Zócalo metro station

Zócalo (Spanish: [ˈsokalo] (listen)) is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system.[2][3] It is located in the Colonia Centro district of the Cuauhtémoc borough exactly on the heart of Mexico City.[2] The station serves the main central square, known as the Zócalo, but formally called the "Plaza de la Constitución" (Constitution Square).[2] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 70,996 passengers per day, making it the ninth busiest station in the network.[4]

Zócalo
STC rapid transit
Station platform
Location	Plaza de la Constitución Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc Mexico City Mexico
Coordinates	19°26′00″N 99°07′58″W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	14 September 1970
Passengers
2018	26,421,132[1]
Rank	10/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Allende toward Cuatro Caminos Line 2 Pino Suárez toward Tasqueña
Route map Cuatro Caminos State of Mexico Mexico City Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña Tasqueña yard
Location
Zócalo Location within Centro Histórico

General information

Station logo

The station logo shows the Mexican Coat of Arms, which is also the Presidential Seal.[2] Artwork on the walls of the station reflects the evolution of the central square over time. Three large display cases contain miniature models showing the site during three periods in history starting from the Aztec pyramids until the present day. Buildings surrounding the square include the Metropolitan Cathedral, Palacio Nacional, where the President's office is located, and the Mexico City Town Hall.[2] The station opened on 14 September 1970.[5]

Zócalo station has an information desk and a cultural display.[2] It connects with the Metro Pino Suárez station at the south side through a long underground passage, called Pasaje Zócalo–Pino Suárez.[6][7][8][9] This corridor is filled mostly with bookstores, and also has a free mini-cinema. The two underground entrances leading to the station are not signposted as is usually the case with other stations in the network.

Nearby

• Zócalo, Mexico City's main square.
• Metropolitan Cathedral
• National Palace, seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
• Templo Mayor, archeological site and museum.
• Nacional Monte de Piedad, not-for-profit institution and pawnshop.
• Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, supreme court of Mexico.
• Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, art museum.
• Academy of San Carlos, building of the Faculty of Arts and Design of the UNAM.
• Museo Nacional de las Culturas, museum dedicated to education about the world's cultures.
• Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, building of the Mexican Society for Geography and Statistics.
• Museum of Light, museum dedicated to the phenomena of light.
• Librería Porrúa, bookseller and publishing company.
• Secretariat of Public Education

Gallery

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  One of the hallways leading into Metro Zocalo
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  Model of the sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan prior to the Spanish conquest of 1521 on display in the Metro station
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  Model of Mexico City as it appeared in 1824 on display in the station

See also

• List of Mexico City metro stations

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
2. "Zócalo" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Zócalo » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
4. "Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 17 August 2011.
6. "Un paseo por los libros ::. Pasaje Zócalo - Pino Suárez" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2011.
7. "Pasaje Zócalo-Pino Suárez, D.F." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
8. "El pasaje Zócalo-Pino Suárez se suma a la celebración por el Día Mundial del Libro" (in Spanish). La Jornada as reproduced by the Secretaría de Educación Pública. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
9. García Hernández, Arturo (15 April 2010). "El pasaje Zócalo-Pino Suárez se suma a la celebración por el Día Mundial del Libro". La Jornada (in Spanish). p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2011.