Instituto del Petróleo metro station

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Pictogram of Instituto del Petróleo metro station. It features the silhouette of an oil derrick. Instituto del Petróleo
STC rapid transit
Picture of the Line 5 side platforms, where some people stands. The platforms are made of marble. In the far background, to the right, some cars are visible.
Line 5 platforms, 2014
LocationEje Central
Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°29′22″N 99°08′43″W / 19.489573°N 99.14526°W / 19.489573; -99.14526Coordinates: 19°29′22″N 99°08′43″W / 19.489573°N 99.14526°W / 19.489573; -99.14526
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 5 Line 5
Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsTrolleybus Line 1
Mexico City Metrobús Line 6 icon.svg Instituto del Petróleo
Construction
Structure typeMexico City Metro Line 5 At grade
Mexico City Metro Line 6 Underground
Other information
StatusIn service
History
OpenedMexico City Metro Line 5 30 August 1982
Mexico City Metro Line 6 21 December 1983
Passengers
2020Total: 1,809,035
Mexico City Metro Line 5 1,243,272[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 6 565,763[1] Decrease 46.76%
RankMexico City Metro Line 5 179/195[1]
Mexico City Metro Line 6 193/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro.svg STC Following station
Politécnico
Terminus
 Line 5 Autobuses del Norte
toward Pantitlán
Vallejo
toward El Rosario
 Line 6 Lindavista
toward Martín Carrera
Location
Instituto del Petróleo is located in Mexico City
Instituto del Petróleo
Pictogram of Instituto del Petróleo metro station. It features the silhouette of an oil derrick. Instituto del Petróleo
Location within Mexico City
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Area map

Instituto del Petróleo (About this soundSpanish pronunciation (help·info); Spanish transl. "Petroleum Institute") is a Mexico City Metro transfer station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is a combined underground and at-grade station with two side platforms each, along Lines 5 (the Yellow line) and 6 (the Red line). Instituto del Petróleo is located between Politécnico and Autobuses del Norte stations on Line 5, and between Vallejo and Lindavista stations on Line 6. It serves the colonias of Valle del Tepeyac, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, and Nueva Industrial. The station's pictogram depicts an oil derrick, and its name is on account of its proximity to the Mexican Petroleum Institute headquarters.

Instituto del Petróleo station opened on 30 August 1982 with service on Line 5 northward toward Politécnico. West service on Line 6 toward El Rosario started on 21 December 1983. In the station, there is a collection of sculptures titled Petróleo, made of oil drums and created by Mexican artist Ernesto Paulsen Camba. In 2019, the station had an overall average daily ridership of 9,309 passengers.

Location[]

Picture of the Line 6 side platforms, where several people stands. The platforms are made of marble and below them, the metro tracks are visible. In the opposite platform, two reddish sculptures made of oil drums are partially visible.
Line 6 platforms in 2014. Two Petróleo sculptures are partially visible in the opposite platform.

Instituto del Petróleo is a metro transfer station in the Gustavo A. Madero borough, in northern Mexico City. The station lies on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, also known as 100 Metros Avenue, and serves colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Valle del Tepeyac, San Bartolo Atepehuacan, and Nueva Industrial. Within the system, it lies between Politécnico and Autobuses del Norte stations on Line 5; on Line 6, between Vallejo and Lindavista stations.[2] The area is serviced by a Metrobús station, named Instituto del Petróleo (Line 6),[3] and by Line 1 (formerly Line A) of the trolleybus system.[4]

Exits[]

There are six exits:[2]

  • Northeast: Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas ("100 Metros Avenue") and Masagua Street, Valle del Tepeyac (Line 5).
  • Northwest: 100 Metros Avenue and Masagua Street, Valle del Tepeyac (Line 5).
  • Southeast: 100 Metros Avenue and Otavalo Street, San Bartolo Atepehuacan (Line 6).
  • Southwest: 100 Metros Avenue and Poniente 128 Street, San Bartolo Atepehuacan (Line 6).
  • North: Poniente 134 Street, Nueva Industrial (Line 6).
  • South: Poniente 134 Street, Nueva Industrial (Line 6).

