Potrero metro station
Potrero (; Spanish ) is a station of the Mexico City Metro built along Insurgentes Norte Avenue in the "colonias" (neighborhoods) of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It is an at-grade station with one island platform served by Line 3 (the Olive Line) between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza stations. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome during the Porfiriato era (1876–1911) and its pictogram features the silhouette of a head of a horse behind a fence. The station was opened  on 1 December 1979, on the first day of service between Indios Verdes and Hospital General stations. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 17,308 passengers, making it the 106th busiest station in the network and the third-least used of the line. The facilities are partially accessible for the disabled as it is equipped with access ramps. Location and layout. Potrero is a metro station located along Insurgentes Norte Avenue, in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. The station serves the "colonias" (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Capultitlan and Guadalupe Insurgentes. Within the system, it is found  between Deportivo 18 de Marzo and La Raza stations. Potrero is serviced by a transport hub called Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM), whose size is . From there, commuters can ride different routes and transport methods, including Routes 25 and 104 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system and Route 15-C of the public bus system. It is serviced by Line 1 of the Metrobús service at Potrero station. Exits. There are four exits: History and construction. Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro, and Cometro (a subsidiary  of Empresas ICA); Potrero opened on 1 December 1979, on the first day of the Indios Verdes–Hospital General service. The station was built at grade level. The Potrero–La Raza stretch goes from the street level to the underground one and its length is . Northbound, the Deportivo 18 de Marzo–Potrero section is long. Potrero station has a partial disabled-accessible service with access ramps. The station's pictogram features the silhouette of a head of a horse behind a fence. The station and its surrounding area are named this way because there used to be a hippodrome during  the Porfiriato era (1876–1911; Ex Hipódromo de Peralvillo in modern times); its paddocks were found in its northern zone. Incidents. On 14 December 2018, a private vehicle crashed into the Insurgentes Norte and Victoria entrance's walls after it was impacted by a public bus with no injuries reported. On 19 July 2021, a man was stabbed and killed at the CETRAM's corridors in an apparent robbery. Ridership. According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, commuters have averaged per year (except for 2020 and 2021) between 17,100 and 25,500 daily entrances. In 2019, the station  had a ridership of 6,317,545 passengers, which was an increase of 48,482 passengers compared to 2018. In the same year, Potrero was the 106th busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's third-least used.