Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station explained

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
Former:Zócalo (1970–2021)
Symbol Location:mexicocity
Style:Mexico City Metro
Style2:2
Symbol:mcm
Type:STC rapid transit
Owned:Government of Mexico City
Operator:Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Address:Plaza de la Constitución
Other:
Borough:Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Country:Mexico
Coordinates:19.4332°N -99.1329°W
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:Partial
Tracks:2
Status:In service
Line: (Cuatro Caminos – Tasqueña)
Mapframe-Caption:Area map and exits
Mapframe:yes
Map Type:Mexico Mexico City
Map State:collapsed
Passengers:15,940,778
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:10/195
Pass Percent:115.58

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the historic center of the city, in the Cuauhtémoc borough. It is an underground station with two side platforms, served by Line 2 (the Blue Line). It lies between Allende and Pino Suárez metro stations. The station's pictogram features the coat of arms of Mexico and it receives its name from the Plaza de la Constitución, commonly known as Zócalo, Mexico City's main square located above the station.

The station was opened on 14 September 1970, on the first day of the service Tasqueña–Tacuba. It is located at the heart of the city's downtown, within the vicinity of the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the archaeological remains of Tenochtitlan's main temple, Templo Mayor, among many other landmarks.

The station facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there is an elevator; there is an Internet café, an information desk, a cultural display, a mural titled Cenefas conmemorativas del Bicentenario, and a passageway that connects with Pino Suárez station, where there is a free mini-cinema and various bookstores.

In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 71,613 passengers, making it the tenth busiest station in the network and the third busiest of the line. The station was formerly named Zócalo metro station until August 2021, when it was renamed to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan.

Location

Zócalo/Tenochtitlan is a metro station in the colonia (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhood") of Centro, otherwise known as the historic center of Mexico City. It is in the Cuauhtémoc borough and serves multiple landmarks, including Constitution Square (which is locally known as "Zócalo"), the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the archaeological remains of Tenochtitlan's main temple, Templo Mayor.[1] Within the system, the station lies between Allende and Pino Suárez metro stations.

There are six exits. The first one is next to National Palace to the east, the second entrance is on the opposite side, serving Constitution Square; the third and fourth are on Pino Suárez Avenue, on the south side of the square but one is on Corregidora Street (next to the building of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation) on the southeast, while the other one is near the corner of Venustiano Carranza Street. The remaining exits serve the northern part of the square: one is next to the Metropolitan Cathedral, while the other is next to the National Palace near the corner of Moneda Street. The area is serviced by the Ecobici system.[2]

Inside the station

Since 2009, there is a free Internet café, the first to be opened by the system.[3] There is also an information desk and multiple murals titled Cenefas conmemorativas del Bicentenario (2010), by Juan Carlos Garcés Botello and Jesús Cristóbal Flores Carmona.[4] [5] There is also a cultural display managed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, where the history of Constitution Square is illustrated with a scale model.[6] The station has a corridor that connects with Pino Suárez station through an underground passageway on the south side, called Pasaje Zócalo–Pino Suárez. It was opened in 1997 and there are 42 bookstores and a free library and mini-cinema.[7] [8] Originally it was a passageway created to add another station named Salvador, but it was canceled due to the proximity of both stations.[9]

History and construction

Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[10] Zócalo metro station was built underground;[10] the Zócalo–Allende tunnel is 602m (1,975feet) long, while the Zócalo–Pino Suárez stretch measures 745m (2,444feet).[11]

The station was opened on 14 September 1970, on the first day of the Tasqueña–Tacuba service;[12] the facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there is an elevator.[4] In 1983, Zócalo was planned to be an interchange station connecting Line 2 with Line 8, which was proposed to run from Indios Verdes to Pantitlán.[13] The project was canceled due to the lack of planning and the potential damage it would cause to historical buildings.[13] The line was later modified to run from Garibaldi to Constitución de 1917 metro stations in a line that goes under Eje Central Avenue.[14]

In December 2019, the turnstiles on the southern side were replaced with motion-sensor speed gates that avoid users from entering the station for free.[15] [16]

