Jump to content

Olímpica metro station: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 19°31′17″N 99°02′00″W / 19.521328°N 99.033422°W / 19.521328; -99.033422
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
 
(35 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Mexico City metro station}}
{{short description|Mexico City Metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox station
{{Use American English|date=December 2022}}
| name = [[File:Metro Olímpica pictogram black.svg|25px]] Olímpica
{{Infobox station
| style = Mexico City Metro
| name = [[File:Metro Olímpica pictogram black.svg|25px|alt=Pictogram of Olímpica metro station. It features the silhouette of five interlocking rings.]] Olímpica
| style2 = B
| type = [[Mexico City Metro|STC]] [[rapid transit]]
| style = Mexico City Metro
| style2 = B
| image = Metro Olimpica 02.jpg
| symbol = mcm
| image_caption =
| symbol_location = mexicocity
| address = [[Ecatepec]], [[State of Mexico]]
| type = [[Mexico City Metro|STC]] [[rapid transit]]
| country = Mexico
| owned = Government of Mexico City
| coordinates = {{coord|19.521328|-99.033422|region:MX-MEX|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| operator = [[Mexico City Metro|Sistema de Transporte Colectivo]] (STC)
| platform = 1 island platform
| image = File:Metro Olimpica 02.jpg
| tracks = 2
| image_caption = Station sign, 2011
| opened = 30 November 2000
| alt = Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Olímpica station.
| structure = Surface
| address = Carlos Hank González Avenue
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mexico City Metro
| borough = [[Ecatepec de Morelos]], [[State of Mexico]]
| country = Mexico
| line = {{rint|mexicocity|B}} ([[Ciudad Azteca metro station|Ciudad Azteca]] – [[Buenavista metro station|Buenavista]])
| other =
| coordinates = {{coord|19.521328|-99.033422|region:MX-MEX|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| structure = [[At-grade railway|At grade]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| accessible = Partial
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| status = In service
| opened = 30 November 2000
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mexico City Metro
|line11=B|left11=Plaza Aragón|right11=Ecatepec}}
|line11=B|left11=Plaza Aragón|right11=Ecatepec}}
| mapframe = Yes
| map_type = Mexico City urban area
| mapframe-zoom = 16
| map_caption = Location within [[Greater Mexico City]]
| mapframe-caption= Area map
| route_map = {{Mexico City Metro Line B}}
| map_type = Mexico City urban area
| map_state = collapsed
| map_caption = Location within [[Greater Mexico City]]
| passengers = 6,356,791<ref name=passnrank>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018|language=Spanish|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2018|publisher=[[Mexico City Metro|Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro]]|year=2019|accessdate=8 April 2020|archive-date=6 June 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018}}</ref>
| route_map = {{Mexico City Metro Line B}}
| pass_year = 2018
| map_state = collapsed
| pass_rank = 103/195<ref name=passnrank/>
| passengers = 5,293,741<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
| pass_year = 2023
| pass_rank = 87/195<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
| pass_percent = 4.45
}}
}}
'''Olímpica''' is a [[Metro station|station]] on [[Mexico City Metro Line B|Line B]] of the [[Mexico City Metro]] system.<ref name="metro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=134|title=Olímpica|language=Spanish|accessdate=6 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825150146/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=134|archivedate=25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="archambault">{{Cite web|last=Archambault|first=Richard|url=http://mexicometro.org/metro/lineb/olimpica/|title=Olímpica &raquo; Mexico City Metro System|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref> The station is located at Avenida Central and Avenida Valle de Santiago in the ''Colonia Jardines de Aragón'' neighborhood and Avenida Grecia in the ''Colonia La Olimpica II'' neighborhood in [[Ecatepec]], [[State of Mexico]], adjacent to [[Mexico City]].<ref name="metro"/>


