Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station

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Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro stationTemplate:Efn is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Venustiano Carranza. It is an underground stop two side platforms, serving Line 1 (Pink Line) between Balbuena and Gómez Farías. It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing service west toward Chapultepec and service east toward Zaragoza. Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station originally operated as Aeropuerto metro stationTemplate:Efn with west service toward Chapultepec and east service toward Zaragoza.

Its former name referenced the station's proximity to Mexico City International Airport at the time of its opening, and its first pictogram depicted the silhouette of an airliner. However, when Terminal Aérea metro station opened in 1981 next to the airport, it assumed that function. Due to continuing confusion among travelers, the station's name and logo were changed in 1997. The pictogram for Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station features the silhouette of an air vent under a road bridge, representing a landmark found at the junction of Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Boulevard Puerto Aéreo avenues, from which the station takes its name.

The stop services the {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma, Santa Cruz Aviación, and Valentín Gómez Farías. Its facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators and tactile pavings. Outside, the station receives services from a transportation hub that connects to multiple local bus routes.

Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2024, the station had an average daily ridership of 13,930 passengers, ranking it the 94th busiest station in the network.

Location and layout

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Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station has five exits leading to Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and one to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The north and northeast exits serve Colonia Santa Cruz Aviación, while the northwest exit services Colonia Moctezuma. The south and southwest serve Colonia Valentín Gómez Farías along the boulevard, and the southeast entrance serves this neighborhood along Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza.<ref name="metro"/> The station offers an accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators and tactile pavings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Within the metro system, the station lies between Balbuena and Gómez Farías.<ref name="metro">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The area receives service from the adjacent {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (CETRAM), the stop's transportation hub, which connects to various transit routes,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the trolleybus system,<ref name="metro"/> Route 43 of the {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} bus network,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Route 20-B of the city's public bus system.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History and construction

Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.<ref name=ingenet1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its first section, where Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from Chapultepec to Zaragoza, and opened to the general public the following day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The tunnel between Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and Gómez Farías spans Template:Convert in length, while the section towards Balbuena measures Template:Convert.<ref name=long>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2016, the station received renovation works that included repairs to ticket offices, floors, walls, ceilings, electrical installations, lighting, paging system and video surveillance system.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Boulevard Puerto Aéreo station on 29 October 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying severity, with water seepage detected in the walls of Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station, resulting in constant runoff into the drains. This issue left damp marks and affected the facilities. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name and pictogram

The old pictogram that was changed to avoid confusion among commuters.

Originally, Boulevard Puerto Aéreo was named Aeropuerto due to its proximity – approximately 15 blocks – to Mexico City International Airport,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and its pictogram displayed an airliner. In 1981, Terminal Aérea metro station on Line 5 (Yellow Line) was built closer to the airport. Despite this, confusion persisted as passengers continued to alight at Aeropuerto station because of its name and pictogram.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was until 1997 that the station was renamed "Boulevard Puerto Aéreo" and its logo was replaced with a pictogram depicting a road bridge with a dome beneath it, symbolizing a nearby air vent designed to prevent street garbage from entering the platforms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Incidents

On 2 June 2021, the station received a bomb threat. After six hours of inspection, the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security determined that no explosives were found.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ridership

Template:Stack According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 22,800 and 29,600 daily entrances between 2015 and 2019. The station had a ridership of 5,098,387 passengers in 2024 following its reopening. In the same year, Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station ranked as the 94th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations.<ref name=passnrank22-present/>

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Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2024	5,098,387	13,930	94/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-present/>
2023	788,292	2,159	182/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	2,079,119	5,696	153/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-present/>
2021	5,468,560	14,982	43/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	5,516,422	15,072	50/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	8,429,972	23,095	63/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	8,351,742	22,881	70/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	9,012,202	24,690	56/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	9,663,402	26,402	51/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	10,789,494	29,560	46/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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