Cuatro Caminos metro station (Naucalpan) explained

Cuatro Caminos
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Symbol:mcm
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:2
Type:STC rapid transit
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Naucalpan, State of Mexico
Country:Mexico
Coordinates:19.4596°N -99.2159°W
Lines: (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platform:2 island platforms
Structure:Underground
Tracks:3
Other Name:Toreo
Accessible:Yes
Status:In service
Opened:22 August 1984
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and station layout
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:20,714,261
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:3/195
Pass Percent:13.28

Cuatro Caminos (translated from Spanish the name literally means "Four Roads") is a station of the Mexico City metro network.[1] [2] Colloquially known as "Metro Toreo",[3] [4] it is the north terminus of Line 2. The adjacent Mexipuerto Cementos Fortaleza Cuatro Caminos mixed-use development opened in 2016[5] and houses, besides a shopping center, residential tower and sports facility, a bus terminal that is a hub for regional bus and minibus transport from and into the State of Mexico.[6] [7] [1] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 114,947 passengers per day, making it the third busiest station in the network.[8]

As of 14 September 1970 Line 2 originally terminated at Metro Tacuba, but on 22 August 1984 the line was extended an additional two stations to reach the municipality of Naucalpan.[9] The station sits on the dividing line between the Mexico City and the neighboring State of Mexico and as such was the first station of the network to be built outside the limits of the Federal District.

General information

The station logo is a large geodesic dome depicting the former nearby Toreo de Cuatro Caminos bull fighting ring, which the station takes its name from,[1] however the bullring was torn down in 2008.[10] The station's surroundings (popularly known as the paradero), are the main public transport hub to Toluca and northwestern municipalities in the State of Mexico, such as Naucalpan, Atizapán, Tlalnepantla or Huixquilucan, as well as a major connection point to several destinations within the Mexico City proper and it also serves as the housing of a large street market, which is known largely because of its poor general conditions.[11] Officially, no private vehicles are allowed in the area.

Upon leaving the station, there are two main corridors, labeled "North" and "South". North corridor (denoted by the exits A to K), is mainly used for transportation to State of Mexico, while the "South" corridor is mainly aimed at passengers going to the city (denoted by exit letters J to Z), though this is not strictly the case.

The South corridor (if walked) leads to the Mexipuerto bus terminal, the Toreo Parque Central and Pericentro shopping malls, the Anillo Periférico, and various military facilities, while the North corridor leads to the industrial complex of Naucalpan.

In 2003, the Mexican popular music group Café Tacuba produced an album with the title "Cuatro Caminos" in homage to this part of the city.[12]

Exits

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership
Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 20,714,261 56,751 3/195 [13]
2022 18,285,903 50.098 7/195
2021 15,156,149 41,523 6/195 [14]
2020 22,591,021 61,724 3/195 [15]
2019 39,378,128 107,885 2/195 [16]
2018 39,886,917 109,279 3/195 [17]
2017 39,364,914 107,849 3/195 [18]
2016 38,962,862 106,455 3/195 [19]
2015 40,423,144 110,748 2/195 [20]
2014 41,904,523 114,806 2/195 [21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cuatro Caminos. es. 16 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927074942/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=21. 27 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Archambault. Richard. Cuatro Caminos » Mexico City Metro System. 16 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Estaciones del Metro con nombres de lugares que ya no existen. es. Carlos. Tomasini. 14 June 2017. 2 June 2020. Chilango.
  4. Web site: Se inunda estación del Metro Toreo. 26 May 2014. es. Milenio. 2 June 2020.
  5. https://edomex.quadratin.com.mx/manana-se-inaugurara-mexipuerto-cuatro-caminos/ "Se inaugurará Mexipuerto Cuatro Caminos" ("Mexipuerto Cuatro Caminos to be inaugurated"), Quadratín (State of Mexico), November, 2016
  6. https://realestatemarket.com.mx/articulos/mercado-inmobiliario/usos-mixtos/21052-mexipuerto-cementos-fortaleza-cuatro-caminos "Mexipuerto Cementos Fortaleza Cuatro Caminos", text from Grupo Carso, published in RealEstateMarket.com.mx
  7. http://mexipuertocementosfortalezacuatrocaminos.com/directorio.php "Directorio" ("Directory"), Mexipuerto Cementos Fortaleza Cuatro Caminos official website
  8. Web site: Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019. Metro CDMX. 29 March 2020. es.
  9. Web site: Monroy. Marco. Schwandl. Robert. Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway. 15 August 2011.
  10. News: Chávez. Silvia. Inicia demolición del Toreo de Cuatro Caminos. La Jornada. 6 September 2008. 19 August 2011.
  11. Web site: Califican de 'bomba de tiempo' al paradero de Cuatro Caminos. October 18, 2010.
  12. Web site: Jurek. Thom. Cuatro Caminos - Café Tacuba. AllMusic. 19 August 2011.
  13. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2023. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. 24 January 2024. 27 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043358/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/mas-informacion/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea. Station traffic per line 2023.
  14. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2021. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 7 March 2022. 7 March 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220307203941/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-estacion-por-linea_2021. Station traffic per line 2021.
  15. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2020. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. 21 June 2021. 21 June 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210621220125/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluenciadeestacionporlinea2020. Station traffic per line 2020.
  16. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2019. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 3 May 2020. 8 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200408025317/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019. Station traffic per line 2019.
  17. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2018. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 7 April 2020. 6 June 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190606150059/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2018. Station traffic per line 2018.
  18. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2017. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503211908/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2017. Station traffic per line 2017.
  19. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2016. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. 3 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212130/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2016. Station traffic per line 2016.
  20. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2015. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212430/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2015. Station traffic per line 2015.
  21. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2014. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. 6 May 2020. 3 May 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200503212750/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2014. Station traffic per line 2014.

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