Name and pictogram

The pictogram represents the coat of arms of Mexico, which depicts an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake.[4] The station was named after the main square of Mexico City, Constitution Square.[4] The term Spanish; Castilian: zócalo originally means "base" in architecture. During the times of Antonio López de Santa Anna, it was planned to have a monument dedicated to the Mexican War of Independence at Constitution Square.[17] The sole base—an 8sp=usNaNsp=us long and 30sp=usNaNsp=us high pedestal—was built in 1843 but the Mexican–American War caused the cancelation of the project. The base was eventually buried and was uncovered until 2017. Because of that, zócalo has been used as a synonym for "square" or "plaza" in Mexican Spanish and its usage eventually spread throughout the country.[18]

In August 2020, authorities of the system changed the signage at the station to "Zócalo/Tenochtitlan", and they announced the modifications would be formalized in a civic ceremony.[19] The station was officially renamed on 13 August 2021 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire,[20] and the civil ceremony that formalized it took place on 19 August, where Puente de Alvarado Avenue and the respective Metrobús station, named after Pedro de Alvarado, were also renamed to Calzada México-Tenochtitlan and México-Tenochtitlan station, respectively.[21]

Incidents

On 29 March 1998, a drunk passenger started shooting at users, injuring a security guard who tried to stop him.[22] Due to its location, Zócalo/Tenochtitlan station is commonly closed by the authorities. It has been closed due to national security concerns,[23] the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico,[24] [25] [26] live events at Constitution Square,[27] [28] [29] and protests in the zone.[30] [31] Demonstrators have vandalized the station multiple times.[32] [33]

Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities since the 2000s, Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station has been one of the busiest stations of the system's 195 stations. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 69,100 and 72,300 daily entrances between 2013 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 26,138,960 passengers in 2019, which was an increase of 108,763 passengers compared to 2018. Also in 2019, Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station was the tenth busiest of the system and it was the line's third busiest.

