Cerro de la Estrella (English: Hill of the Star) is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City.[2][3][4] The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city.[2] The station is named for the Cerro de la Estrella – a mesoamerican archaeological site located nearby.[2][5] It was opened on 20 July 1994.[6]
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| Coordinates | 19°21′22″N 99°05′08″W / 19.356012°N 99.085522°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  (Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1994 | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 3,831,839[1]  11.39% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 115/195[1] | ||||||||||
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The station's logo is the silhouette of a hill with three crosses on it and a star in the sky.[2][3] In spring during Easter the station sees heavy traffic for spectators who travel to Cerro de la Estrella to watch Passion of the Christ procession events.[7][8]
From 23 April to 18 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[9][10]
Ridership
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| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
| 2023 | 3,831,839 | 10,498 | 115/195 | +11.39% | [1] |
| 2022 | 3,440,151 | 9,425 | 122/195 | +31.97% | [1] |
| 2021 | 2,606,672 | 7,141 | 120/195 | +18.20% | [11] |
| 2020 | 2,205,399 | 6,025 | 147/195 | −45.88% | [12] |
| 2019 | 4,074,999 | 11,164 | 148/195 | −5.80% | [13] |
| 2018 | 4,326,059 | 11,852 | 141/195 | +6.49% | [14] |
| 2017 | 4,062,511 | 11,130 | 141/195 | +1.01% | [15] |
| 2016 | 4,022,013 | 10,989 | 143/195 | +8.92% | [16] |
| 2015 | 3,692,482 | 10,116 | 139/195 | −11.08% | [17] |
| 2014 | 4,152,718 | 11,377 | 131/195 | −4.89% | [18] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Cerro de la Estrella" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Cerro de la Estrella - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Secretaría de Turismo - Gobierno del Distrito Federal". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Zona arqueologica - Cerro de la estrella, Distrito Federal - Ciudad de México, México - Viajeros.com". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Transporte" (in Spanish). Delegación Iztapalapa. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Metro operará desde las 07:00 jueves y viernes santos". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "El Metro tendrá horario especial (festivo) en Semana Santa". MX-DF.net .:. México-Distrito Federal (in Spanish). 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Monzón, Jorge Arturo. "world.nycsubway.org/ Photos 1-5 of 5: Cerro de la Estrella". Retrieved 28 August 2011.
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