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Cerro de la Estrella metro station

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]

Cerro de la Estrella
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
General information
Coordinates19°21′22″N 99°05′08″W / 19.356012°N 99.085522°W / 19.356012; -99.085522
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 8 (Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened20 July 1994
Passengers
20233,831,839[1] Increase 11.39%
Rank115/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Iztapalapa
toward Garibaldi / Lagunilla
 Line 8 UAM-I
toward Constitución de 1917
Location
Cerro de la Estrella is located in Mexico City
Cerro de la Estrella
Cerro de la Estrella
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

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 edit

Annual passenger ridership
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cerro de la Estrella" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Cerro de la Estrella - Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Secretaría de Turismo - Gobierno del Distrito Federal". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Zona arqueologica - Cerro de la estrella, Distrito Federal - Ciudad de México, México - Viajeros.com". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Transporte" (in Spanish). Delegación Iztapalapa. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.

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