Year Ridership Average dailyRank% changeRef.
2023 15,940,778 43,673 10/195 [34]
2022 13,776,200 37,743 12/195
2021 6,390,406 17,507 31/195 [35]
2020 7,158,490 19,558 30/195 [36]
2019 26,138,960 71,613 10/195 [37]
2018 26,421,132 72,386 10/195 [38]
2017 25,648,342 70,269 10/195 [39]
2016 26,678,428 72,891 10/195 [40]
2015 26,229,616 71,861 10/195 [41]
2014 26,402,602 72,355 9/195 [42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¿Qué hay afuera de Metro Zócalo?. What is outside Zócalo metro station?. máspormás. 11 September 2017. 19 July 2021. es. Karla. Almaraz. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912033628/https://www.maspormas.com/ciudad/que-hay-afuera-de-metro-zocalo/. 12 September 2017. live.
  2. Web site: Mapa de disponibilidad. Es. Disponibility map. Ecobici. 30 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Inaugura Ebrard el primer Cibercentro gratuito en el Metro Zócalo. Ebrard inaugurates the first free Cybercenter at Zócalo station. es. 19 August 2009. Portal Político. 15 October 2021. live. 15 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211015213648/https://www.portalpolitico.tv/nacionales/inaugura-ebrard-el-primer-cibercentro-gratuito-en-el-metro-zocalo.
  4. Web site: Zócalo. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 16 July 2021. 27 February 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227161841/https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/la-red/linea-2/zocalo.
  5. Web site: Cenefas conmemorativas del Bicentenario. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712025132/https://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/cenefas-conmemorativas2. 12 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Zócalo/Tenochtitlan: Metro de la CDMX cambiaría el nombre de una icónica estación. 27 August 2020. 19 July 2020. Infobae. es. Zócalo/Tenochtitlan: Mexico City Metro will change the name of iconic station. https://web.archive.org/web/20210504233107/https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2020/08/27/zocalotenochtitlan-metro-de-la-cdmx-cambiaria-el-nombre-de-una-iconica-estacion/. 4 May 2021. live.
  7. Web site: Blancarte. José Luis. En estación del Metro, la librería más grande de AL. Ciudadanía Express. 23 February 2011. es. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20140905064111/http://ciudadania-express.com/2011/02/23/en-estacion-del-metro-la-libreria-mas-grande-de-al/. 5 September 2014. live. Inside metro station, the largest bookstore of LA.
  8. Web site: García Hernández. Arturo. El pasaje Zócalo-Pino Suárez se suma a la celebración por el Día Mundial del Libro. La Jornada. 15 April 2010. es. 18 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717004745/https://www.jornada.com.mx/2010/04/15/cultura/a05n1cul. 17 July 2021. live. The Zócalo-Pino Suárez passage joins the World Book Day celebration.
  9. Web site: Estaciones no construídas del Metro. 27 July 2015. Chilango. es. Unbuilt Metro stations. 5 November 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180531045234/https://www.chilango.com/general/estaciones-no-construidas-del-metro/. 31 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Línea 2, Ciudad de México. Line 2, Mexico City. es. iNGENET Infraestructura. 16 July 2021. 20 July 2009. 18 January 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118001018/http://infraestructura.ingenet.com.mx/2009/07/linea-2-ciudad-de-mexico/.
  11. Web site: Longitud de estación a estación por línea. es. Station-to-station length per line. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. 12 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210504063646/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/longitud-de-estacion. 4 May 2021.
  12. Web site: La torre de Villa de Cortés. es. The tower of Villa de Cortés. La Jornada. Bernardo. Bátiz V. 24 May 2021. 16 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717000638/https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2021/05/24/politica/la-torre-de-villa-de-cortes/. 17 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Investigación Arqueológica en la Construcción del Metro. Mexico City. Ma. de Jesús. Sánchez Vázquez. Alberto. Mena Cruz. Margarita. Carballal Staedtler. es. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 2010. 9 July 2020. 9 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709184018/https://arqueologia.inah.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/METRO.pdf. Archaeological Research in the Construction of the Metro.
  14. Web site: El Metro arqueólogo. Reforma. Dalila. Sarabia. subscription. es. 2 September 2019. Mexico City. 16 July 2021. Metro, the archeologist.
  15. Web site: Nuevos torniquetes en el Metro. New turnstiles in the Metro. es. El Universal. 23 December 2019. 19 July 2021. Mexico City. Eduardo. Hernández. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200525014935/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/instalan-nuevos-torniquetes-en-el-metro-zocalo-de-la-linea-2. 25 May 2020.
  16. Web site: Cambian en Metro Zócalo torniquetes por puertas de cristal. Turnstiles replaced with crystal doors in Zócalo metro station. es. El Sol de México. 23 December 2019. 19 July 2021. Daniela. Enríquez. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225000008/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/cambian-en-metro-zocalo-torniquetes-por-puertas-de-cristal-sensores-4622787.html. 25 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Zócalo, Universidad y Ecatepec: todo lo que querías saber sobre los íconos del metro de la CDMX. Zócalo, Universidad and Ecatepec: all you wanted to know about the icons of the Mexico City Metro. Infobae. 3 July 2021. 19 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210703170208/https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/07/03/zocalo-universidad-y-ecatepec-todo-lo-que-querias-saber-sobre-los-iconos-del-metro-de-la-cdmx/. 3 July 2021. live. es.
  18. Web site: Zócalo: la curiosa historia de por qué se le llama así a las plazas principales de ciudades y pueblos en México. Zócalo: the curious history of why the main squares of cities and towns in Mexico are called that way. es. BBC News. 6 September 2019. 22 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211101308/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-49197955. 11 December 2020. live.
