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Zapotitlán metro station

Coordinates: 19°17′48″N 99°02′04″W / 19.29667°N 99.03444°W / 19.29667; -99.03444
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Pictogram of Zapotitlán metro station. It features the silhouette of a three-branched tree. Each branch has leaves at the tips and fruit on them. Its trunk has teeth in the middle. Zapotitlán
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of the station's lobby with many people entering and leaving.
Entrance and lobby, 2012
General information
LocationTláhuac Avenue
Tláhuac, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°17′48″N 99°02′04″W / 19.29667°N 99.03444°W / 19.29667; -99.03444
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 12 (Observatorio – Tláhuac)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Routes: 162, 162-D
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle parking-only
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
Key dates
12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)Temporarily closed
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29)Reopened
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19)Temporarily closed
30 October 2017 (2017-10-30)Reopened
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03)Temporarily closed
30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)Reopened[1]
Passengers
20230[2] Steady 0%
Rank188/195[2]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Nopalera
toward Observatorio
 Line 12 Tlaltenco
toward Tláhuac
Location
Zapotitlán is located in Mexico City urban area
Zapotitlán
Pictogram of Zapotitlán metro station. It features the silhouette of a three-branched tree. Each branch has leaves at the tips and fruit on them. Its trunk has teeth in the middle. Zapotitlán
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

Zapotitlán metro station[a] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the town of Santiago Zapotitlán and in the colonia (neighborhood) of Conchita Zapotitlán, in Tláhuac, Mexico City. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, served by Line 12 (the Golden Line), between Nopalera and Tlaltenco metro stations. The station's pictogram features the glyph of Santiago Zapotitlán, which shows a toothed sapote tree with three branches. The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of service between Tláhuac and Mixcoac metro stations.

The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates and there is a bicycle parking station. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 13,683 passengers, making it the 13th busiest station on the line. Since it was opened, Zapotitlán station has had multiple incidents, including a 20-month closure in 2014 due to structural faults found in the elevated section of the line, a closure caused by the 19 September 2017 earthquake, and the subsequent collapse of the track near Olivos station in 2021.

Location and station layout

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Zapotitlán is a metro station along Tláhuac Avenue, located in the town of Santiago Zapotitlán [es] and the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Conchita Zapotitlán, in the Tláhuac borough, in southeastern Mexico City. Within the system, the station lies between Nopalera and Tlaltenco metro stations.[4] The facilities are accessible to people with disabilities as there are elevators, tactile pavings and braille signage plates and there is a bicycle parking station.[4][5]

There are two exits: the northern one on the corner of Tláhuac Avenue and Cesáreo Castro Street, in the town of Santiago Zapotitlán, and the second on the opposite side of Tláhuac Avenue, on the corner of Emilio Laurent Street, on the colonia of Conchita Zapotitlán.[4] Zapotitlán station has two levels: the station's platforms and the access lobby.[6] The area is serviced by Routes 162 and 162-D of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network.[7]

History and construction

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Picture of several concrete columns.
Support columns, 2010

Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Empresas ICA, in association with Alstom Mexicana and Grupo Carso.[8] Zapotitlán is an elevated station;[9] the Zapotitlán–Nopalera interstation is 1,276 m (4,186 ft) long,[10] while the Zapotitlán–Tlaltenco section goes from overground to the street level,[9] and measures 1,115 m (3,658 ft).[10]

The station was opened on 30 October 2012, on the first day of the Mixcoac–Tláhuac service.[11] Zapotitlán metro station is named after the town of Santiago Zapotitlán and its pictogram depicts the glyph of the town, which depicts an indented sapote tree with three branches. The tree is toothed, a reference to the Nahuatl word Tlantli (meaning 'tooth'), which is represented in the name of the station by the suffix -tlan.[4]

Incidents

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The original location was opposed by local residents and it ended up being changed.[12][13] Since 2010, the Superior Auditor of the Federation has audited Line 12 several times and has reported several faults, like cracks and detachments along the line, including some at the Nopalera–Zapotitlán–Tlaltenco overpass.[14][15]

From 12 March 2014 to 29 November 2015,[16][17] Zapotitlán was closed due to technical and structural faults in the stretch Atlalilco–Tláhuac.[18][19] After the 19 September 2017 earthquake damaged Line 12 tracks, Zapotitlán remained closed until 30 October 2017.[20][21] In the zone, the earthquake derailed two trains: one in the Zapotitlán–Tlaltenco overpass and the other one on the opposite section;[22] the latter damaged the track's seismic jacketing protection.[23] On 3 May 2021, the station was closed after a portion of Line 12's elevated railway collapsed near Olivos station.[24]

Map showing the route of Line 12.
The system identified Curves 11 and 12 along Tláhuac Avenue as a railroad wear zone.