'''Olímpica metro station'''{{efn|{{lang|es|Estación del Metro Olímpica}}. Spanish pronunciation: {{IPA|es|oˈlimpika||Es-mx-Olímpica.wav}}. The name of the station [[Literal translation|literally]] means "Olympic" in Spanish.}} is a [[metro station|station]] of the [[Mexico City Metro]] in the [[colonia (Mexico)|''colonias'']] (neighborhoods) of Jardines de Aragón and La&nbsp;Olímpica&nbsp;II, in [[Ecatepec de Morelos]], [[State of Mexico]], in the [[Greater Mexico City|metropolitan area of Mexico City]]. It is an [[at-grade railway|at-grade station]] with one [[island platform]] served by [[Mexico City Metro Line B|Line&nbsp;B]] (the Green-and-Gray Line), between [[Plaza Aragón metro station|Plaza Aragón]] and [[Ecatepec metro station|Ecatepec]] stations. The name of the station references the ''colonia'' of the same name and its [[pictogram]] depicts the [[Olympic rings]]. The station was opened on 30&nbsp;November 2000, on the first day of service between [[Ciudad Azteca metro station|Ciudad Azteca]] and [[Buenavista metro station|Buenavista]] metro stations. The facilities are [[Accessible tourism|accessible]] to people with disabilities as there are [[tactile paving]]s and [[braille]] signage plates. In 2019, Olímpica metro station had an average daily ridership of 16,745 passengers, making it the eleventh&nbsp;most used on the line.
The logo of the station features the five interlaced [[Olympic rings]] of the Olympic Games logo.<ref name="metro"/><ref name="archambault"/> The station was opened on 30 November 2000.<ref name="monroy_history">{{Cite web|last=Monroy|first=Marco
|editor-last=Schwandl|editor-first=Robert|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm
|title=Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway|accessdate=5 August 2011}}</ref>


==Location==
From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cierre temporal de estaciones|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Banners/FASE3M%20OK.pdf|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=25 April 2020|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/coronavirus-este-es-el-plan-para-reabrir-estaciones-del-metro-metrobus-y-tren-ligero|title=Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero|date=13 June 2020|accessdate=15 June 2020|language=Spanish|work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|first=Eduardo|last=Hernández}}</ref> The closure was protested by taxi drivers serving the station's area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/estados/2020/04/29/con-bloqueo-taxistas-de-edomex-exigen-apoyos-por-falta-de-empleo-9375.html|title=Con bloqueo, taxistas de Edomex exigen apoyos por falta de trabajo|language=Spanish|first=Javier|last=Salinas Cesáreo|work=[[La Jornada]]|date=29 April 2020|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref>
Olímpica is a [[metro station]] along Carlos Hank González Avenue (also known as Central Avenue), in [[Ecatepec de Morelos]], [[State of Mexico]], a municipality bordering [[Mexico City]]. The station serves the [[Colonia (Mexico)|''colonias'']] ([[Mexican Spanish]] for "neighborhoods") of Fuentes de Aragón, Jardines de Aragón and La&nbsp;Olímpica&nbsp;II. Within the system, it lies between [[Plaza Aragón metro station|Plaza Aragón]] and [[Ecatepec metro station]]s.<ref name="metro">{{Cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-b/olimpica|title=Olímpica|language=es|publisher=[[Mexico City Metro|Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro]]|access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
===Exits===
There are two exits:<ref name="metro"/>
*North: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Valle de Sagitario Street, Fuentes de Aragón.
*South: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Grecia Street, La Olímpica&nbsp;II.


==History and construction==
[[Mexico City Metro Line B|Line&nbsp;B]] of the Mexico City Metro was built by [[Empresas ICA]];<ref name=ingenetB>{{cite web|url=http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-b-ciudad-de-mexico/|title=Línea B, Ciudad de México|trans-title=Line B, Mexico City|language=es|publisher=iNGENET Infraestructura|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-b-ciudad-de-mexico/|date=20 July 2009}}</ref> Olímpica metro station opened on 30&nbsp;November 2000, on the first day of the [[Ciudad Azteca metro station|Ciudad Azteca]]–[[Buenavista metro station|Buenavista]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/20017.html|title=Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'|work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|language=es|date=27 November 2000|first=Ella|last=Grajeada|access-date=21 May 2021|trans-title=|archive-date=21 May 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521211229/https://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/ciudad/20017.html}}</ref> The station was built [[At-grade railway|at-grade level]];<ref name=ingenetB/> the Olímpica–Plaza Aragón section is {{convert|709|m|ft|sp=us}} long, while the opposite section towards Ecatepec metro station measures {{convert|596|m|ft|sp=us}}.<ref name=long>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/longitud-de-estacion|title=Longitud de estación a estación por línea|language=es|trans-title=Station-to-station length per line|publisher=Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro|access-date=12 July 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504063646/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/longitud-de-estacion|archive-date=4 May 2021}}</ref> The station is partially [[Accessible tourism|accessible]] to people with disabilities as there are [[tactile paving]]s and [[braille]] signage plates.<ref name=metro/> The pedestrian bridges that connect the access to the station are adapted for bicycles as a [[bicycle lane]] was built in 2015 on the adjacent [[median strip]].<ref>{{cite web|title=La Ciclopista Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl, en Avenida Central, se encuentra abandonada|url=https://www.la-prensa.com.mx/metropoli/la-ciclopista-ecatepec-nezahualcoyotl-en-avenida-central-se-encuentra-abandonada-7338561.html|trans-title=The Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl bicycle lane on Central Avenue is abandoned|work=[[La Prensa (Mexico City)|La Prensa]]|first=Aurelio|last=Sánchez|date=13 October 2021|language=es|access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> The station's [[pictogram]] features the silhouette of the five interlocked [[Olympic rings]] as a reference to the ''colonia'' of the same name; the [[etymology]] of the word {{lang|es|olímpica}} is related to the southern town of [[Olympia, Greece]], and the [[Mount Olympus]], in Northern Greece.<ref name=metro/>