  19. Web site: ¿Metro Zócalo-Tenochtitlan? Aseguran que cambiarán nombre de estación de L2. es. Cinthya. Stettin. Milenio. 26 August 2021. 17 July 2021. Zócalo-Tenochtitlan station? Name change of L2 station is assured. https://web.archive.org/web/20200904062423/https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/metro-zocalo-anaden-tenochtitlan-nombre-estacion. 4 September 2020. live. registration.
  20. Web site: La estación Zócalo del Metro cambiará de nombre a partir de esta fecha. Zócalo metro station will be renamed after this date. Proceso. Mexico City. 14 July 2021. 17 July 2021. Sara. Pantoja. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715033452/https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/cdmx/2021/7/14/la-estacion-zocalo-del-metro-cambiara-de-nombre-partir-de-esta-fecha-267833.html. 15 July 2021. live.
  21. Web site: Cambian nombre a Puente de Alvarado por Calzada México-Tenochtitlan. Puente de Alvarado is renamed to Calzada México-Tenochtitlan. La Jornada. 19 August 2021. 22 August 2021. Alejandro. Cruz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210819212104/https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2021/08/19/capital/cambian-nombre-a-puente-de-alvarado-por-calzada-mexico-tenochtitlan/. 19 August 2021. live. Mexico City.
  22. Web site: Todo el Metro. All about the Metro. es. La Jornada. 10 May 1998. 12 September 2021. Alberto. Nájar. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605165731/https://www.jornada.com.mx/1998/05/10/mas-najar.html. 5 June 2020.
  23. Web site: Cierran lunes y martes Metro Zócalo por reunión de AMLO y Kamala Harris. es. Monday and Tuesday, Zócalo metro station closes due to reunion between AMLO and Kamala Harris. 6 June 2021. 21 July 2021. Eduardo. Hernández. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607064628/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/cierran-lunes-y-martes-metro-zocalo-por-reunion-de-amlo-y-kamala-harris. 7 June 2021. live. El Universal.
  24. Web site: Metro de CdMx cerrará estaciones Zócalo y Allende como medida ante covid-19. es. CDMX Metro will close Zócalo and Allende stations against COVID-19. Milenio. 7 December 2020. 21 July 2021. Janayna. Mendoza. Mexico City. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222060024/https://www.milenio.com/politica/metro-cdmx-covid-19-allende-zocalo-cerraran-aviso. 22 December 2020. live. registration.
  25. Web site: Metro capitalino cierra la estación Zócalo hasta nuevo aviso. es. Mexico City Metro closes Zócalo station until further notice. 27 September 2020. 21 July 2021. Proyecto 40. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228031951/https://www.adn40.mx/ciudad/nota/notas/2020-09-27-09-52/metro-capitalino-cierra-la-estacion-zocalo-hasta-nuevo-aviso. 28 February 2021. live.
  26. Web site: Cierran acceso al Zócalo de la CDMX por Covid-19. Periódico Viaje. es. 2 April 2020. 21 July 2021. Mexico City's Zócalo access closed due to COVID-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302224937/https://periodicoviaje.com/a-viajar/mexico/cierran-acceso-al-zocalo-de-la-cdmx-por-covid-19/. 2 March 2021. live.
  27. Web site: Cierran estación Zócalo del Metro por desfile de Día de Muertos. Zócalo metro station closed due to Day of the Dead Parade. 27 October 2018. Excélsior. 21 July 2021. Mexico City. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107021331/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/cierran-estacion-zocalo-del-metro-por-desfile-de-dia-de-muertos/1274553. 7 November 2018. live.
  28. Web site: Cerrarán Metro Zócalo durante Fiestas Patrias. Notimex. El Universal. 14 September 2017. Mexico City. es. Zócalo metro station will close during the Patriotic Holidays. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127013148/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/cdmx/cerraran-metro-zocalo-por-fiestas-patrias. 27 November 2020. live.
  29. Web site: Cierran estación Zócalo 4 y 5 de marzo. Zócalo station closes on 4 and 5 March. es. unomásuno. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304074613/https://www.unomasuno.com.mx/cierran-estacion-zocalo-4-y-5-de-marzo/. 4 March 2021. live.
  30. Web site: Cierran estación Zócalo de la Línea 2 del Metro por manifestantes. Noticieros Televisa. es. Line 2 Zócalo metro station closed due to demonstrators. María del Rocío. Ángeles Rivero. 31 July 2020. 21 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20201120232733/https://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/cierran-estacion-zocalol-inea-2-metro-por-manifestantes/. 20 November 2020. live.
  31. Web site: Cierran estación Zócalo del Metro en #8M. Zócalo metro station closed on #8M. 8 March 2021. 21 July 2021. Excélsior. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311060542/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/cierran-estacion-zocalo-del-metro-en-8m/1436575. 11 March 2021. live.
  32. Web site: Cierran estación Zócalo del Metro por actos vandálicos en marcha por Ayotzinapa. Zócalo metro station closed due to vandalism during Ayotzinapa protests. 26 September 2019. 21 July 2021. María del Rocío. Ángeles Rivero. Noticieros Televisa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320011530/https://noticieros.televisa.com/ultimas-noticias/cierran-estacion-zocalo-metro-actos-vandalicos/. 20 March 2020. live.
  33. Web site: Torniquetes y lectores de las Líneas 1, 2 y B, inservibles. es. 13 May 2021. 21 July 2021. El Universal. Salvador. Corona. Lines 1, 2 and B's turnstiles and card readers are unusable. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513182201/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/torniquetes-y-lectores-de-las-lineas-1-2-y-b-inservibles. 13 May 2021. live.
  34. 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.
  35. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2021. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. Web site: Afluencia de estación por línea 2019. es. Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. 3 May 2020. 3 July 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703154652/https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019. Station traffic per line 2019.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. 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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