Eduardo Molina metro station

"Eduardo Molina Station" redirects here. For the BRT stations, see Eduardo Molina (Mexico City Metrobús) and Deportivo Eduardo Molina (Mexico City Metrobús).
Pictogram of Eduardo Molina metro station. It features the silhouette of two hands holding water. Eduardo Molina
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Eduardo Molina station.
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationRío Consulado Avenue
Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°27′05″N 99°06′20″W / 19.451378°N 99.105434°W / 19.451378; -99.105434
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 5 (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened19 December 1981 (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020 (2020-04-23)Temporarily closed
15 June 2020 (2020-06-15)Reopened
Passengers
20231,873,834[1] Increase 16.5%
Rank153/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Consulado
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Aragón
toward Pantitlán
Location
Eduardo Molina is located in Mexico City
Eduardo Molina
Pictogram of Eduardo Molina metro station. It features the silhouette of two hands holding water. Eduardo Molina
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and exits

Eduardo Molina metro station[a] is a Mexico City Metro station within the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Consulado and Oceanía stations. Eduardo Molina metro station was inaugurated on 19 December 1981, providing northwestward service toward Consulado and eastward service toward Pantitlán.

The station services the colonias of 20 de Noviembre and Malinche, along Avenida Río Consulado. The station is named after Eduardo Molina Arévalo, an engineer who helped to solve the problem of water scarcity in the Valley of Mexico in the mid-20th century. The pictogram for the station represents two hands holding water, as featured on the mural El agua, origen de la vida, painted by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 6,811 passengers, ranking it the 176th busiest station in the network and the ninth busiest of the line.

Location and layout

Picture of the station in the middle of Río Consolado Avenue. Several automobiles surround the station.
Eduardo Molina station lies next to the Río Consolado Avenue

Eduardo Molina is an at-grade metro station situated on the median strip of Avenida Río Consulado, in the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[2][3] It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Malinche, in Gustavo A. Madero, and 20 de Noviembre, in Venustiano Carranza.[2]

Eduardo Molina metro station has two exits that lead to Avenida Río Consulado. The northern exit is at the corner of Calle Norte 86, in Colonia Malinche and the southern one leads to Colonia 20 de Noviembre. Within the system, the station lies between Consulado and Aragón.[2] Route 20-B of the city's public bus system and Route 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network service the area.[4][5] The area is serviced by Line 5 of the Metrobús rapid transit system at Río Consulado bus station located a few blocks away.[6]

The station is named after Eduardo Molina Arévalo [es],[2] a Mexican engineer who helped address the problem of water scarcity in the Valley of Mexico in the mid-20th century through the Lerma River system.[7][8] The station's pictogram features two hands holding water, referencing a fragment of the mural El agua, origen de la vida (lit. transl. Water, Origin of Life),[2] painted by Diego Rivera inside the main building of the Cárcamo de Dolores, a hydraulic sump structure in Chapultepec, Mexico City.[9][10]

History and construction

The mural features two hands holding water, which flows to other painted scenes. To the right, a man holding a pickaxe and another man giving water to a girl; to the left, a man offering water to an elderly woman and another operating construction equipment. On the floor, several aquatic species, including mollusks and plants, are painted
Eduardo Molina station's pictogram features a fragment of Diego Rivera's mural El agua, origen de la vida (detail pictured)

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[11] Its first section, where Eduardo Molina station is located, was opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.[12]

The interstation section between Eduardo Molina and Aragón is 860 meters (2,820 ft) long, while the opposite side toward Consulado section measures 815 meters (2,674 ft).[13]

Incidents

Eduardo Molina metro station was temporarily closed for repairs after the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash.[14] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[15][16]

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 6,800 and 7,500 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,486,165 passengers in 2019,[17] marking a decrease of 75,730 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In 2019 specifically, Eduardo Molina metro station ranked as the 176th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the ninth busiest on the line.[17]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 2,183,048 5,980 153/195 +16.50% [1]
2022 1,873,834 5,133 155/195 +44.84% [1]
2021 1,293,750 3,544 161/195 +0.40% [19]
2020 1,288,544 3,520 177/195 −48.17% [20]
2019 2,486,165 6,811 176/195 −2.96% [17]
2018 2,561,895 7,018 175/195 +5.08% [18]
2017 2,437,928 6,979 173/195 −4.72% [21]
2016 2,558,663 7,010 174/195 −4.04% [22]
2015 2,666,483 7,305 160/195 −1.41% [23]
2014 2,704,567 7,409 159/195 −7.23% [24]
Historical annual passenger ridership
2009 2,338,832 6,407 150/175 — [25]

Notes

  1. ^ Estación del Metro Eduardo Molina. Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo mo'lina] ⓘ.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–2023)" [Station traffic by line (2022–2023)] (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 "Eduardo Molina" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Metro CDMX: ¿Cuáles son las líneas que circulan por arriba como la Línea 12, es peligroso usarlas?" [Mexico City Metro: Which Lines Run Above Ground like Line 12, and Is It Dangerous to Use Them?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "L5: mapas de barrio" [L5: neighborhood maps] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ Mejía, Ximena (30 May 2015). "Cárcamo de Lerma, un culto al agua en el DF" [Sump of Lerma, a Water Cult in the Federal District]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ López Munguía, Agustín (2006). "El metro, los alimentos y la biotecnología" [Metro: Food and Biotechnology] (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Divulgación de la Ciencia. National Autonomous University of Mexico. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Cárcamo de Dolores, fusión de arte y urbanismo" [Sump of Dolores, fusion of art and urbanism] (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional del Agua. Government of Mexico. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Mexico City with Kids: Museo del Carcamo de Dolores". Kiddiemundo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Línea 5, Ciudad de México" [Line 5, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Baia, Baia, Tacubaya... Las estaciones del metro MÁS y MENOS utilizadas en CDMX" [Well, well, well... the MOST and LEAST Used Stations in Mexico City] (in Spanish). Nacion 321. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ^ Alarcón, Rodrigo (5 May 2015). "RTP brindará traslado gratuito de Pantitlán a Eduardo Molina" [Red de Transporte de Pasajeros will provide free service from Pantitlán to Eduardo Molina]. Excélsior. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" [Temporal closure of stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  16. ^ Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero" [Coronavirus. This Is the Plan to Reopen Metro, Metrobús and Light Rail Stations]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic by line in 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic by line in 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2009" [Station traffic by line in 2009] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2024.