Metro Oceanía
Oceanía is a station on the Mexico City Metro.[2][3][4] It is located in Mexico City's Venustiano Carranza borough, to the northeast of the city centre.[2] It's a transfer station for Metro Lines 5 and B.[2][3][4] It stands on the corner of Avenida Oceanía and Avenida Río Consulado, which is part of the Circuito Interior inner ring-road.[2]
General information
The station logo is a kangaroo – an example of the fauna of Oceania.[2][3][4] Near this station are the facilities of the Deportivo Oceanía sports center, that offers many sports activities at low rates. Oceanía also transfers to trolleybus Line "G", which runs between Metro Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and Metro El Rosario.
The station was opened for service along Line 5 on 19 December 1981 and for service along Line B on 15 December 1999.[5]
Train crash
On 4 May 2015, during heavy rain with hail, a train coming to the station toward Politécnico station, in Line 5, crashed into another train which was standing at the end of station, possibly due to weather conditions.[6][7] Analysis of satellite has shown the metro station increased its subsidence from 3% to 7% grade.[8] 12 people were injured,[9] and an employee died after he fell on the tracks during the cleaning process.[10]
Exits
Line 5
- North: Norte 174 street and Río Blanco street, Colonia Pensador Mexicano
- Southeast: Avenida Río Consulado, Colonia Pensador Mexicano
Line B
- North: Avenida Río Consulado and Norte 170 street, Colonia Pensador Mexicano
- South: Avenida Oceanía and Dinares street, Colonia Aquiles Serdán
References
- "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- "Oceanía" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- Archambault, Richard (2011-03-07). "Oceanía (Line 5) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- Archambault, Richard (2011-03-06). "Oceanía (Line B) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- Stoichet, Catherine. "Mexico City metro trains crash; injuries reported".
- "Momento del choque en Oceania (Video of the crash)".
- Kornei, Katherine (20 December 2017). "Sinking of Mexico City linked to metro accident, with more to come". Science. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- Valdez, Ilich (12 May 2015). "Error humano causó choque de trenes en Metro Oceanía". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Muere trabajador del Metro durante retiro de trenes". Proceso (in Spanish). Mexico City. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2020.