Olímpica metro station

Olímpica metro station[lower-alpha 1] 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
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line B (Ciudad Azteca – Buenavista)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessiblePartial
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened30 November 2000
Passengers
20225,068,269[1] Increase 25.42%
Rank88/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Plaza Aragón
toward Ciudad Azteca
 Line B Ecatepec
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
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 neighboring municipality of Mexico City. The station serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of 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 Santiago Street, Jardines 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 Azteca–Buenavista 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
Year Ridership Average daily Rank  % change Ref.
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]
20137,414,88320,31493/195−2.67%[18]

Notes
  1. Estación del Metro Olímpica. Spanish pronunciation: [oˈlimpika] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Olympic" in Spanish.

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Olímpica" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. "Línea B, Ciudad de México" [Line B, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. Grajeada, Ella (27 November 2000). "Abrirán en tres días la línea 'B'". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. Sánchez, Aurelio (13 October 2021). "La Ciclopista Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl, en Avenida Central, se encuentra abandonada" [The Ecatepec-Nezahualcóyotl bicycle lane on Central Avenue is abandoned]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  7. "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. Salinas Cesáreo, Javier (29 April 2020). "Con bloqueo, taxistas de Edomex exigen apoyos por falta de trabajo". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. "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.
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