A Mexico City metro distinctive orange train on a surface track, on Line 2 The Mexico City Metro provides mass transit transportation to large areas of the Mexican Federal District.
It was the world's first metro system to identify its stations by means of symbols. It is also one of the cheapest – a ticket from any station to any other currently costs a mere MXN $2.00 (EUR 0.13 or USD 0.19).
This is a list of the Mexico City metro system's lines and stations.
Line 1: Observatorio – Pantitlán
Line colour: Pink
Length of passenger track: 16.654 km
Total track length: 18.828 km
Rolling stock: MP-68 trains, built in france on 1968; NE-92 trains, built in spain on 1992
Stations: 20
Type of construction: Entire line underground
Prevailing direction: West to east, through the centre of the city
Inaugurated:
- 4 September 1969: Chapultepec to Zaragoza
- 11 April 1970: Chapultepec to Juanacatlán
- 20 November 1970: Juanacatlán to Tacubaya
- 10 June 1971: Tacubaya to Observatorio
- 22 August 1984: Zaragoza to Pantitlán
Observatorio
| Tacubaya (+ Lines 7 & 9)
| Juanacatlán
| Chapultepec
| Sevilla
| Insurgentes
| Cuauhtémoc
| Balderas (+ Line 3)
| Salto del Agua (+ Line 8)
| Isabel la Católica
| Pino Suárez (+ Line 2)
| Merced
| Candelaria (+ Line 4)
| San Lázaro (+ Line B)
| Moctezuma
| Balbuena
| Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
| Gómez Farías
| Zaragoza
| Pantitlán (+ Lines 5, 9, & A)
Line 2: Cuatro Caminos – Tasqueña
Line colour: Blue
Length of passenger track: 20.713 km
Total track length: 23.431 km
Rolling stock: Features 45 new NM-02 trains, made in México on 2004.
Stations: 25
Type of construction: From Tasqueña to San Antonio Abad, on surface; from Pino Suárez to Panteones, underground. Cuatro Caminos is a surface terminal.
Prevailing direction: Northwest to south, through the centre of the city
Inaugurated:
- 1 August 1970: Pino Suárez to Tasqueña
- 14 September 1970: Pino Suárez to Tacuba
- 22 August 1984: Tacuba to Cuatro Caminos
Cuatro Caminos
| Panteones
| Tacuba (+ Line 7)
| Cuitláhuac
| Popotla
| Colegio Militar
| Normal
| San Cosme
| Revolución
| Hidalgo (+ Line 3)
| Bellas Artes (+ Line 8)
| Allende
| Zócalo
| Pino Suárez (+ Line 1)
| San Antonio Abad
| Chabacano (+ Lines 8 & 9)
| Viaducto
| Xola
| Villa de Cortés
| Nativitas
| Portales
| Ermita
| General Anaya
| Tasqueña (+ Xochimilco Light Rail)
Line 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad
Line colour: Khaki green
Length of passenger track: 21.278 km
Total track length: 23.609 km
Stations: 21
Type of construction: Universidad is a surface terminal. From Copilco to La Raza, underground. From Potrero to Indios Verdes, combines surface platforms and underground passenger corridors.
Prevailing direction: North to south, through the centre of the city
Inaugurated:
- 20 November 1970: Tlatelolco to Hospital General
- 25 August 1978: Tlatelolco to La Raza
- 1 December 1979: La Raza to Indios Verdes
- 7 June 1980: Hospital General to Centro Médico
- 25 August 1980: Centro Médico to Zapata
- 30 August 1983: Zapata to Universidad
Indios Verdes
| Deportivo 18 de Marzo (+ Line 6)
| Potrero
| La Raza (+ Line 5)
| Tlatelolco
| Guerrero (+ Line B)
| Hidalgo (+ Line 2)
| Juárez
| Balderas (+ Line 1)
| Niños Héroes
| Hospital General
| Centro Médico (+ Line 9)
| Etiopía
| Eugenia
| División del Norte
| Zapata
| Coyoacán
| Viveros
| Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
| Copilco
| Universidad
Line 4: Santa Anita – Martín Carrera
Line colour: Aqua
Length of passenger track: 9.363 km
Total track length: 10.747 km
Rolling stock: Due to the low passenger traffic on this line, STE introduced customized trains, consisting only in 6 cars.
Stations: 10
Type of construction: Elevated viaduct
Prevailing direction: North to south, to the east of the city centre
Inaugurated:
- 29 August 1981: Martín Carrera to Candelaria
- 26 May 1982: Candelaria to Santa Anita
Martín Carrera (+ Line 6)
| Talismán
| Bondojito
| Consulado (+ Line 5)
| Canal del Norte
| Morelos (+ Line B)
| Candelaria (+ Line 1)
| Fray Servando
| Jamaica (+ Line 9)
| Santa Anita (+ Line 8)
Line 5: Politécnico – Pantitlán
Line colour: Yellow
Length of passenger track: 14.435 km
Total track length: 15.675 km
Stations: 13
Prevailing direction: North to east
Inaugurated:
- 19 December 1981: Pantitlán to Consulado
- 1 July 1982: Consulado to La Raza
- 30 August 1982: La Raza to Politécnico
Politécnico
| Instituto del Petróleo (+ Line 6)
| Autobuses del Norte
| La Raza (+ Line 3)
| Misterios
| Valle Gómez
| Consulado (+ Line 4)
| Eduardo Molina
| Aragón
| Oceanía (+ Line B)
| Terminal Aérea
| Hangares
| Pantitlán (+ Lines 1, 9, & A)
Line 6: El Rosario – Martín Carrera
Line colour: Scarlet
Length of passenger track: 11.434 km
Total track length: 13.947 km
Rolling stock: Due to the low passenger traffic on this line, STE introduced customized trains, consisting only in 6 cars.
