of leaks and the replacement of electrical panels. On 20 January 2021, the station was flooded with sewage following a failure in the sump system attributed to power outages caused by the PCCI fire that occurred two weeks earlier. The station will be closed in 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. Ridership According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, commuters have averaged per year between 6,100 and 23,000 daily entrances in the last decade. In 2019, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, the station's ridership totaled 4,902,639 passengers, which was an increase of 111,634 passengers compared to 2018. In the same year, Balbuena metro station was the 133rd busiest station of the system's 195 stations, and it was the line's second least used. Notes References External links 1969 establishments in Mexico Accessible Mexico City Metro stations Mexico City Metro Line 1 stations Mexico City Metro stations in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Railway stations opened in 1969