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A distinctive orange Mexico City metro on surface track near Metro General Anaya on Line 2

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President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz inaugurates México City Metro in 1969

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Sample of Mexico City metro tickets

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 in 1968; NE-92 trains, built in Spain in 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

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 Mexico in 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

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

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, the STC introduced customised trains, consisting of only six 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

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

Line 6: El Rosario – Martín Carrera

Line 6 map

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, STC introduced customised trains, consisting of only six 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

Line 7: El Rosario – Barranca del Muerto

Line 7 map

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 of all the 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

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

Line 9: Tacubaya – Pantitlán

Line 9 map

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

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 Mexico in 1986; FM-95A trains, built in Mexico in 1998 and 1999. Trains on Line A use traditional rail traction, and gather electricity with a pantograph. All the "numbered" lines, as well as Line B, use pneumatic traction.
Stations: 10
Prevailing direction: East to far east
Inaugurated:

12 August 1991: Pantitlán to 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

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.

External links

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 [[Image:Mexico-city-metro-train-2.jpg|320px|thumb|right|A distinctive orange Mexico City metro on surface track near [[Metro General Anaya]] on Line 2]]
-[[Image:metro_inauguration.jpg|200px|thumb|left|President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz inaugurates México City Metro in 1969]][[Image:metro_boletos.gif|100px|thumb|right|Sample of Mexico City metro tickets]]
+[[Image:metro_inauguration.jpg|200px|thumb|left|President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz inaugurates México City Metro in 1969]][[Image:Metro_system.png|200px|thumb|left|Map of the whole Mexico City Metro]][[Image:metro_boletos.gif|100px|thumb|right|Sample of Mexico City metro tickets]]
 The '''Mexico City Metro''' provides [[mass transit]] transportation to large areas of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[Mexican|Federal District]].