Английская Википедия:Balderas metro station

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Balderas is an underground station on the Mexico City Metro. It is located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in the center of Mexico City. It is a transfer station along Lines 1 and 3. Since 9 November 2023, the Line 1 station has remained closed for modernization work on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.

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".

The station pictogram depicts the colonial-era cannon preserved on the nearby Plaza de La Ciudadela. The cannon is a reminder of the Ten Tragic Days, which was a period a little bit longer than 10 days in which a coup the democratically elected government of Francisco I. Madero took place. This chapter would end with the murder of President Madero and Vice-President José María Pino Suárez, as well as the rise to the presidency of Victoriano Huerta.

General information

Nearby Metro Balderas are some interesting places, like La Ciudadela market, filled with Mexican handicrafts, the José Vasconcelos Central Library of Mexico City, 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 disabled. It also displays a plaque unveiled on 19 September 2004, celebrating Mexican rock musician Rockdrigo González, killed exactly 19 years earlier in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake and composer of a song titled "Metro Balderas". In September 2011 a real-size bronze statue of Rockdrigo was also unveiled inside the station.

Although this station is totally underground, cellular phone signals (GSM and TDMA for several providers) are able to reach the platform. The station also has charging stations for mobile devices.

History

Metro Balderas was opened on 4 September 1969, as part of the first stage of Line 1, going from Chapultepec to Zaragoza.

The station became the network's second transfer station, when the first stretch of Line 3, from Tlatelolco to Hospital General, was opened in November 1970.

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. The man later claimed that he committed the killings "in the name of god" and was sentenced to 151 years in prison.

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.

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
	Шаблон:Small
	Westbound	← Шаблон:Rint Шаблон:Rint toward Observatorio Шаблон:Small
	Eastbound	Шаблон:0 Шаблон:Rint Шаблон:Rint toward Pantitlán Шаблон:Small →
	Шаблон:Small
B2	Шаблон:Small
	Northbound	← Шаблон:Rint Шаблон:Rint toward Indios Verdes Шаблон:Small
	Southbound	Шаблон:0 Шаблон:Rint Шаблон:Rint toward Universidad Шаблон:Small →
	Шаблон:Small

Ridership

Annual passenger ridership (Line 1)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2022	7,139,186	19,559	46/195	Шаблон:Change
2021	3,532,268	9,677	87/195	Шаблон:Change
2020	4,132,493	11,290	87/195	Шаблон:Change
2019	7,825,656	21,440	81/195	Шаблон:Change
2018	7,509,318	20,573	86/195	Шаблон:Change
2017	7,797,786	21,363	78/195	Шаблон:Change
2016	8,198,425	22,400	78/195	Шаблон:Change
2015	8,340,249	22,849	72/195	Шаблон:Change
2014	8,113,226	22,228	74/195	Шаблон:Change
2013	8,204,737	22,478	77/195	Шаблон:Change
2012	8,392,031	22,929	78/195	Шаблон:Change
2011	7,689,426	21,066	95/175	Шаблон:Change
2010	6,278,543	31,505	91/175	–

Annual passenger ridership (Line 3)
Year	Ridership	Average daily	Rank	% change	Ref.
2022	6,050,356	16,576	63/195	Шаблон:Change
2021	1,290,882	3,526	162/195	Шаблон:Change
2020	1,539,347	4,205	164/195	Шаблон:Change
2019	2,840,045	7,780	170/195	Шаблон:Change
2018	2,839,394	7,779	169/195	Шаблон:Change
2017	2,852,962	7,816	167/195	Шаблон:Change
2016	2,937,959	8,027	167/195	Шаблон:Change
2015	2,832,055	7,759	156/195	Шаблон:Change
2014	3,174,677	8,697	148/195	Шаблон:Change
2013	2,914,659	7,985	163/195	Шаблон:Change
2012	5,442,147	14,869	120/195	Шаблон:Change
2011	2,787,523	7,637	156/175	Шаблон:Change
2010	2,855,827	7,824	138/175	–

Gallery

• Entrance to the station in the corner of Avenida Chapultepec and Av. Niños Héroes

  Entrance to the station in the corner of Avenida Chapultepec and Av. Niños Héroes

• Entrance sign to the station

  Entrance sign to the station

• Line 3 platforms

  Line 3 platforms

• Commemorative plaque to Rockdrigo González

  Commemorative plaque to Rockdrigo González

• Statue honoring Rockdrigo

  Statue honoring Rockdrigo

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• Шаблон:Cite web