 Boulevard Puerto Aéreo | |||||||||||
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| Location | Puerto Aéreo Boulevard and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza Venustiano Carranza,Mexico City Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°25′11″N99°05′45″W / 19.41967°N 99.09595°W /19.41967; -99.09595 | ||||||||||
| System | Mexico City Metro | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Government of Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) | ||||||||||
| Line |  (Observatorio –Pantitlán) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Partial | ||||||||||
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| Status | In service | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 September 1969; 56 years ago (1969-09-05) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Aeropuerto | ||||||||||
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| 11 July 2022 (2022-07-11) | Temporarily closed | ||||||||||
| 29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) | Reopened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 5,098,387[1][a]  546.76% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 94/195[1][a] | ||||||||||
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Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station[b] is astation of theMexico City Metro in the city's borough ofVenustiano Carranza. It is an underground stop twoside platforms, servingLine 1 (Pink Line) betweenBalbuena andGómez Farías. It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing service west towardChapultepec and service east towardZaragoza. Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station originally operated asAeropuerto metro station[c] with west service towardChapultepec and east service towardZaragoza.
Its former name referenced the station's proximity toMexico City International Airport at the time of its opening, and its firstpictogram depicted the silhouette of an airliner. However, whenTerminal 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 anair vent under a road bridge, representing a landmark found at the junction of Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza andBoulevard Puerto Aéreo avenues, from which the station takes its name.
The stop services thecolonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma, Santa Cruz Aviación, and Valentín Gómez Farías. Its facilities offeraccessibility for people with disabilities, includingelevators andtactile pavings. Outside, the station receives services from atransportation 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.
Boulevard Puerto Aéreo is an undergroundmetro station situated alongthe avenue of the same name and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, in theVenustiano Carranza borough ofMexico City.[2][3] The stop serves threeColonias (neighborhoods), Moctezuma, Santa Cruz Aviación, and Valentín Gómez Farías.[2]
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.[2] The station offers anaccessible service for people with disabilities withelevators andtactile pavings.[4][5]
Within the metro system, the station lies betweenBalbuena andGómez Farías.[2] The area receives service from the adjacentCentro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), the stop'stransportation hub, which connects to various transit routes,[6] Line 4 (formerly Line G) of thetrolleybus system,[2] Route 43 of theRed de Transporte de Pasajeros bus network,[7] and Route 20-B of thecity's public bus system.[8]
Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter being a subsidiary ofEmpresas ICA.[9] Its first section, where Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating fromChapultepec toZaragoza, and opened to the general public the following day.[10] The tunnel between Boulevard Puerto Aéreo and Gómez Farías spans 611 meters (2,005 ft) in length, while the section towards Balbuena measures 595 meters (1,952 ft).[11]
In 2016, the station received renovation works that included repairs to ticket offices, floors, walls, ceilings, electrical installations, lighting,paging system andvideo surveillance system.[12]
The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line.[13][14] After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Boulevard Puerto Aéreo station on 29 October 2023.[15]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.[16]
Originally, Boulevard Puerto Aéreo was named Aeropuerto due to its proximity – approximately 15 blocks – toMexico City International Airport,[17] and itspictogram displayed an airliner. In 1981,Terminal Aérea metro station onLine 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.[18][19] 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 nearbyair vent designed to prevent street garbage from entering the platforms.[20]
On 2 June 2021, the station received abomb threat. After six hours of inspection, the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security determined that no explosives were found.[21]
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According to the data provided by the authorities, before theimpact 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.[1]
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| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
| 2024 | 5,098,387 | 13,930 | 94/195 | +546.76% | [1] |
| 2023 | 788,292 | 2,159 | 182/195 | −62.09% | [1] |
| 2022 | 2,079,119 | 5,696 | 153/195 | −61.98% | [1] |
| 2021 | 5,468,560 | 14,982 | 43/195 | −0.87% | [22] |
| 2020 | 5,516,422 | 15,072 | 50/195 | −34.56% | [23] |
| 2019 | 8,429,972 | 23,095 | 63/195 | +0.94% | [24] |
| 2018 | 8,351,742 | 22,881 | 70/195 | −7.33% | [25] |
| 2017 | 9,012,202 | 24,690 | 56/195 | −6.74% | [26] |
| 2016 | 9,663,402 | 26,402 | 51/195 | −10.44% | [27] |
| 2015 | 10,789,494 | 29,560 | 46/195 | +0.19% | [28] |
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