Normal metro station explained
Normal metro station should not be confused with La Normal metro station.
Normal |
Style: | Mexico City Metro |
Style2: | 2 |
Symbol: | mcm |
Symbol Location: | mexicocity |
Type: | STC rapid transit |
Address: | Calzada México-Tacuba Miguel Hidalgo |
Borough: | Mexico City |
Country: | Mexico |
Coordinates: | 19.4444°N -99.1674°W |
Lines: | (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña) |
Platform: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | 14 September 1970 |
Structure: | Underground |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Area map |
Map Type: | Mexico Mexico City |
Map State: | collapsed |
Passengers: | 10,659,125 |
Pass Percent: | 19.39 |
Pass Year: | 2023 |
Pass Rank: | 19/195 |
Normal is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[1] [2] It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo municipality of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, near the Calzada México-Tacuba.[1] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 35,260 passengers per day.
Name and pictogram
The station name refers to the nearby Escuela Normal de Maestros, an academy for elementary school teachers, often referred to simply as Normal, hence the station designation as Normal. The station pictogram depicts a stylized design of the tower of the Normal main building inaugurated in 1947 by Jaime Torres Bodet, then Minister of Education of Mexico.[1] [2] [3]
History
The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.[4]
Corpus Christi Massacre
See main article: El Halconazo.
On 10 June 1971, riot police clashed with students who were protesting against the Mexican government in the vicinity of the metro station. Nearly 120 protesters were killed, among them a fourteen-year-old boy.[5] The massacre was depicted in the 2018 Academy Award-winning film Roma.[6]
The station has pictures and testimonies about the massacre on the walls, as well as a memorial plaque unveiled in 2001 by Mexico City's government.
General information
The station is located on the Calzada México-Tacuba and serves the following neighborhoods: Colonia Tlaxpana, Colonia Un Hogar para Nosotros and Colonia Agricultura. In 2019, it was the fourth busiest station in Line 2.
Ridership
Annual passenger ridership |
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Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
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2023 | 10,659,125 | 29,203 | 19/195 | | [7] |
2022 | 8,928,050 | 24,460 | 25/195 | | |
2021 | 5,211,134 | 14,277 | 48/195 | | [8] |
2020 | 6,467,961 | 17,672 | 37/195 | | [9] |
2019 | 12,870,083 | 35,260 | 26/195 | | [10] |
2018 | 12,895,151 | 35,329 | 26/195 | | [11] |
2017 | 12,954,200 | 35,490 | 26/195 | | [12] |
2016 | 13,393,733 | 36,594 | 26/195 | | [13] |
2015 | 13,685,576 | 37,494 | 26/195 | | [14] |
2014 | 13,353,961 | 36,586 | 26/195 | | [15] | |
Entrances
- Northeast: Calzada México-Tacuba and Avenida de los Maestros, Colonia Tlaxpana
- Northwest: Calzada México-Tacuba and Avenida de los Maestros, Colonia Tlaxpana
- South: Calzada México-Tacuba and Tláloc street, Colonia Un Hogar para Nosotros.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Normal. es. 11 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120128221533/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/estacion.html?id=27. 28 January 2012.
- Web site: Archambault. Richard. Normal » Mexico City Metro System. 11 August 2011.
- Web site: Universidades México : Benemérita Escuela Nacional de Maestros : Sistema de Información Cultural, CONACULTA. 11 August 2011.
- Web site: Monroy. Marco. Schwandl. Robert. Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway. 11 August 2011.
- News: ¿Cómo fue la Masacre del Jueves de Corpus de 1971 o Halconazo?. 12 May 2020. 10 June 2019. El Heraldo de México. es.
- Web site: The Surprising Piece of Mexican (and American) History at the Center of Roma. Torrealba. Isabel. 2018-11-21. Slate Magazine. en. 2019-02-19.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.