Cuatro Caminos metro station (Naucalpan)

Metro Cuatro Caminos (translated from Spanish the name literally means "Four Roads") is a station of the Mexico City metro network.[2][3] Colloquially known as "Metro Toreo",[4][5] it is the current north terminus of Line 2 and serves as a hub for regional transport from and into the State of Mexico.[2][6] In 2019, the station had an average ridership of 114,947 passengers per day, making it the third busiest station in the network.[7]

Cuatro Caminos
STC rapid transit
View of the platforms
Other names	Toreo
Location	Naucalpan, State of Mexico Mexico
Coordinates	19°27′35″N 99°12′57″W
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	22 August 1984
Passengers
2018	39,886,917[1]
Rank	3/195[1]
Services
Preceding station STC Following station Terminus Line 2 Panteones 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
Cuatro Caminos Location within Greater Mexico City

As of 14 September 1970 Line 2 originally terminated at Metro Tacuba, but on 22 August 1984 the line was extended an additional two stations to reach the municipality of Naucalpan.[6] The station sits on the dividing line between the Mexico City and the neighboring State of Mexico and as such was the first station of the network to be built outside the limits of the Federal District.

General information

The station logo is a large geodesic dome depicting the former nearby Toreo de Cuatro Caminos bull fighting ring, which the station takes its name from,[2] however the bullring was torn down in 2008.[8] The station's surroundings (popularly known as the paradero), are the main public transport hub to Toluca and northwestern municipalities in the State of Mexico, such as Naucalpan, Atizapán, Tlalnepantla or Huixquilucan, as well as a major connection point to several destinations within the Mexico City proper and it also serves as the housing of a large street market, which is known largely because of its poor general conditions.[9] Officially, no private vehicles are allowed in the area.

Upon leaving the station, there are two main corridors, labeled "North" and "South". North corridor (denoted by the exits A to K), is mainly used for transportation to State of Mexico, while the "South" corridor is mainly aimed at passengers going to the city (denoted by exit letters J to Z), though this is not strictly the case.

The South corridor (if walked) leads to the Anillo Periférico, the Pericentro shopping mall, and many military facilities, while the North corridor leads to the industrial complex of Naucalpan.

In 2003, the Mexican popular music group Café Tacuba produced an album with the title "Cuatro Caminos" in homage to this part of the city.[10]

Exits

• South: Avenida Ingenieros Militares, Colonia Argentina Poniente
• North: Avenida 16 de septiembre, Colonia Transmisiones

Gallery

• 
  New Mexipuerto Mall-Station in Metro Cuatro Caminos.

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. "Cuatro Caminos" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Cuatro Caminos » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
4. Tomasini, Carlos (14 June 2017). "Estaciones del Metro con nombres de lugares que ya no existen". Chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2020.
5. "Se inunda estación del Metro Toreo". Milenio (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
6. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 15 August 2011.
7. "Estaciones de mayor afluencia 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
8. Chávez, Silvia (6 September 2008). "Inicia demolición del Toreo de Cuatro Caminos". La Jornada. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
9. "Califican de 'bomba de tiempo' al paradero de Cuatro Caminos". Retrieved October 18, 2010.
10. Jurek, Thom. "Cuatro Caminos - Café Tacuba". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

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