% [20]
2015 11,329,580 31,039 44/195 +11.35% [21]
2014 10,174,401 27,875 49/195 −7.69% [22]
Annual passenger ridership (Line 8)
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 6,781,767 18,580 64/195 +7.50% [1]
2022 6,308,862 17,284 54/195 +50.05% [1]
2021 4,204,561 11,519 73/195 +10.89% [15]
2020 3,791,644 10,359 97/195 −50.87% [16]
2019 7,718,079 21,145 83/195 −2.75% [17]
2018 7,936,353 21,743 77/195 −1.74% [18]
2017 8,077,277 22,129 71/195 −3.81% [19]
2016 8,396,784 22,942 75/195 +0.88% [20]
2015 8,323,167 22,803 73/195 +5.27% [21]
2014 7,906,233 21,660 78/195 +9.22% [22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Bellas Artes" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 2) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 8) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Noble, John (2000). Lonely Planet Mexico City. Oakland, CA, USA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-86450-087-5.
  6. ^ Humphrey, Chris (2005). Moon Handbooks Mexico City. Emeryville, CA, USA: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-56691-612-7.
  7. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ Fox, Vicente (29 September 2004). "El Palacio de Bellas Artes ha sido y seguirá siendo la Catedral del Arte en México" [The Palacio de Bellas Artes has been and will continue to be the Cathedral of Art in Mexico] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Office of the President of Mexico. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  10. ^ Rohde, Mike. "Paris - metrobits.org". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Matt. "Hector Guimard". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Grant Park: Paris Metro Entryway: Guimard" (PDF). Chicago Park District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  13. ^ "El olvidado artista huichol cuya obra triunfó en París". México Desconocido (in Spanish). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Bellas Artes" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  15. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ a b "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.
  20. ^ a b "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.
  21. ^ a b "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.
  22. ^ a b "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.