Normal metro station

Normal is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.<ref name="metro">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="archambault">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo municipality of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, near the Calzada México-Tacuba.<ref name="metro"/> In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 35,260 passengers per day.<ref name=passnrank19/>

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.<ref name="metro"/><ref name="archambault"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.<ref name="monroy_history">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Corpus Christi Massacre

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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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The massacre was depicted in the 2018 Academy Award-winning film Roma.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2023	10,659,125	29,203	19/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2022	8,928,050	24,460	25/195	Template:Change	<ref name=passnrank22-23/>
2021	5,211,134	14,277	48/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	6,467,961	17,672	37/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	12,870,083	35,260	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	12,895,151	35,329	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2017	12,954,200	35,490	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2016	13,393,733	36,594	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	13,685,576	37,494	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	13,353,961	36,586	26/195	Template:Change	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.

Gallery

• ESTACION NORMAL.jpg

  Entry sign

• Placa 10 de junio de 1971 - Metro Normal.jpg

  Memorial plaque inside the station

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations
• Corpus Christi massacre