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cierre temporal de estaciones|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Banners/FASE3M%20OK.pdf|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=25 April 2020|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/coronavirus-este-es-el-plan-para-reabrir-estaciones-del-metro-metrobus-y-tren-ligero|title=Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero|date=13 June 2020|access-date=15 June 2020|language=es|work=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]|first=Eduardo|last=Hernández}}</ref> The closure was protested by taxi drivers serving the station's area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/ultimas/estados/2020/04/29/con-bloqueo-taxistas-de-edomex-exigen-apoyos-por-falta-de-empleo-9375.html|title=Con bloqueo, taxistas de Edomex exigen apoyos por falta de trabajo|language=es|first=Javier|last=Salinas Cesáreo|work=[[La Jornada]]|date=29 April 2020|access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

==Ridership==
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 16,700 and 20,400 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station ridership was 6,112,152 passengers in 2019,<ref name=passnrank19/> which was an increase of 244,639 passengers compared to 2018.<ref name=passrank18/> Also in 2019, Olímpica metro station was the 109th&nbsp;busiest station of the system's 195&nbsp;stations, and it was the line's eleventh-most used.<ref name=passnrank19/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:#{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|B}}; font-size:110%; text-align:center;"| Annual passenger ridership
|- style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Year
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Ridership
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Average daily
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Rank
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | % change
! style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | Ref.
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2023''' || 5,293,741 || 14,503 || 87/195 || {{change|5,068,269|5,293,741|disp=out}} || <ref name=passnrank22-23>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2023|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2024|access-date=24 January 2024|archive-date=27 January 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043358/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2023}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2022''' || 5,068,269 || 13,885 || 88/195 || {{change|4,040,957|5,068,269|disp=out}} || <ref name=passnrank22-23/>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2021''' || 4,040,957 || 11,071 || 75/195 || {{change|3,096,098|4,040,957|disp=out}} || <ref name=passnrank21>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2021|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2020|access-date=7 March 2022|archive-date=7 March 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307203941/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2021}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2020''' || 3,096,098 || 8,459 || 115/195 || {{change|6,112,152|3,096,098|disp=out}} || <ref name=passnrank20>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2020|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2021|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=21 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621220125/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2019''' || 6,112,152 || 16,745 || 109/195 || {{change|6,356,791|6,112,152|disp=out}} || <ref name=passnrank19>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2019|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2020|access-date=3 May 2020|archive-date=8 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408025317/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2019}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2018''' || 6,356,791 || 17,415 || 103/195 || {{change|6,279,368|6,356,791|disp=out}} || <ref name=passrank18>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2018|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2019|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=6 June 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2018}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2017''' || 6,279,368 || 17,203 || 106/195 || {{change|6,651,719|6,279,368|disp=out}} || <ref name=passrank17>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2017|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2019|access-date=3 May 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503211908/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2017}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2016''' || 6,651,719 || 18,174 || 101/195 || {{change|6,649,315|6,651,719|disp=out}} || <ref name=passrank16>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2016|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2017|access-date=3 May 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212130/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2016}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2015''' || 6,649,315 || 18,217 || 100/195 || {{change|6,842,105|6,649,315|disp=out}} || <ref name=passrank15>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2015|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2015|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2016|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212430/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2015|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2015}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''2014''' || 6,842,105 || 18,745 || 98/195 || {{change|7,414,883|6,842,105|disp=out}} || <ref name=passrank14>{{cite web|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2014|language=es|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2014|publisher=Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro|year=2015|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=3 May 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212750/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2014|trans-title=Station traffic per line 2014}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{MxMetroB}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Olímpica (station)}}

{{Mexico City Metro stations}}
{{Ecatepec de Morelos}}
{{Ecatepec de Morelos}}
{{portalbar|Mexico|Transport}}


