Normal is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo municipality of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, near the Calzada México-Tacuba.[2] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 35,260 passengers per day.[4]
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| Location | Calzada México-Tacuba Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City Mexico | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W / 19.4444°N 99.1674°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 September 1970 | ||||||||||
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| 2023 | 10,659,125[1]  19.39% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 19/195[1] | ||||||||||
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Name and pictogram
editThe 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.[2][3] [5]
History
editThe station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.[6]
Corpus Christi Massacre
editOn 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.[7] The massacre was depicted in the 2018 Academy Award-winning film Roma.[8]
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
editThe 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
edit| Annual passenger ridership | |||||
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| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change | Ref. |
| 2023 | 10,659,125 | 29,203 | 19/195 | +19.39% | [1] |
| 2022 | 8,928,050 | 24,460 | 25/195 | +71.33% | [1] |
| 2021 | 5,211,134 | 14,277 | 48/195 | −19.43% | [9] |
| 2020 | 6,467,961 | 17,672 | 37/195 | −49.74% | [10] |
| 2019 | 12,870,083 | 35,260 | 26/195 | −0.19% | [4] |
| 2018 | 12,895,151 | 35,329 | 26/195 | −0.46% | [11] |
| 2017 | 12,954,200 | 35,490 | 26/195 | −3.28% | [12] |
| 2016 | 13,393,733 | 36,594 | 26/195 | −2.13% | [13] |
| 2015 | 13,685,576 | 37,494 | 26/195 | +2.48% | [14] |
| 2014 | 13,353,961 | 36,586 | 26/195 | −8.05% | [15] |
Entrances
edit- 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.
Gallery
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Entry sign -
Memorial plaque inside the station
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Afluencia de estación por línea 2023" [Station traffic per line 2023] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Normal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Normal » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic per line 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Universidades México : Benemérita Escuela Nacional de Maestros : Sistema de Información Cultural, CONACULTA". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "¿Cómo fue la Masacre del Jueves de Corpus de 1971 o Halconazo?". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Torrealba, Isabel (2018-11-21). "The Surprising Piece of Mexican (and American) History at the Center of Roma". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic per line 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic per line 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic per line 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic per line 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic per line 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2015" [Station traffic per line 2015] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2014" [Station traffic per line 2014] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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