Bellas Artes Metro Station (Mexico City)
Name and pictogram
The station is named for the Palacio de Bellas Artes opera house and museum, opened in 1934 and located next to the station. The pictogram depicts a stylized version of the palace's art nouveau façade as seen from the main southern entrance.
History
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The Line 2 section of the station was among the first to be opened in the system on 14 September 1970; the transfer with Line 8 was inaugurated on 20 July 1994.
French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated a treasured Hector Guimard style art nouveau Paris Métro entrance next to the western wing of the Palace on 14 November 1998. The entrance was a gift given in return for the mural El pensamiento y el alma huicholes by Huichol artist Santos de la Torre presented in 1997 to the Paris Métro that is now on display at the Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre station.
General information
Inside the station, the platforms in Line 2 show reproductions of Mesoamerican art. Similarly, the Line 8 platforms are decorated with colourful murals, with Mexican and French motifs: a reproduction of one of the Bonampak murals by Rina Lazo; Visión francesa sobre México by Jean-Paul Chambas, and Visión de un artista mexicano sobre Francia by Rodolfo Morales.
As many stations in the Metro network, Bellas Artes has a cyber center, where users can access internet through a computer; the service is free and it is open from 8:00 to 20:00. From here, it is also possible to transfer to Metrobús Line 4 and Line A of the trolleybus service.
Ridership
Annual passenger ridership (Line 2) | |||||
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Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
2023 | 7,101,787 | 19,456 | 53/195 | −9.33% | |
2022 | 7,832,811 | 21,459 | 37/195 | +81.94% | |
2021 | 4,305,045 | 11,794 | 70/195 | −25.01% | |
2020 | 5,740,777 | 15,685 | 47/195 | −48.08% | |
2019 | 11,057,441 | 30,294 | 41/195 | −3.04% | |
2018 | 11,403,706 | 31,243 | 38/195 | +0.54% | |
2017 | 11,342,493 | 31,075 | 39/195 | −3.13% | |
2016 | 11,709,117 | 31,992 | 39/195 | +3.35% | |
2015 | 11,329,580 | 31,039 | 44/195 | +11.35% | |
2014 | 10,174,401 | 27,875 | 49/195 | −7.69% |
Annual passenger ridership (Line 8) | |||||
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Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
2023 | 6,781,767 | 18,580 | 64/195 | +7.50% | |
2022 | 6,308,862 | 17,284 | 54/195 | +50.05% | |
2021 | 4,204,561 | 11,519 | 73/195 | +10.89% | |
2020 | 3,791,644 | 10,359 | 97/195 | −50.87% | |
2019 | 7,718,079 | 21,145 | 83/195 | −2.75% | |
2018 | 7,936,353 | 21,743 | 77/195 | −1.74% | |
2017 | 8,077,277 | 22,129 | 71/195 | −3.81% | |
2016 | 8,396,784 | 22,942 | 75/195 | +0.88% | |
2015 | 8,323,167 | 22,803 | 73/195 | +5.27% | |
2014 | 7,906,233 | 21,660 | 78/195 | +9.22% |
See also
References
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Bellas Artes" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 2) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Archambault, Richard. "Bellas Artes (Line 8) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Noble, John (2000). Lonely Planet Mexico City. Oakland, CA, USA: Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-86450-087-5.
- ^ Humphrey, Chris (2005). Moon Handbooks Mexico City. Emeryville, CA, USA: Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 46–47. ISBN 1-56691-612-7.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Fox, Vicente (29 September 2004). "El Palacio de Bellas Artes ha sido y seguirá siendo la Catedral del Arte en México" [The Palacio de Bellas Artes has been and will continue to be the Cathedral of Art in Mexico] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Office of the President of Mexico. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Rohde, Mike. "Paris - metrobits.org". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ McLauchlin, Matt. "Hector Guimard". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Grant Park: Paris Metro Entryway: Guimard" (PDF). Chicago Park District. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "El olvidado artista huichol cuya obra triunfó en París". México Desconocido (in Spanish). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Bellas Artes" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Bellas Artes (station) at Wikimedia Commons