Tacubaya metro station
{{short description|Mexico City metro station}}
{{distinguish|Tacuba metro station}}
{{Infobox station
| name = 25px Tacubaya
| style = Mexico City Metro
| style2 = 1 7 9
| symbol = mcm
| symbol_location = mexicocity
| type = STC rapid transit
| image = Metro_Tacubaya_Line_1_Platforms.jpg
| image_caption = Line 1 platforms
| address = Tacubaya, Miguel Hidalgo
| borough = Mexico City
| country = Mexico
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.403439|N|99.187102|W|region:MX-DIF_type:railwaystation|display=it}}
| elevation =
| other = File:Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 icon.svg Tacubaya
File:Movilidad Integrada (logo) Metrobús de la CDMX.svg Temporary Line 1 service: Tacubaya stop
File:Logo de la Red de Transporte de Pasajeros de la Ciudad de México.svg Tacubaya stop (temporary)
| structure = Underground
| lines = {{rint|mexicocity|1}} (Observatorio - Pantitlán)
{{rint|mexicocity|7}} (El Rosario - Barranca del Muerto)
{{rint|mexicocity|9}} (Tacubaya - Pantitlán)
| platform = 6 side platforms
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 6
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| status = {{rint|mexicocity|1}} Out of service
{{rint|mexicocity|7}}{{rint|mexicocity|9}} In service
| opened = {{rint|mexicocity|1}} 20 November 1970
{{rint|mexicocity|7}} 23 August 1985
{{rint|mexicocity|9}} 29 August 1988
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| accessible = Partial
| code =
| owned =
| operator = Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
| zone =
| former =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mexico City Metro
|line1=1|left1=Observatorio|right1=Juanacatlán
|line7=7|left7=Constituyentes|right7=San Pedro de los Pinos
|line9=9|left9=|right9=Patriotismo}}
| mapframe-custom = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-width=300|frame-height=250|from=Tacubaya (STC).map|type=station|stroke-width=6|stroke-color=#{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|1}}|frame-align=left|zoom=15|plain=yes}}
| mapframe-caption = Area map and exits
| mapframe = yes
| map_type = Mexico Mexico City
| route_map = {{Mexico City Metro Line 1}} {{Mexico City Metro Line 7}} {{Mexico City Metro Line 9}}
| map_state = collapsed
| passengers = Total: 23,378,634
{{rint|mexicocity|1}} 0
{{rint|mexicocity|7}} 2,253,311
{{rint|mexicocity|9}} 21,125,323
| pass_year = 2024
| pass_rank = {{rint|mexicocity|1}} 189/195
{{rint|mexicocity|7}} 164/195
{{rint|mexicocity|9}} 4/195
| pass_percent = -11.82
}}
Tacubaya is a station on Lines 1, 7 and 9 of the Mexico City Metro system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-1/tacubaya|title=Tacubaya|language=es|access-date=30 April 2020}}{{Cite web|last=Archambault|first=Richard|url=http://mexicometro.org/metro/line9/Tacubaya/|title=Tacubaya » Mexico City Metro System|access-date=19 July 2011}} It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo borough, west of the city centre. In 2019, the station had a total average ridership of 85,800 passengers per day, making it the fifth busiest station in the network.{{cite web|title=Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/mayor-afluencia-2019|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=29 March 2020|language=es}} Since 9 November 2023, the Line 1 station has remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.{{cite web | url=https://politica.expansion.mx/cdmx/2023/11/09/linea-1-metro-estaciones-abiertas-cerradas | title=Cierre de la Línea 1: El ABC de las estaciones cerradas y el RTP | date=9 November 2023 }}
Name and pictogram
The station takes its name from the neighborhood it is located in: Tacubaya. The origin of this zone of the city can be traced back to an Aztec settlement, which back then was at the edge of Lake Texcoco. The name Tacubaya is a Spanish barbarism that derived from the Nahuatl Atlacuihuayan, that means "where water joins".
Therefore, the station pictogram represents a water bowl, that also resembles the glyph of the Aztec settlement of Tacubaya found at the Codex Mendoza.
