Autobuses del Norte metro station

Autobuses del Norte (Spanish pronunciation ; Spanish for "North Bus Station"[2]) is a Mexico City Metro station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with two side platforms, served by Line 5 (the Yellow line), between Instituto del Petróleo and La Raza stations. Autobuses del Norte station serves the colonias Ampliación Panamericana and Caputitlan. The station's pictogram features the front of an intercity bus, and its name is on account of its proximity to the Mexico City's Northern Bus Terminal. Autobuses del Norte station was opened on 30 August 1982, on the first day of the Politécnico–Pantitlán service.

Autobuses del Norte
STC rapid transit
A NM-83 arriving to the station
LocationEje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Gustavo A. Madero
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°28′44″N 99°08′26″W
Operated bySistema Transporte Colectivo Metro
Line(s)Line 5
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTrolleybus Line 1
Northern Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened30 August 1982
Passengers
20198,280,147[1]
Rank68/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Instituto del Petróleo
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 La Raza
toward Pantitlán
Location
Autobuses del Norte
Location within Mexico City

Location
Autobuses del Norte is located next to the Northern Bus Terminal (pictured)

Autobuses del Norte is a metro station located on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Gustavo A. Madero, northern Mexico City. The station serves the colonias Ampliación Panamericana and Caputitlan. Within the system, the station lies between Instituto del Petróleo and La Raza stations.[3] Autobuses del Norte station serves the Northern Bus Terminal,[2] the largest bus terminal in the country.[4] The northern bus station's destinations include Acapulco, Guadalajara, Matamoros, Monterrey, San Miguel de Allende, and Tijuana, among others.[5] The area is also serviced by Line 1 (formerly Line A) of the trolleybus system.[2][3]

Exits
  • East: 100 Metros Avenue (North Bus Station), colonia Caputitlan.[3]
  • Northwest: Poniente 118 street, colonia Ampliación Panamericana.[3]
  • Southeast: Poniente 116 street, colonia Ampliación Panamericana.[3]
  • Southwest: Poniente 116 street, colonia Ampliación Panamericana.[3]

History and construction
Autobuses del Norte is located next to Eje Central, were trolleybuses (one pictured behind the Metro sign) also serve the area

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Grupo ICA,[6] and its last section was opened on 30 August 1982, operating from Pantitlán to Politécnico stations.[7][8] Autobuses del Norte is located at grade;[9] the station's pictogram represents the front view of an intercity bus.[3]

In June 2006, Metro authorities replaced the railroad switches;[10] in 2008, they had maintenance work done on the station's roof.[11]

Ridership

In 2019, Autobuses del Norte station had an overall ridership of 8,280,147 passengers,[1] which was a decrease of 77,106 passengers compared to 2018.[12] In the same year, Autobuses del Norte was the 68th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the 3rd busiest on Line 5.[1]

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank Ref.
20198,280,14722,68568/195[1]
20188,357,25322,89669/195[12]
20178,211,46222,49769/195[13]
20168,682,34523,72266/195[14]
20158,591,75023,53965/195[15]
20148,637,81723,66567/195[16]
20139,019,74324,71163/195[17]
20128,892,72624,29769/195[18]
20118,523,89423,35381/175[19]
20108,520,35723,34356/175[20]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Norte (North) Bus Station". Secretaría de Turismo de la Ciudad de México. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Autobuses del Norte" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Getting There in Mexico City". Frommer's. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México – Cómo llegar" [Historic center of Mexico City – How to get there?] (in Spanish). Secretariat of Culture. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Línea 5, Ciudad de México" [Line 5, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. Pérez Cisneros, Tonatiuh (7 May 2018). ""El 8", el aterrador sitio del Metro Instituto del Petróleo" ["The 8", the scary location at Instituto del Petróleo metro station] (in Spanish). Reversos.mx. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. Chávez García, Luis Alberto (1 June 2016). "Dip. Ana Juana Ángeles Valencia" [Deupty Ana Juana Ángeles Valencia] (PDF) (in Spanish). Legislative Assembly of Mexico City. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. "Autobuses del Norte Metro Station (Mexico City, 1982)". Structurae.net. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "Cerrarán el viernes tres estaciones de la línea 5 del Metro" [Three Line 5 stations will be closed next Friday]. La Jornada (in Spanish). 13 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  11. "Marzo 28 08" [March 28 08]. Mexico City Official Journal (in Spanish). 28 March 2008. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2013" [Station traffic per line 2013] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  18. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2012" [Station traffic per line 2012] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  19. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2011" [Station traffic per line 2011] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  20. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2010" [Station traffic per line 2010] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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