Metro Auditorio

Metro Auditorio (Spanish: Estación Auditorio) is a Mexico City Metro station located on line 7.[2][3] It is one of the main metro gateways (along with Metro Polanco) to the chic and business-related neighbourhood, Polanco.[2] The entrances to the station are on Paseo de la Reforma, one of the main thoroughfares in Mexico City.

Auditorio
STC rapid transit
Metro Auditorio entrance sign
LocationPaseo de la Reforma
Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′32″N 99°11′31″W
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Auditorio
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened23 August 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2018)11,693,911[1]
Rank37/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station
Polanco
toward El Rosario
 Line 7 Constituyentes
toward Barranca del Muerto
Route map
El Rosario workshops
 El Rosario
Aquiles Serdán
 Camarones
 Refinería
 Tacuba
San Joaquín
 Polanco
 Auditorio
 Constituyentes
 Tacubaya
San Pedro de los Pinos
 San Antonio
 Mixcoac
Barranca del Muerto
Location
Auditorio
Location within Mexico City Central

Its symbol depicts the façade of the Auditorio Nacional (English: National Auditorium), which is just above the station.[2][3] The auditorium is one of the main venues for concerts, shows and entertainment in the city, so almost every weekend night, this station is used by the attendants to the events.[2] The station opened on 23 August 1985.[4]

General information

This station is also frequently used by tourists because of its proximity to many landmarks of the city, such as Chapultepec.[2] Outside the station, just in front of the Auditorio Nacional, is the main station of the Turibus, a double deck bus that runs a touristic route that goes from Chapultepec Park to the Historic Center along Reforma.

During weekdays, this station is also one of the busiest ones of the network because it is an entrance to the business, office and financial area in Polanco.[5] Outside the station there is also one of the main microbus stops in the area; these microbuses transport people coming from the metro to other business and commercial zones in the city like northern Polanco, Palmas, Santa Fe, Lomas de Chapultepec and Satélite.

During rush hour, due to the large mass of people taking these buses outside the metro station and to the poor infrastructure of the microbus stops, heavy traffic is originated in this part of Paseo de la Reforma. Criticism has also been made to the layout of this metro station (among others of Line 7) because the heavy flows of people are not well managed; during rush hours flows of people walking in different directions often face each other causing a decrease in the speed of pedestrian traffic. Other problems concern the bottlenecks at bridges, narrow tunnels, escalators, and normal stairs due to low capacity.

Nearby
  • Auditorio Nacional, concert and entertainment venue.
  • Campo Marte, equestrian and military facility.
  • Bosque de Chapultepec, city park and zoo.
  • Centro Cultural del Bosque, theater.
  • Jardín Winston Churchill, small garden and park which includes a statue of Winston Churchill.
  • Pedestrian underpass for Metro Auditorio with displays of metro systems around the world.

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Auditorio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  3. Archambault, Richard. "Auditorio » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  4. Schwandl, Robert. "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  5. "Polanco CirculoVivo". Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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