Metro Hangares

Hangares (Spanish pronunciation; Spanish for "Hangars")[2] is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with 2 side platforms, served by Line 5 (the Yellow line), between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. Hangares station serves the colonia Federal, located next to the Mexico City International Airport. The station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of then Consulado–Pantitlán service. The station's pictogram features a biplane inside a hangar.

Hangares
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
LocationFuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue, Colonia Federal, Venustiano Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′27″N 99°05′15″W
Operated bySistema Transporte Colectivo Metro
Line(s)Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened19 December 1981
Traffic
Passengers (2019)1,772,609[1]
Rank188/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Terminal Aérea
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Pantitlán
Terminus
Location
Hangares
Location within Mexico City

Location

Hangares is a metro station located on Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue, Venustiano Carranza borough, eastern Mexico City, that serves the colonia Federal. Within the system, the station lies between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán.[3] The station is located nearby Mexico City International Airport.[4]

Exits
  • North: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue, colonia Federal.[3]
  • South: Correos y Telégrafos and Asistencia Pública streets, colonia Federal.[3]

Landmarks

A pedestrian bridge nicknamed "MacPuente" is near the station. People use it as an improvised observation deck to see the landing and take-off of airplanes.[5][6]

History and construction
View of the station logo

Line 5 of Mexico City Metro was built by Grupo ICA,[7] and its first section was opened on 19 December 1981, operating from Pantitlán to Consulado stations.[8] The Terminal Aérea–Hangares tunnel was built with slurry walls, using the Milan method.[7] Hangares is an underground station[9] whose station's pictogram features a biplane inside a hangar.[3]

Incidents

From 1 to 16 March 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a leak of gasoline in a surface petrol station.[10] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[11][12]

Ridership

In 2019, Hangares had an overall ridership of 1,772,609 passengers,[1] which was a decrease of 721,611 passengers compared to 2018.[13] In the same year, Hangares was the 188th busiest station in the system, out of a total of 195 stations, and the 12th busiest on Line 5.[1]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank Ref.
20191,772,6094,856188/195[1]
20181,894,2205,189186/195[13]
20171,850,3635,069186/195[14]
20161,804,1404,929186/195[15]
20151,877,5805,144177/195[16]
20141,784,6814,889178/195[17]
20131,864,8605,109187/195[18]
20121,902,5505,198172/195[19]
20112,073,4115,680169/175[20]
20101,624,7894,451165/175[21]
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References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Un viaje al aeropuerto / A trip to the airport. United States Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. 1979. p. 32.
  3. "Hangares" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. López, Jonás (1 March 2020). "Cierran 3 estaciones de la Línea 5 del Metro por olor a gasolina". Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Bialostozky, Héctor (28 August 2019). "MacPuente: el puente peatonal en el Aeropuerto que se usa como mirador de aviones" (in Spanish). Local.mx. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. De Anda, Tamara (14 December 2017). "Excéntrica CDMX – Vuela, vuela" (in Spanish). máspormás. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. "Línea 5, Ciudad de México" (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "Baia, Baia, Tacubaya... Las estaciones del metro MÁS y MENOS utilizadas en CDMX" (in Spanish). Nacion 321. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. "Hangares Metro Station (Mexico City, 1981)". Structurae.net. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. "Reabren estaciones de L5 del Metro cerradas por fuga de gasolina". Milenio (in Spanish). 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  12. Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  14. "Afluencia de estación por línea 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" (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" (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" (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" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  19. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  20. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  21. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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