La Normal metro station

La Normal is the tenth station of Line 3 of the Guadalajara Urban Electric Train System from south-east to north-west and the eighth in opposite direction. It's one the underground stations of said line, as well as the northernmost station from the underground tunnel before exiting to the surface towards the elevated viaduct Guadalajara-Zapopan.[1]

La Normal
Line 3 of the Guadalajara urban rail system
SITEUR light rail
The station in 2021
General information
LocationGuadalajara
Jalisco, Mexico
Coordinates20°41′42″N 103°20′55″W / 20.69500°N 103.34861°W / 20.69500; -103.34861
Line(s)3
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2020
Services
Preceding station Logo T de SITEUR Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano Following station
Ávila Camacho Line 3 Santuario

Over the station there's an urban bus station known as Centro de Transferencia Multimodal (short name CETRAM), which intends to ease transfers between train and bus.

This station is located next to the Glorieta La Normal, from which it takes its name. The tunnel boring machine La Tapatía began to build the tunnel for line 3 from this geographic point in 6 June 2016.[2] After a delay of one year, the tunnel was completed at the Plaza de la Bandera station in 24 May 2018.[3]

The tunneling works caused sewage leaking in the CUCSH university, so a representative of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation ensured that they were in talks with the university rector to pay for the damages; though no amount was precised since the mediator was just on the way to verify the damages.[4]

The station logo is an upfront image of a train and three buses (the train is located at the top and the buses at the bottom), alluding to CETRAM.

Points of interest

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Connection ramp between the first elevated viaduct and the underground tunnel of line 3, between Ávila Camacho and La Normal stations.
  • Glorieta La Normal park
  • Normal school of Jalisco
  • University Center of Social Sciences and Humanities (CUCSH)
  • General Directorate of the Civil Registry of Jalisco (Prolongación Alcalde corner with Chihuahua St.)
  • Secretariat of Administration of Jalisco
  • Secretariat of Public Works and Infrastructure (SIOP)
  • Institute of Educational Physical Infrastructure of Jalisco (INFEJAL)
  • Pension Institute of Jalisco
  • Historical Archive of Jalisco (Tablada St.)
  • Jallisco Institute of Social Assistance (Magisterio St. corner with Tamaulipas)
  • Public Property Registry (Cadastre)
  • IMSS Clinic 51
  • CODE Jalisco
  • Alcalde park
  • Michin aquarium
  • "Lunaria" planetary
  • Normalistas linear park
  • La Normal shopping centre

References

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  1. ^ Documento justificativo. "Propuesta arquitectónica de las estaciones, Línea 3 SITEUR". Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  2. ^ SITEUR. "La Tapatía realiza los primeros trabajos". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  3. ^ El Financiero (25 May 2018). "Concluyen los trabajos de la tuneladora 'La Tapatía' en Jalisco". Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. ^ Correa Aldrete, David (2017-02-17). "Pagarán daños a UdeG ocasionados por obras de la Línea 3". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-18.