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Romero Rubio metro station

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Romero Rubio metro station[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio, in the borough of Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms served by Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón stations. The name of the station references the colonia of the same name, which in turn was named after Manuel Romero Rubio, who served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1884 and 1895; its pictogram depicts his bust. The station was opened on 15 December 1999, on the first day of service between Villa de Aragón and Buenavista stations. The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates. In 2019, Romero Rubio metro station had an average daily ridership of 8,014 passengers, making it the sixth least used on the line.

Romero Rubio
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
While on one platform passengers are waiting for the arrival of a train, on the other commuters are leaving.
Station sign, 2022
General information
LocationOceanía Avenue
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′27″N 99°05′40″W / 19.440735°N 99.094362°W / 19.440735; -99.094362
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line B (Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsRTP Routes: 10-B, 18
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened15 December 1999
Passengers
20234,882,287[1] Increase 24.1%
Rank97/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Oceanía
toward Ciudad Azteca
 Line B Ricardo Flores Magón
toward Buenavista
Location
Romero Rubio is located in Mexico City
Romero Rubio
Romero Rubio
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Location edit

 
Romero metro station is located along Oceanía Avenue adjacent to the Encuentro Oceanía shopping mall (right).[2]

Romero Rubio is a metro station along Oceanía Avenue in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in northeastern Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Moctezuma and Romero Rubio. Within the system, the station lies between Oceanía and Ricardo Flores Magón stations.[3] The shopping center Encuentro Oceanía is adjacent to the station; it opened in 2021 and it was the first major shopping center opened in the borough.[4][5] The area is serviced by Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the by Routes 10-B and 18 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[6]

Exits edit

There are two exits:[3]

  • North: Del Peñón Avenue and Oriente 158 Street, Moctezuma.
  • South: Marruecos Street, Romero Rubio.

History and construction edit

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA;[7] Romero Rubio metro station opened on 15 December 1999, on the first day of the then Buenavista–Villa de Aragón service.[8][9] The station was built above the ground level;[7] the Romero Rubio–Oceanía section is 809 meters (2,654 ft) long, while the opposite section towards Ricardo Flores Magón metro station measures 908 meters (2,979 ft).[10] The station is partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[3] Metro authorities considered adding elevators and access ramps due to the construction of the adjacent shopping center.[4] The station's pictogram features the silhouette of Manuel Romero Rubio, the country's Secretary of the Interior between 1884 and 1895.[3]

Incidents edit

 
The station's southbound header with an apparent difference in level in 2022 (in the middle). Authorities reported it does not represent an issue in the operations.

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[11][12]

Romero Rubio metro station has had subsidance issues. Israel Zamarrón from El Sol de México reported in 2020 sinking and vibrations on the station when trains and heavy vehicles pass under the station.[4] Commuters reported in July 2022 that the station's header was unleveled.[13] The system authorities inspected the station and confirmed that the station was not at risk and stated that it is under permanent monitoring.[14] Since January 2024, the line's elevated stations, including Romero Rubio, have been undergoing overnight repairs to realign and regrade the tracks.[15]

Ridership edit

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, and before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 7,800 and 9,800 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,925,132 passengers in 2019,[16] which was an increase of 62,023 passengers compared to 2018.[17] Also in 2019, Romero Rubio metro station was the 167th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 16th most used.[16]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 4,882,287 13,376 97/195 +24.10% [1]
2022 3,934,214 10,778 110/195 +74.31% [1]
2021 2,257,035 6,183 130/195 +31.78% [18]
2020 1,712,731 4,679 160/195 −41.45% [19]
2019 2,925,132 8,014 167/195 +2.17% [16]
2018 2,863,109 7,844 168/195 −4.93% [17]
2017 3,011,671 8,251 162/195 +0.35% [20]
2016 3,001,060 8,199 163/195 −8.83% [21]
2015 3,291,844 9,018 146/195 −4.08% [22]
2014 3,431,783 9,402 143/195 −3.41% [23]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Estación del Metro Romero Rubio. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [roˈmeɾo ˈruβjo] ⓘ.

References edit

  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. ^ "Restaurantes Encuentro Oceanía: cuáles hay y horarios de la plaza IKEA" [Restaurantes Encuentro Oceanía: which ones are there and opening hours of IKEA Plaza]. Marca (in Spanish). 15 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Romero Rubio" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Zamarrón, Israel (18 November 2020). "Plaza Encuentro Oceanía tendrá 2,800 cajones para autos pese a tener Metro a un lado" [Encuentro Oceanía Plaza will have 2,800 car parking spaces despite having a metro station next to it]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ Estrada, Mildred (1 October 2021). "Preaperturan el centro comercial Encuentro Oceanía" [Encuentro Oceania shopping mall pre-opens]. El Sol de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Línea B, Ciudad de México" [Line B, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ Grajeada, Ella (27 November 2000). "Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ Velázquez, Miguel (10 January 2019). "Usuarios reportan problemas en la Línea B del Metro" [Commuters report problems at Metro Line B]. Publimetro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  12. ^ Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. ^ Ponce, JC (28 July 2022). "Alertan por columna desnivelada en estación Romero Rubio del Metro" [Alert for unleveled column in Romero Rubio metro station]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ Ponce, JC (28 July 2022). "Columna en estación Romero Rubio no representa riesgo: Metro" [Column at Romero Rubio station doesn't represent a risk: Metro]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ Mejía, Michelle (27 December 2024). "Línea B del metro será renivelada por las noches; anuncian fecha de trabajos en tramo de San Lázaro a Oceanía" [Metro Line B will be regraded at night; date announced for work on San Lázaro to Oceanía stretch]. Telediario (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.

External links edit

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