I made it down to the end of the line today – Tlahuac. The metro got me to Atlalilco but then I had to get on one of the RTP buses that have been providing a free replacement service since the middle of last week. As today was a public holiday (Juarez’s birthday) I thought it would […]
Read moreLINE 12 PARTIAL CLOSURE
Since midnight last night the southern section of line 12 has been closed due to safety concerns. Maintenance will be carried out on the elevated section of the track rendering 11 stations out of operation. So with just 3 stations left to update this project I can not ride the metro to visit them. Free […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 160: Olivos
I jumped back on a train after my visit to Tezonco, satisfied with the tacos and set off one further station down the line to Olivos. Looming large, just a few blocks from the station is ‘El Cerro de las Minas’ (The Hill of Mines) so I set off towards it, determined to get a […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 159: Tezonco
Metro station Tezonco: Station icon is a human skull. I was ready to fill my own with come what may. It was early Monday afternoon when I arrived and the streets were quiet. I arrived at the church to observe, inside and out; a 6 point plan ‘how to be a saint’, papel picado fluttering against a […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 158: San Andrés Tomatlán
Another trip down the golden line and it was a trigger- happy affair. With the camera, that is. Old JC was there, painted on a wall near the San Andrés Church. The first thing that caught my eye was a seagull stretching its wings, in street art guise, and I set off to broaden my […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 157: Periférico Oriente
This station, Periférico Oriente (Eastern Peripheral) takes its name from its location at the intersection of Avenida Tlahuac and the Anillo Periférico (Peripheral Ring). I’ve written about the Anillo Periférico before in my entry for the station San Antonio, where you can see a recently constructed, elevated ‘second level’ of the same road. I completed […]
Read moreThe Subway Gangs of Mexico City [VICE Documentary]
VICE produces a lot of interesting documentaries, often focusing on social or political issues or movements. This short documentary, “The Subway Gangs of Mexico City”, focuses on the culture of groups of young Mexico City residents who use their ‘home’ metro station -where they meet up – as a base for their collective identity. The film […]
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THE MCM PROJECT: WELCOME AND REVIEW / BIENVENIDOS Y REVISTA
WELCOME TO THE MEXICO CITY MEXICO PROJECT! ¡BIENVENIDOS AL MEXICO CITY METRO PROJECT! In whatever way and for whatever reason you have arrived here I hope you enjoy or find what you are looking for. Please read on to find out more about the MCM Project. I would love to hear your impressions. En […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 108: Chapultepec
¿Hay algo más sano y jubiloso que deambular a través del verdor de un parque espacioso una tarde cálida dominical en toda la gloría de pleno primavera? Tal vez, pero al juzgar toda la gente que van en masa al ‘Bosque de Chapultepec‘ no hay duda que es una manera popular de pasar unas horas. […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 105: Terminal Aérea
I had been thinking for a good while (as with many other stations – well all, at one stage or another, but this one more specifically) that someday, sooner or later I’d be off to the airport. Anticipation gives way to reminiscing. I decided to start the visit by heading away from the airport, across […]
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