Eduardo Molina metro station

"Eduardo Molina Station" redirects here. For the BRT stations, see Eduardo Molina (Mexico City Metrobús) and Deportivo Eduardo Molina (Mexico City Metrobús).

Eduardo Molina metro station^[a] is a Mexico City Metro station within the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform, serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Consulado and Oceanía stations. Eduardo Molina metro station was inaugurated on 19 December 1981, providing northwestward service toward Consulado and eastward service toward Pantitlán.

Eduardo Molina
STC rapid transit
Station sign, 2012
General information
Location	Río Consulado Avenue Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°27′05″N 99°06′20″W
Owned by	Government of Mexico City
Operated by	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s)	(Politécnico – Pantitlán)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Río Consulado Route: 200 Route: 20-B
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	In service
History
Opened	19 December 1981; 43 years ago (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-23)	Temporarily closed
15 June 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06-15)	Reopened
Passengers
2023	1,873,834[1]  16.5%
Rank	153/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station Consulado toward Politécnico Line 5 Aragón toward Pantitlán
Route map Legend Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán This diagram: view talk edit
Location Eduardo Molina Location within Mexico City Area map and exits

The station services the colonias of 20 de Noviembre and Malinche, along Avenida Río Consulado. The station is named after Eduardo Molina Arévalo, an engineer who helped to solve the problem of water scarcity in the Valley of Mexico in the mid-20th century. The pictogram for the station represents two hands holding water, as featured on the mural El agua, origen de la vida, painted by Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 6,811 passengers, ranking it the 176th busiest station in the network and the ninth busiest of the line.

Location and layout

Eduardo Molina station lies next to the Río Consolado Avenue

Eduardo Molina is an at-grade metro station situated on the median strip of Avenida Río Consulado, in the limits of Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.^[2][3] It serves the colonias (neighborhoods) of Malinche, in Gustavo A. Madero, and 20 de Noviembre, in Venustiano Carranza.^[2]

Eduardo Molina metro station has two exits that lead to Avenida Río Consulado. The northern exit is at the corner of Calle Norte 86, in Colonia Malinche and the southern one leads to Colonia 20 de Noviembre. Within the system, the station lies between Consulado and Aragón.^[2] Route 20-B of the city's public bus system and Route 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network service the area.^[4][5] The area is serviced by Line 5 of the Metrobús rapid transit system at Río Consulado bus station located a few blocks away.^[6]

The station is named after Eduardo Molina Arévalo [es],^[2] a Mexican engineer who helped address the problem of water scarcity in the Valley of Mexico in the mid-20th century through the Lerma River system.^[7][8] The station's pictogram features two hands holding water, referencing a fragment of the mural El agua, origen de la vida (lit. transl. Water, Origin of Life),^[2] painted by Diego Rivera inside the main building of the Cárcamo de Dolores, a hydraulic sump structure in Chapultepec, Mexico City.^[9][10]

History and construction

Eduardo Molina station's pictogram features a fragment of Diego Rivera's mural El agua, origen de la vida (detail pictured)

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.^[11] Its first section, where Eduardo Molina station is located, was opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.^[12]

The interstation section between Eduardo Molina and Aragón is 860 meters (2,820 ft) long, while the opposite side toward Consulado section measures 815 meters (2,674 ft).^[13]

Incidents

Eduardo Molina metro station was temporarily closed for repairs after the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash.^[14] From 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.^[15][16]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 6,800 and 7,500 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 2,486,165 passengers in 2019,^[17] marking a decrease of 75,730 passengers compared to 2018.^[18] In 2019 specifically, Eduardo Molina metro station ranked as the 176th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the ninth busiest on the line.^[17]

Annual passenger ridership
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	2,183,048	5,980	153/195	+16.50%	[1]
2022	1,873,834	5,133	155/195	+44.84%	[1]
2021	1,293,750	3,544	161/195	+0.40%	[19]
2020	1,288,544	3,520	177/195	−48.17%	[20]
2019	2,486,165	6,811	176/195	−2.96%	[17]
2018	2,561,895	7,018	175/195	+5.08%	[18]
2017	2,437,928	6,979	173/195	−4.72%	[21]
2016	2,558,663	7,010	174/195	−4.04%	[22]
2015	2,666,483	7,305	160/195	−1.41%	[23]
2014	2,704,567	7,409	159/195	−7.23%	[24]
Historical annual passenger ridership
2009	2,338,832	6,407	150/175	—	[25]

Notes

1. Estación del Metro Eduardo Molina. Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo mo'lina] ^ⓘ.