{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metro Olimpica}}
[[Category:Mexico City Metro stations|Olimpica]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2000]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in Mexico]]
[[Category:Ecatepec de Morelos]]


{{DEFAULTSORT:Olimpica}}

[[Category:Accessible Mexico City Metro stations]]
{{Mexico-metro-stub}}
[[Category:Ecatepec de Morelos]]
[[Category:Mexico City Metro Line B stations]]
[[Category:Mexico City Metro stations in the State of Mexico]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Mexico opened in 2000]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 17 September 2024

Pictogram of Olímpica metro station. It features the silhouette of five interlocking rings. Olímpica
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Olímpica station.
Station sign, 2011
General information
LocationCarlos Hank González Avenue
Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico
Mexico
Coordinates19°31′17″N 99°02′00″W / 19.521328°N 99.033422°W / 19.521328; -99.033422
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line B (Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 November 2000
Passengers
20235,293,741[1] Increase 4.45%
Rank87/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Plaza Aragón
toward Ciudad Azteca
 Line B Ecatepec
toward Buenavista
Location
Olímpica is located in Mexico City urban area
Olímpica
Pictogram of Olímpica metro station. It features the silhouette of five interlocking rings. Olímpica
Location within Greater Mexico City
Map
Area map

Olímpica metro station[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the colonias (neighborhoods) of Jardines de Aragón and La Olímpica II, in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, in the metropolitan area of Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform served by Line B (the Green-and-Gray Line), between Plaza Aragón and Ecatepec stations. The name of the station references the colonia of the same name and its pictogram depicts the Olympic rings. The station was opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of service between Ciudad Azteca and Buenavista metro stations. The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates. In 2019, Olímpica metro station had an average daily ridership of 16,745 passengers, making it the eleventh most used on the line.

Location

[edit]

Olímpica is a metro station along Carlos Hank González Avenue (also known as Central Avenue), in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, a municipality bordering Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Fuentes de Aragón, Jardines de Aragón and La Olímpica II. Within the system, it lies between Plaza Aragón and Ecatepec metro stations.[2]

Exits

[edit]

There are two exits:[2]

  • North: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Valle de Sagitario Street, Fuentes de Aragón.
  • South: Carlos Hank González Avenue and Grecia Street, La Olímpica II.

History and construction

[edit]

Line B of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA;[3] Olímpica metro station opened on 30 November 2000, on the first day of the Ciudad Azteca–Buenavista service.[4] The station was built at-grade level;[3] the Olímpica–Plaza Aragón section is 709 meters (2,326 ft) long, while the opposite section towards Ecatepec metro station measures 596 meters (1,955 ft).[5] The station is partially accessible to people with disabilities as there are tactile pavings and braille signage plates.[2] The pedestrian bridges that connect the access to the station are adapted for bicycles as a bicycle lane was built in 2015 on the adjacent median strip.[6] The station's pictogram features the silhouette of the five interlocked Olympic rings as a reference to the colonia of the same name; the etymology of the word olímpica is related to the southern town of Olympia, Greece, and the Mount Olympus, in Northern Greece.[2]

From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[7][8] The closure was protested by taxi drivers serving the station's area.[9]

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 16,700 and 20,400 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station ridership was 6,112,152 passengers in 2019,[10] which was an increase of 244,639 passengers compared to 2018.[11] Also in 2019, Olímpica metro station was the 109th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's eleventh-most used.[10]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 5,293,741 14,503 87/195 +4.45% [1]
2022 5,068,269 13,885 88/195 +25.42% [1]
2021 4,040,957 11,071 75/195 +30.52% [12]
2020 3,096,098 8,459 115/195 −49.35% [13]
2019 6,112,152 16,745 109/195 −3.85% [10]
2018 6,356,791 17,415 103/195 +1.23% [11]
2017 6,279,368 17,203 106/195 −5.60% [14]
2016 6,651,719 18,174 101/195 +0.04% [15]
2015 6,649,315 18,217 100/195 −2.82% [16]
2014 6,842,105 18,745 98/195 −7.72% [17]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Estación del Metro Olímpica. Spanish pronunciation: [oˈlimpika] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Olympic" in Spanish.

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. ^ a b c d "Olímpica" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Sánchez, Aurelio (13 October 2021). "La Ciclopista Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl, en Avenida Central, se encuentra abandonada" [The Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl bicycle lane on Central Avenue is abandoned]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. ^ Salinas Cesáreo, Javier (29 April 2020). "Con bloqueo, taxistas de Edomex exigen apoyos por falta de trabajo". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Olímpica_metro_station&oldid=1246234398"