Olímpica metro station

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.

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 AztecaBuenavista)
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 MetroFollowing station
Plaza AragónLine BEcatepec
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

Location

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

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

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 AztecaBuenavista 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

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
YearRidershipAverage dailyRank% changeRef.
20235,293,74114,50387/195+4.45%[1]
20225,068,26913,88588/195+25.42%[1]
20214,040,95711,07175/195+30.52%[12]
20203,096,0988,459115/195−49.35%[13]
20196,112,15216,745109/195−3.85%[10]
20186,356,79117,415103/195+1.23%[11]
20176,279,36817,203106/195−5.60%[14]
20166,651,71918,174101/195+0.04%[15]
20156,649,31518,217100/195−2.82%[16]
20146,842,10518,74598/195−7.72%[17]

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