Stations: 11
Type of construction: El Rosario is a surface terminal. From Metro Tezozomoc to Martín Carrera, this line runs underground.
Prevailing direction: West to east, in the north of the city
Inaugurated:
- 21 December 1983: El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo
- 8 July 1986: Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera
El Rosario (+ Line 7)
| Tezozomoc
| Azcapotzalco
| Ferrería
| Norte 45
| Vallejo
| Instituto del Petróleo (+ Line 5)
| Lindavista
| Deportivo 18 de Marzo (+ Line 3)
| La Villa-Basílica
| Martín Carrera (+ Line 4)
Line 7: El Rosario – Barranca del Muerto
Line colour: Orange
Length of passenger track: 17.011 km
Total track length: 18.784 km
Stations: 14
Type of construction: El Rosario is a surface terminal. From Metro Aquiles Serdán to Metro Barranca del Muerto, this line runs underground. This line is also the deepest in all metro system (More than 20 m. underground).
Prevailing direction: North to south, west of the city centre
Inaugurated:
- 20 December 1984: Tacuba to Auditorio
- 22 August 1985: Auditorio to Tacubaya
- 19 December 1985: Tacubaya to Barranca
- 29 December 1988: Tacuba to El Rosario
El Rosario (+ Line 6)
| Aquiles Serdán
| Camarones
| Refinería
| Tacuba (+ Line 2)
| San Joaquín
| Polanco
| Auditorio
| Constituyentes
| Tacubaya (+ Line 1 & 9)
| San Pedro de los Pinos
| San Antonio
| Mixcoac
| Barranca del Muerto
Line 8: Garibaldi – Constitución de 1917
Line colour: Bright Green
Length of passenger track: 16.679 km
Total track length: 20.078 km
Stations: 19
Prevailing direction: City centre to south-east
Inaugurated:
- 20 July 1994: Garibaldi to Constitución de 1917
Garibaldi (+ Line B)
| Bellas Artes (+ Line 2)
| San Juan de Letrán
| Salto del Agua (+ Line 1)
| Doctores
| Obrera
| Chabacano (+ Lines 2 & 9)
| La Viga
| Santa Anita (+ Line 4)
| Coyuya
| Iztacalco
| Apatlaco
| Aculco
| Escuadrón 201
| Atlatilco
| Iztapalapa
| Cerro de la Estrella
| UAM-I
| Constitución de 1917
Line 9: Tacubaya – Pantitlán
Line colour: Brown.
Length of passenger track: 13.033 km
Total track length: 15.375 km
Stations: 12
Prevailing direction: West to east, through the south of the city centre
Inaugurated:
- 26 August 1987: Pantitlán to Centro Médico
- 29 August 1988: Centro Médico to Tacubaya
Tacubaya (+ Lines 1 & 7)
| Patriotismo
| Chilpancingo
| Centro Médico (+ Line 3)
| Lázaro Cárdenas
| Chabacano (+ Lines 2 & 8 )
| Jamaica (+ Line 4)
| Mixiuhca
| Velódromo
| Ciudad Deportiva
| Puebla
| Pantitlán (+ Lines 1, 5, & A)
Line A: Pantitlán – La Paz
Line colour: Plum-purple
Length of passenger track: 14.893 km
Total track length: 23.722 km
Rolling stock: FM-86 trains, built in México on 1986; FM-95A trains, built in México on 1998 and 1999
Stations: 10
Prevailing direction: East to far east
Inaugurated:
- 12 August 1991: Pantitlán to La Paz
Pantitlán (+ Lines 1, 5, 9)
| Agricola Oriental
| Canal de San Juan
| Tepalcates
| Guelatao
| Peñón Viejo
| Acatitla
| Santa Marta
| Los Reyes
| La Paz
Line B: Buenavista – Ciudad Azteca
Line colour: Green-on-silver
Length of passenger track: 20.278 km
Total track length: 23.722 km
Stations: 21
Prevailing direction: City centre to far north-east
Inaugurated:
- 15 December 1999: Buenavista to Villa de Aragón
- 30 November 2000: Villa de Aragón to Ciudad Azteca
Buenavista
| Guerrero (+ Line 3)
| Garibaldi (+ Line 8)
| Lagunilla
| Tepito
| Morelos (+ Line 4)
| San Lázaro (+ Line 1)
| Ricardo Flores Magón
| Romero Rubio
| Oceanía (+ Line 5)
| Deportivo Oceanía
| Bosque de Aragón
| Villa de Aragón
| Nezahualcóyotl
| Impulsora
| Río de los Remedios
| Muzquiz
| Tecnológico
| Olímpica
| Plaza Aragón
| Ciudad Azteca
Xochimilco Light Rail: Tasqueña – Xochimilco
The Xochimilco to Tasqueña light rail line is not formally a part of the STC-Metro network. It does connect with Line 2 at Metro Tasqueña, but a separate ticket must be purchased.
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