Tlaltenco metro station

Tlaltenco (Spanish pronunciation ; Nahuatl for "on the edge of the ground" or "on the edge of the hills"[2]) is a Mexico City Metro station in Tláhuac, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, served by Line 12 (the Golden line), between Zapotitlán and Tláhuac stations. Tlaltenco station serves the San Francisco Tlaltenco town, from which it receives its name. The station's pictogram features a stone gateway known as "La Puerta" (lit. transl. "the Gateway"). The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the Mixcoac–Tláhuac service.

Tlaltenco
STC rapid transit
Lobby, 2012
LocationCanal del Acalote
Tláhuac, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19.294380°N 99.024104°W / 19.294380; -99.024104
Operated bySistema Transporte Colectivo Metro
Line(s)Line 12
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened30 October 2012
Passengers
20191,274,784[1]
Rank192/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Zapotitlán
toward Mixcoac
 Line 12 Tláhuac
Terminus
Location
Tlaltenco
Location within Mexico City urban area

Location
View of the entrance in 2012

Tlaltenco is a metro station on Canal del Acalote Avenue, in the Tláhuac borough, in southeastern Mexico City. The station serves San Francisco Tlaltenco, a town in the borough. Within the system, the station lies between Zapotitlán and Tláhuac stations.[3]

Exits

There are two exists:[3]

  • Northeast: Canal del Acalote Avenue and Victoria street, San Francisco Tlaltenco.
  • Northwest: Canal del Acalote Avenue and Zacatenco street, San Francisco Tlaltenco.

History and construction
Tlaltenco's pictogram is based on the Tlaltenco's gateway

Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Grupo ICA, in association with Alstom Mexicana and Grupo Carso.[4] Tlaltenco and Tláhuac are built at grade, and the track goes from street to elevated level between the Tlaltenco–Zapotitlán interstation.[5] The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the Mixcoac–Tláhuac service.[6] The facilities are accessible for the handicapped.[7] The pictogram represents a stone gateway located in the town.[3] Known as La Puerta de Tlaltenco (lit. transl. Tlaltenco's Gateway), the landmark was used as a customs point to control the transit of goods.[2]

Incidents

From 12 March 2014[8] to 29 November 2015,[9] Tlaltenco was closed due to technical and structural faults in the stretch Atlalilco–Tláhuac.[10][11] On 28 August 2017, a male passenger jumped to the tracks and survived. He was in a state of intoxication and was fined $400,000 pesos.[12][13]

After the 19 September 2017 earthquake damaged Line 12 tracks, Tlaltenco remained closed until 30 October 2017.[14][15] From 23 April to 28 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[16][17]

Ridership

In 2019, Tlaltenco station had an overall ridership of 1,274,784 passengers,[1] which was an increase of 155,870 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In the same year, Tlaltenco was the 192nd busiest of the system's 195 stations, and it was the least busy of the line.[1]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank Ref.
20191,274,7843,492192/195[1]
20181,118,9143,065193/195[18]
2017898,8242,462193/195[19]
2016864,8542,362194/195[20]
201568,333187195/195[21]
2014148,671407195/195[22]
2013783,1932,145195/195[23]
2012100,733275195/195[24]

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. "San Francisco Tlaltenco" (in Spanish). Government of Tláhuac. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Tlaltenco" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  4. "¿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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. "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.
  11. "¿Por qué el GDF cerró la Línea 12 del Metro?" [Why the Mexico City Government closed Metro Line 12] (in Spanish). Aristegui Noticias. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  12. "Hombre se arroja a las vías del Metro de estación de L12" [Man jumps onto Metro's tracks in Line 12]. Milenio. Mexico City. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. "Joven se lanza a las vías del metro Tlaltenco y lo multan" [Young man jumps onto Tlaltenco metro station's tracks and is fined]. Regeneración.mx. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. 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.
  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.

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