History
Service at this station began on 20 November 1970, when Line 1 was expanded westwards from Juanacatlán to Tacubaya.{{cite web|title=Línea 1|url=https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-1|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=30 April 2020|language=es}} On 22 August 1985, Metro Tacubaya became a transfer station, when the second stretch of Line 7 was inaugurated, from Auditorio to Tacubaya.{{cite web|title=Línea 7|url=https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-7|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=30 April 2020|language=es}} In 1988, Line 9 was connected to the station as part of the final stretch of Line 9, inaugurated on 29 August 1988, going from Centro Médico to Tacubaya, thus becoming the western terminus of the line.{{cite web|title=Línea 9|url=https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-7|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=30 April 2020|language=es}}
According to earlier plans for the metro, Line 9 was supposed to be extended towards Observatorio. This is the reason why on Line 9 platforms of Tacubaya signs stating that the station is a provisional terminal can be seen since its opening in 1988. In 2018, the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo announced plans to complete this expansion from Tacubaya to Observatorio.{{cite web|title=Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/storage/app/media/Metro%20Acerca%20de/Mas%20informacion/planmaestro18_30.pdf|author=Sistema de Transporte Colectivo|access-date=26 April 2020|page=49|language=es}} Mexico City government announced shortly after that no works would be done during 2019; and as of early 2020, works still have not been started.{{cite web|title=No se ampliará Línea 9 del Metro en 2019: Sheinbaum|url=https://elbigdata.mx/bignews/no-se-ampliara-linea-9-del-metro-en-2019-sheinbaum/81745|website=El Big Data|date=26 December 2018|access-date=30 April 2020|language=es}}
=March 2020 train crash=
File:2020 Mexico City Metro train collision.jpg
On March 10, 2020, at about 23:37 local time (05:37 GMT), two trains crashed while both were going towards Observatorio station. The first train, No. 38, was parked at Tacubaya's platform when it was hit by another train, No. 33, that came in reverse at {{convert|70|km/h|mi/h|sp=us}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/convoy-se-deslizo-hacia-atras-70-kmh-investigacion|title=Convoy se deslizó hacia atrás 70km/h: investigación|language=es|work=El Universal|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2020|first1=Héctor|last1=Cruz|first2=Kevin|last2=Ruiz}} According to official reports, 1 person died and 41 were injured,{{cite web|url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200311-mexico-city-subway-crash-leaves-one-dead-41-injured|title=Mexico City subway crash leaves one dead, 41 injured|date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020|publisher=Radio France Internationale}} all inside train No. 33; people in train No. 38 were evacuated moments before the crash. Observatorio, Tacubaya and Juanacatlán stations were closed temporarily for repairs.{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/policia/metro-choca-en-estacion-tacubaya|title=Chocan trenes del Metro en estación Tacubaya; hay 41 heridos y un muerto|language=es|work=Milenio|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020|first1=Cinthya|last1=Stettin|first2=Selene|last2=Flores|first3=César|last3=Velázquez|first4=Jorge|last4=Almazán}} Authorities from the Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro believe the crash was caused due to a failure in the train systems coupled with a 7-degree slope that propelled train No. 33 for a kilometer (0.62 mi),{{cite web|url=https://politica.expansion.mx/cdmx/2020/03/11/una-falla-y-una-pendiente-provocaron-el-accidente-del-metro|title=Una falla y una pendiente provocaron el accidente del Metro, dicen autoridades|language=es|work=Expansión|first1=Shelma|last1=Navarrete|first2=Brenda|last2=Yañez|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2020}} that occurred after performing a parking maneuver at Observatorio station.
=2024 stabbing attack=
On 19 November 2024, a man stabbed four people at the Line 7 platforms. The attacker was arrested.
General information
The station was built on many levels, in order to accommodate the connecting lines. It has a maze of long, wide corridors between the lines' platforms, which are equipped with escalators. This station's exits connect with many zones of Tacubaya neighborhood, such as Parque Lira, a local market and the offices of the Miguel Hidalgo borough administration.{{Cite web|url=http://www.miguelhidalgo.gob.mx/directorios/areas/view/direccion-ejecutiva-de-enlace-delegacional|title=.::Delegación Miguel Hidalgo::. Estamos para Servirte - Dirección Ejecutiva de Enlace Delegacional|language=es|access-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727123813/http://www.miguelhidalgo.gob.mx/directorios/areas/view/direccion-ejecutiva-de-enlace-delegacional|archive-date=27 July 2011}}
Metro Tacubaya has facilities for the handicapped, four cultural displays, as well as a medical module and a cyber center where users can access internet through a computer; both services are free. The mural Del códice al mural by Guillermo Ceniceros can be found inside the station in Line 1 platforms.
The station serves the neighborhood of the same name. It was in this area of Mexico City where the French pastry chef had his shop that was damaged in 1828, an incident that lead to the Pastry War a decade later.
Ridership
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Nearby
- Parque Lira, public park.
- Museo Casa de la Bola, museum.
- Museo Nacional de Cartografía, museum of cartography.
- Alameda de Tacubaya, public plaza.
Exits
=Line 1=
=Line 7=
- Doctora and Av. Parque Lira, Tacubaya
=Line 9=
Gallery
Image:Metro CDMX IMG 0192 (25926009301).jpg|Line 9 platforms, the "provisional terminal" sign can be seen.
Image:MetroTacubaya-Linea9.JPG|Line 9 at Tacubaya.
Image:MuralMetroTacubayaMask.JPG|Mural of stone mask in the Line 1 section of Metro Tacubaya, at entrance to line leading towards Pantitlán.
Image:StairwayMural1MetroTacubaya.JPG|Part of stairway mural at Metro Tacubaya, Line 1 section
Image:Stairwaymural2MetroTacubaya.JPG|Murals covering the passageway to a stairwell in the Line 1 section of Metro Tacubaya
Image:Metro_Tacubaya_Line_7_Platforms.jpg|Line 7 platforms
See also
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Estación Tacubaya (Metro de México)}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tacubaya-s-subway-mural|title=Tacubaya's Subway Mural|work=Atlas Obscura}}
{{Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City}}
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Category:Mexico City Metro Line 1 stations
Category:Mexico City Metro stations in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City
Category:Railway stations in Mexico opened in 1988
Category:Mexico City Metro Line 7 stations
Category:Mexico City Metro Line 9 stations
Category:Accessible Mexico City Metro stations
Category:Railway stations located underground in Mexico