Landmarks[]

Inside Instituto del Petróleo station, there are seven sculptures specifically created for the station. The collection, made of wrought iron oil drums, is named Petróleo (1986) and was created by Mexican sculptor Ernesto Paulsen Camba.[5][6]

History and construction[]

Picture of a building as seen from the fire escape side.
The Mexican Petroleum Institute headquarters (pictured) are near the station

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built at grade by Empresas ICA;[7] Instituto del Petróleo Line 5 opened on 30 August 1982, on the first day of the Politécnico–Pantitlán service.[8][9] The Instituto del Petróleo–Politécnico interstation is 1,188 meters (3,898 ft) long, while the Instituto del Petróleo–Autobuses del Norte section measures 1,067 meters (3,501 ft).[10] In June 2006, Metro authorities replaced the railroad switches;[11] in 2008, they gave maintenance to the station's roof.[12]

Line 6 of the Mexico City Metro was built underground[13] by Cometro, an Empresas ICA subsidiary;[14] the Vallejo–Instituto del Petróleo interstation tunnel is 755 m (2,477 ft) long, while the Instituto del Petróleo–Lindavista tunnel measures 1,258 m (4,147 ft).[15] Instituto del Petróleo Line 6 opened on 21 December 1983, on the first day of the El Rosario–Instituto del Petróleo service. On 8 July 1986, the service toward Martín Carrera started.[16]

The passenger transfer tunnel that connects both lines has an approximate length of 500 m (1,640 ft).[17] The station's pictogram depicts an oil derrick and its name references the Mexican Petroleum Institute, whose headquarters are in the zone;[2] there is an Internet café inside the facilities.[2]

Incidents[]

On 19 July 2018, a 16-year-old man was stabbed with a pair of scissors by a 40-year-old man on the station platforms. The injury did not warrant hospitalization and the aggressor was referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office.[18] On 8 November 2020, Instituto del Petróleo, Politécnico, and Lindavista stations were vandalized during feminist demonstrations; walls, screens, handrails, a train, and a mural were damaged and graffitied.[19]

Ridership[]

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, Instituto del Petróleo station has been one of the least busy stations of the system's 195 stations. Except for 2020, commuters have averaged per year between 4,700 to 7,500 daily entrances on Line 5 and between 2,900 to 4,800 daily entrances on Line 6. In 2019, the station had a total ridership of 3,398,142 passengers. For Line 5, the ridership was 2,215,325 passengers (6,069 per day), which was an increase of 40,310 passengers compared to 2018. For Line 6, the station had a ridership of 1,182,817 passengers (3,240 per day), which was a decrease of 40,176 passengers compared to 2018.

In 2019, the Line 5 station was the 180th busiest of the system and the line's 10th busiest. The Line 6 station was the 193rd busiest in the system and the line's second-least used.

Annual passenger ridership (Line 5)
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2020 1,243,272 3,396 179/195 −43.88% [20]
2019 2,215,325 6,069 180/195 +1.85% [20]
2018 2,175,015 5,958 181/195 +7.94% [21]
2017 2,014,941 5,520 184/195 +1.17% [22]
2016 1,991,703 5,441 184/195 −3.48% [23]
2015 2,063,423 5,653 173/195 −0.14% [24]
2014 2,066,254 5,660 175/195 −4.62% [25]
2013 2,166,402 5,935 184/195 −3.93% [26]
2012 2,255,046 6,161 166/195 −16.79% [27]
2011 2,710,174 7,425 157/175 +39.62% [28]
2010 1,941,042 5,317 162/175 +2,531.71% [29]
2009 1,973,664 5,407 160/175 −5.04% [30]
2008 2,078,441 5,678 159/175 +20.12% [31]
2007 1,730,319 4,740 160/175 −38.50% [32]
2006 1,892,075 5,183 159/175 – [33]
Annual passenger ridership (Line 6)
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2020 565,763 1,545 193/195 −52.17% [1]
2019 1,182,817 3,240 193/195 −3.29% [20]
2018 1,222,993 3,350 192/195 −5.44% [21]
2017 1,293,320 3,543 192/195 −3.60% [22]
2016 1,341,565 3,665 192/195 −8.33% [23]
2015 1,463,420 4,009 182/195 +11.31% [24]
2014 1,314,717 3,601 184/195 −6.51% [25]
2013 1,406,332 3,852 191/195 −18.40% [26]
2012 1,723,365 4,708 173/195 +5.95% [27]
2011 1,626,530 4,456 172/175 +34.52% [28]
2010 1,209,170 3,312 172/175 −1.87% [29]
2009 1,232,240 3,376 173/175 −1.30% [30]
2008 1,248,477 3,411 172/175 −2.92% [31]
2007 1,285,973 3,523 171/175 −56.12% [32]
2006 1,064,784 2,917 173/175 – [33]

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