STC rapid transit | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°21′22″N 99°05′08″W / 19.356012°N 99.085522°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ( Garibaldi / Lagunilla - Constitución de 1917) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 1994 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2022 | 3,440,151 [1] 31.97% | ||||||||||
Rank | 120/195 [1] | ||||||||||
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Cerro de la Estrella (English: Hill of the Star) is an underground station along Line 8 of the metro of Mexico City. [2] [3] [4] The station is located along the Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa and serves the Colonia Hidalgo y Mina neighborhood within the Iztapalapa borough on the east side of the city. [2] The station is named for the Cerro de la Estrella – a mesoamerican archaeological site located nearby. [2] [5] It was opened on 20 July 1994. [6]
The station's logo is the silhouette of a hill with three crosses on it and a star in the sky. [2] [3] In spring during Easter the station sees heavy traffic for spectators who travel to Cerro de la Estrella to watch Passion of the Christ procession events. [7] [8]
From 23 April to 18 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. [9] [10]
Annual passenger ridership | |||||
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Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
2022 | 3,440,151 | 9,425 | 122/195 | +31.97% | [1] |
2021 | 2,606,672 | 7,141 | 120/195 | +18.20% | [11] |
2020 | 2,205,399 | 6,025 | 147/195 | −45.88% | [12] |
2019 | 4,074,999 | 11,164 | 148/195 | −5.80% | [13] |
2018 | 4,326,059 | 11,852 | 141/195 | +6.49% | [14] |
2017 | 4,062,511 | 11,130 | 141/195 | +1.01% | [15] |
2016 | 4,022,013 | 10,989 | 143/195 | +8.92% | [16] |
2015 | 3,692,482 | 10,116 | 139/195 | −11.08% | [17] |
2014 | 4,152,718 | 11,377 | 131/195 | −4.89% | [18] |
2013 | 4,366,303 | 11,962 | 135/195 | −38.85% | [19] |
2012 | 7,139,771 | 19,561 | 96/195 | +28.73% | [20] |
2011 | 5,546,258 | 15,195 | 119/175 | +40.66% | [21] |
2010 | 3,943,009 | 10,802 | 122/175 | – | [22] |