Мексика қаласы метросының "Zócalo/Tenochtitlan" стансасының тарихы мен ерекшеліктері

Mexico City Metro station

Since 2009, there is a free Internet café, the first to be opened by the system. There is also an information desk and multiple murals titled Cenefas conmemorativas del Bicentenario (2010), by Juan Carlos Garcés Botello and Jesús Cristóbal Flores Carmona. There is also a cultural display managed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History, where the history of Constitution Square is illustrated with a scale model. The station has a corridor that connects with Pino Suárez station through an underground passageway on the south side, called Pasaje Zócalo–Pino Suárez. It was opened in 1997 and there are 42 bookstores and a free library and mini cinema. Originally it was a passageway created to add another station named Salvador, but it was canceled due to the proximity of both stations.

Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Ingeniería de Sistemas de Transportes Metropolitano, Electrometro and Cometro, the latter a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. Zócalo metro station was built underground;

The station was opened on 14 September 1970, on the first day of the Tasqueña–Tacuba service; the facilities are partially accessible to people with disabilities as there is an elevator. The project was canceled due to the lack of planning and the potential damage it would cause to historical buildings. In December 2019, the turnstiles on the southern side were replaced with motion sensor speed gates that avoid users from entering the station for free.

The pictogram represents the coat of arms of Mexico, which depicts an eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus devouring a snake. The sole base—an long and high pedestal—was built in 1843 but the Mexican–American War caused the cancelation of the project. The base was eventually buried and was uncovered until 2017. Because of that, zócalo has been used as a synonym for "square" or "plaza" in Mexican Spanish and its usage eventually spread throughout the country. In August 2020, authorities of the system changed the signage at the station to "Zócalo/Tenochtitlan", and they announced the modifications would be formalized in a civic ceremony. The station was officially renamed on 13 August 2021 to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, and the civil ceremony that formalized it took place on 19 August, where Puente de Alvarado Avenue and the respective Metrobús station, named after Pedro de Alvarado, were also renamed to Calzada México Tenochtitlan and México Tenochtitlan station, respectively.

On 29 March 1998, a drunk passenger started shooting at users, injuring a security guard who tried to stop him. Due to its location, Zócalo/Tenochtitlan station is commonly closed by the authorities. It has been closed due to national security concerns, the COVID 19 pandemic in Mexico, live events at Constitution Square, and protests in the zone. Demonstrators have vandalized the station multiple times.