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Hangares metro station

Pictogram of Hangares metro station. It features the silhouette of a biplane inside a hangar. Hangares
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Hangares station.
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationFuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′27″N 99°05′15″W / 19.424142°N 99.087496°W / 19.424142; -99.087496
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 5 (Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Route: 11-C
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened19 December 1981 (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020 (2020-04-23)Temporarily closed
15 June 2020 (2020-06-15)Reopened
Passengers
20231,927,653[1] Increase 29.34%
Rank157/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Terminal Aérea
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Pantitlán
Terminus
Location
Hangares is located in Mexico City
Hangares
Pictogram of Hangares metro station. It features the silhouette of a biplane inside a hangar. Hangares
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and exits

Hangares metro station[a] is a Mexico City Metro station in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. Hangares metro station was inaugurated on 19 December 1981, providing northwestward service toward Consulado and eastward service toward Pantitlán.

The station services the colonia of Federal, along Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, located next to the Mexico City International Airport. The pictogram for the station features a biplane inside a hangar, reflecting its proximity to the airport's hangars. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 4,856 passengers, ranking it the 188th busiest station in the network and the second least busiest of the line.

Location and layout

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Hangares is an underground metro station situated on Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[3][4] It serves the colonia (neighborhood) of Federal. The station's pictogram depicts a biplane inside a hangar symbolizing its proximity to the hangars of the Mexico City International Airport.[3][5]

Hangares metro station has two exits that connect to Colonia Feredal. The northern exit is at Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana and the southern one is at the corner of Calle Correos y Telégrafos and Calle Asistencia Pública. Within the system, the station lies between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán.[3] Route 11-C of the city's public bus system services the area.[6]

Near the station, a pedestrian bridge known as "MacPuente" is used as an informal observation deck where people gather to watch airplanes land and take off.[7][8]

History and construction

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Picture of a wall sign featuring Hangares logo, a biplane inside a hangar.
View of the station logo

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[9] Its first section, where Hangares station is located, was opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.[10]

The tunnel between the Hangares and Terminal Aérea stations was constructed using slurry walls built with the Milan method.[9] It stretches 1,153 meters (3,783 ft) in length.[11][12]

The opposite section toward Pantitlán ascends from the underground level to the grade level and is 1,644 meters (5,394 ft) long.[4][12]

Incidents

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After the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed for repairs.[13] From 1 to 16 March, 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a gasoline leak at a surface petrol station.[14] Additionally, from 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[15][16]

Ridership

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According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 4,800 and 5,200 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 1,772,609 passengers in 2019,[17] marking a decrease of 721,611 passengers compared to 2018.[18] In 2019 specifically, Hangares metro station ranked as the 188th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the second least used on the line.[17]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 1,927,653 5,281 157/195 +29.34% [1]
2022 1,490,365 4,083 168/195 +57.38% [1]
2021 946,994 2,594 179/195 +22.31% [19]
2020 777,118 2,123 191/195 −56.32% [20]
2019 1,772,609 4,856 188/195 −6.42% [17]
2018 1,894,220 5,189 186/195 +2.37% [18]
2017 1,850,363 5,069 186/195 +2.56% [21]
2016 1,804,140 4,929 186/195 −3.91% [22]
2015 1,877,580 5,144 177/195 +5.21% [23]
2014 1,784,681 4,889 178/195 −4.30% [24]
Historical annual passenger ridership
2009 1,628,397 4,461 165/175 — [25]

Notes

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  1. ^ Estación del Metro Hangares. Spanish pronunciation: [aŋˈɡaɾes] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Hangars" in Spanish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–2023)" [Station traffic by line (2022–2023)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ Un viaje al aeropuerto / A trip to the airport. United States Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. 1979. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b c "Hangares" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Metro CDMX: ¿Cuáles son las líneas que circulan por arriba como la Línea 12, es peligroso usarlas?" [Mexico City Metro: Which Lines Run Above Ground like Line 12, and Is It Dangerous to Use Them?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ López, Jonás (1 March 2020). "Cierran 3 estaciones de la Línea 5 del Metro por olor a gasolina" [Three Stations on Line 5 of the Metro are Closed Due to the Smell of Gasoline]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Bialostozky, Héctor (28 August 2019). "MacPuente: el puente peatonal en el Aeropuerto que se usa como mirador de aviones" [MacPuente: The Pedestrian Bridge at the Airport, Commonly Used as an Aircraft Observation Decklanguage=es]. Local.mx. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ De Anda, Tamara (14 December 2017). "Excéntrica CDMX – Vuela, vuela" [Eccentric Mexico City – Fly, fly] (in Spanish). máspormás. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Línea 5, Ciudad de México" [Line 5, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Baia, Baia, Tacubaya... Las estaciones del metro MÁS y MENOS utilizadas en CDMX" [Well, well, well... the MOST and LEAST Used Stations in Mexico City] (in Spanish). Nacion 321. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ Gamez Rojas, Marlen (2010). "Análisis de riesgos de incendio en el Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro" [Fire Risk Analysis in the Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro] (PDF) (in Spanish). Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica. Instituto Politécnico Nacional. p. 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ^ Alarcón, Rodrigo (5 May 2015). "RTP brindará traslado gratuito de Pantitlán a Eduardo Molina" [Red de Transporte de Pasajeros will provide free service from Pantitlán to Eduardo Molina]. Excélsior. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Reabren estaciones de L5 del Metro cerradas por fuga de gasolina" [The Metro Line 5 stations, closed due to a gasoline leak, have reopened]. Milenio (in Spanish). 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b c "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 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 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic by line in 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic by line in 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2009" [Station traffic by line in 2009] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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