Tláhuac metro station

Tláhuac (Spanish: [ˈtlawak] (listen); from Nahuatl[A]) is a station of the Mexico City Metro in colonia El Triángulo, Tláhuac, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two island platforms that serves as the southern terminus of Line 12 (the Golden line). The station's pictogram features the glyph of Tláhuac. It is followed by Tlaltenco station, also in Tláhuac. The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the service Tláhuac–Mixcoac.

Tláhuac
STC rapid transit
Tláhuac station, 2017
LocationSan Rafael Atlixco Avenue, Tláhuac
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°17′11″N 99°00′51″W
Operated bySistema Transporte Colectivo Metro
Line(s)Line 12
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking-only
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened30 October 2012
Passengers
201920,743,670[1]
Rank14/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Tlaltenco
toward Mixcoac
 Line 12 Terminus
Location
Tláhuac
Location within Mexico City urban area

Since it was planned, Tláhuac station has had multiple conflicts and incidents, including protests from the previous owners of the land lots and a 15-month closure due to structural faults found in the line in 2014. The station facilities are accessible for the handicapped; there is a bicycle parking station, an Internet café, and a bus terminal. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 56,831 passengers, making it the 14th busiest station in the network.

Location
View of the bus terminal at Tláhuac station, 2012

Tláhuac is a metro station on San Rafael Atlixco Avenue, in colonia El Triángulo, in the Tláhuac borough, in southeastern Mexico City. Within the system, Tlaltenco is the next station.[2]

Tláhuac is serviced by a bus terminal, whose tender process for its construction started in September 2010 and required an investment of 280 million pesos. Although the bus terminal was built along with the station, the Centro de transferecia modal (CETRAM), a type of transport hub) was officially opened until January 2014. The delay was caused by a conflict between the representatives of 108 concessionary transport routes.[3]

Exits

There are two exits:[2]

  • Northeast: San Rafael Atlixco Avenue and Antonio Bejaral Avenue, colonia El Triángulo.
  • Northwest: San Rafael Atlixco Avenue and José Bernal street, colonia El Triángulo.

History and construction
Tláhuac station under construction, April 2011

To build Tláhuac station and Line 12's rail yard,[4] the Government of Mexico City expropriated a place called Terromotitla in November 2018,[5] and 126 parcels of the ejido San Francisco Tlaltenco in April 2009.[6] According to then-General Director of the Metro, Francisco Bojórquez, all the parcels were legally purchased at 600 pesos per square meter.[6] However, both expropriations were protested by ejidatarios, who considered them illegally acquired.[5][6]

Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Grupo ICA in association with Alstom Mexicana and Grupo Carso.[7] The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the Mixcoac–Tláhuac service.[8] Tláhuac was built at grade;[9] the facilities are accessible for the handicapped;[10] there is also a bicycle parking station and an Internet café.[2]

Incidents

From 12 March 2014[11] to 29 November 2015,[12] Tláhuac was closed due to technical and structural faults in the Atlalilco–Tláhuac stretch.[13][14] After the 19 September 2017 earthquake damaged the Line 12 tracks, Tláhuac remained closed until 30 October 2017.[15][16] On 13 September 2020, a sixteen-year-old girl gave birth inside the station, the second of the year in the network.[17]

Ridership

In 2019, Tláhuac station had an overall ridership of 20,743,670 passengers,[1] an increase of 2,118,568 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In the same year, Tláhuac was the 14th busiest of the system's 195 stations, and it was the busiest of the line.[1]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank Ref.
201920,743,67056,83114/195[1]
201818,625,10251,02715/195[18]
201715,084,24841,32620/195[19]
201614,475,54139,55022/195[20]
2015908,8592,490184/195[21]
20142,646,8067,251162/195[22]
201312,620,53534,57632/195[23]
20121,500,4954,110176/195[24]

Notes
  • A ^ There are different interpretations for "Tláhuac", including "land that emerges",[2] "land where it is cultivated or sown",[25] "place where the Tlatoani sings",[25] among others.

Further reading
  • Martínez, Baruc (14 February 2018). "El significado de Tláhuac" [The meaning of Tláhuac]. Nosotros (in Spanish) (published June 2005).

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Tláhuac" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Pazos, Francisco (9 January 2014). "Inauguran dos Cetram en Tláhuac y Periférico oriente" [Two CETRAMs are opened in Tláhuac and Periférico Oriente]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. Notimex (10 December 2010). "Publican decreto de expropiación de predio por Línea 12 del Metro" [Decree of expropriation of property for Metro Line 12 is published]. La Razón (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. Gómez, Laura; Bolaños, Ángel; Servín, Mirna; Cruz, Alejandro (13 November 2008). "Expropian predio para la línea 12 del Metro; opositores bloquean vía" [Lot is expropriated for Metro Line 12; opposers block road]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. Cruz, Alejandro; Quintero, Josefina (4 April 2009). "Desalojan predios en Tláhuac para comenzar obras de la línea 12 del Metro" [Lots evicted in Tláhuac to start construction works on Metro Line 12]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. "¿Quién construyó la línea 12 del Metro?" [Who built Line 12?]. Expansión (in Spanish). 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. "Que no se te vaya el tren" [Don't let the train go]. Chilango (in Spanish). 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. "La Ingeniería Civil en la línea 12 del metro de la Ciudad de México" [The Civil Engineering of Mexico City's Metro Line 12]. Vector (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2020.
  10. "12 datos de la 'La línea dorada' del Metro inaugurada este martes" [12 facts about Metro's 'Golden line' inaugurated this Tuesday] (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "Línea 12 del metro cierra 12 estaciones por seis meses" [Metro Line 12 closes 12 stations for six months] (in Spanish). Animal Político. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. Rodea, Felipe (29 November 2015). "Mancera reabre Línea 12 del Metro" [Mancera reopens Metro's Line 12]. El Financiero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  13. "Caos en primer día de cierre en 12 estaciones de la Línea Dorada del Metro" [Chaos on the first day of closure of 12 stations in the Metro's Golden Line]. Proceso (in Spanish). Mexico City. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  14. "¿Por qué el GDF cerró la Línea 12 del Metro?" [Why Mexico City's Government closed Metro Line 12] (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  15. "Cuatro estaciones de L12 del Metro permanecerán cerradas durante 4 semanas" [Four Metro L12 stations will remain closed for 4 weeks] (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  16. "Metro reabre tramo dañado de Línea 12" [Metro reopens the damaged section of Line 12]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. López, Jonás (13 September 2020). "Nace bebé en estación Tláhuac del Metro" [Baby is born in Tláhuac metro station]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  18. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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.
  23. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2013" [Station traffic per line 2013] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  24. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" [Station traffic per line 2012] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  25. "¿Qué significan los nombres de las delegaciones?" [What's the meaning of the boroughs?]. Capital México. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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