Normal is a station on Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro system. It is located in the Miguel Hidalgo municipality of Mexico City, northwest of the city centre, near the Calzada México-Tacuba. 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.
History The station opened on 14 September 1970 as part of the second stretch of Line 2, from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.
Corpus Christi Massacre
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. The massacre was depicted in the 2018 Academy Award-winning film Roma.
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. 2025 10,176,323 27,880 28/195 2024 10,640,982 29,073 25/195 2023 10,659,125 29,203 19/195 2022 8,928,050 24,460 25/195 2021 5,211,134 14,277 48/195 2020 6,467,961 17,672 37/195 2019 12,870,083 35,260 26/195 2018 12,895,151 35,329 26/195 2017 12,954,200 35,490 26/195 2016 13,393,733 36,594 26/195
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.
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See also List of Mexico City metro stations Corpus Christi massacre
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