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Normal metro station

Coordinates: 19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W / 19.4444°N 99.1674°W / 19.4444; -99.1674
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Not to be confused with La Normal metro station.
Normal
Mexico City Metro
STC rapid transit
Station in 2018
General information
LocationCalzada México-Tacuba
Miguel Hidalgo
Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W / 19.4444°N 99.1674°W / 19.4444; -99.1674
Line(s)Mexico City Metro Line 2 (Cuatro Caminos - Tasqueña)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened14 September 1970
Passengers
202310,659,125[1] Increase 19.39%
Rank19/195[1]
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Colegio Militar
toward Cuatro Caminos
 Line 2 San Cosme
toward Tasqueña
Location
Normal is located in Mexico City
Normal
Normal
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map

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]

Name and pictogram

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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.[2][3] [5]

History

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The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.[6]

Corpus Christi Massacre

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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.[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

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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

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Annual passenger ridership
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

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  • 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.
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  • Entry sign
    Entry sign
  • Memorial plaque inside the station
    Memorial plaque inside the station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Normal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Normal » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Universidades México : Benemérita Escuela Nacional de Maestros : Sistema de Información Cultural, CONACULTA". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ^ Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  7. ^ "¿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.
  8. ^ Torrealba, Isabel (2018-11-21). "The Surprising Piece of Mexican (and American) History at the Center of Roma". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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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