Viaducto metro station

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Viaducto is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1][2] It is located in the border of Benito Juárez and Iztacalco boroughs of Mexico City, south of the city centre on Calzada de Tlalpan.[1] It is a surface station.

General information

It is represented by the stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange, which represents crossing of Calzada de Tlalpan (a former Aztec road) and Viaducto Miguel Alemán, a crosscutting freeway that runs across the middle of the Federal District which opened in September 1950.[1][2][3] The station was opened on 1 August 1970.[4]

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
2023 4,290,859 11,755 108/195 Template:Change [5]
2022 4,313,392 11,817 100/195 Template:Change [5]
2021 3,287,377 9,006 97/195 Template:Change [6]
2020 4,256,619 11,630 84/195 Template:Change [7]
2019 7,543,940 20,668 85/195 Template:Change [8]
2018 7,713,645 21,133 85/195 Template:Change [9]
2017 7,591,103 20,797 84/195 Template:Change [10]
2016 7,597,169 20,757 87/195 Template:Change [11]
2015 7,711,654 21,127 83/195 Template:Change [12]
2014 7,903,530 21,653 79/195 Template:Change [13]

Train crash

On October 20, 1975, at about 09:40 local time (15:40 GMT), two trains crashed, while both were going towards Tasqueña station. The first was parked at Viaducto station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. According to official reports, from 31 to 39 people died, and between 71 and 119 were injured. To date, it is the worst railroad accident recorded in the Mexico City Metro. The driver, Carlos Fernández, was found guilty and sentenced to 12 years in prison. After the crash, automatic traffic lights were incorporated to all lines.[14][15][16][17]

Exits

  • East: Calzada de Tlalpan between Coruña street and Calzada Santa Anita, Colonia Viaducto Piedad
  • West: Calzada de Tlalpan between Coruña street and Segovia street, Colonia Álamos

See also

References

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External links

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