Balderas metro station
Balderas is an underground
Name and iconography
The station receives its name from the nearby Balderas street, which in turn was named in honor of Lucas Balderas, a Mexican military officer that participated in the Mexican–American War and was killed at the Battle of Molino del Rey in 1847. It is said that his last words were "poor country of mine".[6][7]
The station pictogram depicts the
General information
Nearby Metro Balderas are some interesting places, like La Ciudadela market, filled with Mexican handicrafts,[8] the José Vasconcelos Central Library of Mexico City,[9] and facilities of broadcaster Televisa. Next to the library lies a tianguis (street market) full of books old and new, comics, collectibles, etc.
This station has an information desk and facilities for the
Although this station is totally underground,
History
Metro Balderas was opened on 4 September 1969, as part of the first stage of
The station became the
Incidents
On Friday, 18 September 2009 a shooting occurred on the platform. A man was tagging one of the station walls with a marker, therefore, he was confronted by a police officer. He reacted by taking out a gun and killing the officer and a construction worker who tried to disarm him, he also left five more wounded.[13] The man later claimed that he committed the killings "in the name of God" and was sentenced to 151 years in prison.[14]
On 29 December 2018, a woman gave birth to a child inside the station, at the Line 1 platforms, helped by personnel of the Mexican Red Cross.[15]
Nearby
- Biblioteca de México, public library.
- Escuela Libre de Derecho, law school.
- Televisa Chapultepec headquarters.
- Parque Tolsá, park.
- Centro Escolar Revolución, elementary school.
Exits
Line 1
- North: Tolsá street and Balderas, Centro
- South: Avenida Niños Héroes and Avenida Chapultepec, Colonia Doctores
Line 3
- East: Avenida Arcos de Belén, Colonia Doctores
- Southeast: Avenida Niños Héroes and Dr. Río de la Loza street, Colonia Doctores
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine for platform connection | Fare control/Ticket windows |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Westbound | ← Cuauhtémoc )
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Eastbound | Salto del Agua ) →
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
B2 | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Northbound | ← Juárez )
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Southbound | Niños Héroes ) →
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Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Ridership
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Gallery
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Entrance to the station in the corner of Avenida Chapultepec and Av. Niños Héroes
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Entrance sign to the station
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Line 3 platforms
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Commemorative plaque to Rockdrigo González
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Statue honoring Rockdrigo
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Balderas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b Archambault, Richard. "Balderas (Line 1) » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Archambault, Richard. "Balderas (Line 3)» Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Cierre de la Línea 1: El ABC de las estaciones cerradas y el RTP". 9 November 2023.
- ^ "¿Sabes por qué el logotipo de la estación Balderas es un cañón?". Excélsior (in Spanish). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Lucas Balderas". www.durangomas.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Mercado de La Ciudadela". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Biblioteca Vasconcelos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "Rockdrigo 'cantará' permanentemente en el metro Balderas del DF" (in Spanish). Expansión. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Instalan en Metro Balderas centros de carga para celulares". Diario de México (in Spanish). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Balderas" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- Global Voices Online.
- ^ "El día en que el Metro Balderas se tiñó de rojo". Reporte Indigo (in Spanish). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Nace un bebé en la estación Balderas del Metro de la CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
Media related to Balderas (station) at Wikimedia Commons
- "Rockdrigo Memorial". Atlas Obscura.