Between Zapotitlán and Nopalera metro stations there are two sharp curves close to each other; the system marks them as Curves 11 and 12. Curve 11 has a radius of 200 m (660 ft) while Curve 12 has a radius of 201.9 m (662 ft)—both are the tightest of the overpass.[25] According to the Metro union leader, when there are sharp curves, the trains wear out the rails and wheels, causing them to clatter and damage structures such as girders and columns.[22] After the 2017 earthquake, a girder in the section was reinforced with a diagonally-reinforced beam[26] because a seismic top on Column 41 was damaged during the incident.[27] The line uses FE-10 steel-wheeled trains by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. They have a length of 140 m (460 ft) and a width of 280 cm (110 in).[28][29] According to the former director of the system, Joel Ortega, trains do not exit a curve when they are already on the next one, and the maximum speed for taking them was adjusted to 25 km/h (16 mph) for safe train travel but the speed wears and tears on the tracks and wheels. He also said that damage to the tracks had been reported since 2012 and that 900 m (3,000 ft) of track had been replaced within a month of its inauguration.[30]

Ridership

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According to the data provided by the authorities, except for the years when the Zapotitlán metro station was closed for several months, commuters have averaged per year between 10,800 and 13,700 daily entrances. In 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, the station's ridership totaled 4,994,118 passengers,[31] which represented an increase of 379,217 passengers compared to 2018.[32] In the same year, Zapotitlán was the 130th busiest of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's 13th busiest.[31]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 0 0 188/195 NA [2]
2022 0 0 176/195 −100.00% [33]
2021 960,815 2,632 178/195 −69.78% [34]
2020 3,179,098 8,686 112/195 −36.34% [35]
2019 4,994,118 13,682 130/195 +8.22% [31]
2018 4,614,901 12,643 132/195 +16.91% [32]
2017 3,947,346 10,814 144/195 −4.53% [36]
2016 4,134,438 11,296 142/195 +1,209.66% [37]
2015 315,689 864 194/195 −59.81% [38]
2014 785,447 2,151 192/195 −80.84% [39]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estación del Metro Zapotitlán. Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [sa.poti'tlan] ⓘ. The etymology comes from the Nahuatl language, "between sapote trees".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Reapertura de la Línea 12 del Metro: ¿Qué estaciones abren, cuándo y a qué hora?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Santiago Zapotitlán" (in Spanish). Government of Tláhuac. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Zapotitlán" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ "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 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ Ávila Pérez, José Ángel (7 May 2010). "DOF: 07/05/2010". Diario Oficial de la Federación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "¿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 4 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Rodríguez G., Luis Bernardo; Soria C., Bardomiano (2 April 2019). "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 2019.
  10. ^ a b "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. ^ "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 4 May 2021.
  12. ^ Rivera, Gabriela (14 December 2010). "Un grupo de familias consigue mover estación del Metro" [A group of families manages to move metro station]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Estaciones no construídas del Metro" [Unbuilt Metro stations]. Chilango (in Spanish). 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  14. ^ Velázquez, Alma Sofía (5 May 2021). "ASF detectó 11 mil fallas en Línea 12 del Metro" [ASF detected 11 thousand faults on Metro's Line 12]. Noticieros Televisa. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  15. ^ Robles de la Rosa, Leticia (5 May 2021). "Se han detectado 11 mil fallas en Metro Línea 12" [11 thousand faults on Metro Line 12 were detected]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Línea 12 del metro cierra 12 estaciones por seis meses" [Metro Line 12 closes 12 stations for six months]. Animal Político (in Spanish). 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "¿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 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ a b Sarabia, Dalila (5 May 2021). "La columna 69 de la Línea 12, un riesgo desde el boceto que acabó en derrumbe" [Column 69 of Line 12, a risk from the sketch that ended in collapse]. Animal Político (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Línea 12 seguirá cerrada por daños estructurales tras sismo" [Line 12 will remain closed due to structural damages after earthquake]. Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). Mexico City. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Cierran toda la Línea 12 del Metro; RTP brindará servicio de apoyo" [All Metro Line 12 is closed; RTP will provide back-up service]. Chilango (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Concluyen desmantelamiento de vía en las curvas 10, 11 y 12 de la Línea 12" [Conclusion of track dismantling at curves 10, 11 and 12 of Line 12]. Portal Automotriz (in Spanish). 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Concluyen trabajos de reforzamiento en la Línea 12 del Metro" [Reinforcement works on Metro Line 12 conclude]. López-Dóriga Digital (in Spanish). 8 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  27. ^ "El Metro reabre estaciones de la Línea 12 afectadas por el sismo" [Metro reopens Line 12 stations affected by the earthquake]. Expansión. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  28. ^ López, Jonás; Miranda, Alan. "Tiene L12 trenes cortos y andenes largos" [L12 has short trains and long platforms] (in Spanish). Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles. Reforma. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Línea 12: rentó Ebrard trenes más anchos, sin licitar, y reservó datos" [Line 12: Ebrard rented wider trains, without bidding, and reserved data]. La Razón (in Spanish). 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Los más de 10 errores de diseño de la Línea 12 del Metro" [The more than 10 design errors of Metro Line 12]. Atracción 360 (in Spanish). 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2022" [Station traffic per line 2022] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  34. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  35. ^ "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.
  36. ^ "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.
  37. ^ "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.
  38. ^ "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.
  39. ^ "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.
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