Mexico City Metro Line 2
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 An NM-02 train arriving in General Anaya metro station | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Mexico City | ||
| Termini | |||
| Connecting lines |
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| Stations | 24 | ||
| Website | metro.cdmx.gob.mx | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mexico City Metro | ||
| Operator | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) | ||
| Rolling stock | NM-02 | ||
| Ridership | 212,233,035 (2024)[1] | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1 August 1970 | ||
| Last extension | 1984 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 20.713 km (12.9 mi) | ||
| Track length | 23.431 km (14.6 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track | ||
| Electrification | Guide bar, 750 V DC | ||
| Operating speed | 36 km/h (22 mph) | ||
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Mexico City Metro Line 2 is one of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro.[2] Identified by the color blue, it runs in a general northwest–south direction between Cuatro Caminos in the State of Mexico and Tasqueña in southern Mexico City, where the Xochimilco Light Rail continues the rail corridor south to Xochimilco. Opened in 1970, it was the second line in the system to enter service. Following two extensions, Line 2 comprises 24 stations, the most of any line in the network, and has a total route length of 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi). With more than 212 million passengers in 2024, it is the busiest line on the Mexico City Metro system.
General information
[edit]Line 2 connects with Line 7 at Tacuba, Line 3 at Hidalgo, Line 8 at Bellas Artes, Line 1 at Pino Suárez, Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano and Line 12 at Ermita. It is linked with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco at the Tasqueña terminal. It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains.
It runs under the following roads: Calzada San Bartolo Naucalpan in the stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Panteones, Calzada México-Tacuba from Panteones to Normal, Av. Ribera de San Cosme, Av. México - Tenochtitlan from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo/Tenochtitlan to Pino Suárez. From San Antonio Abad it runs at ground level over Calzada San Antonio Abad and Calzada de Tlalpan till the terminus of the line in Tasqueña. With 737,396 passengers per day in 2019, it is the busiest line of the Mexico City Metro.
History
[edit]Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch Tasqueña–Pino Suárez. Pino Suárez station became the first transfer station of the Mexico City Metro, connecting with Line 1, built one year before.
On September 14, the line was expanded towards Tacuba station.
The last expansion of the line occurred in 1984 when two more stations were built: Panteones and Cuatro Caminos, the latter being the first station of the system to serve the State of Mexico. Cuatro Caminos would remain as the only station to serve the suburbs of Mexico City until 1991, when Line A opened and service reached the municipality of Los Reyes La Paz, in the southeastern part of the State of Mexico with the stations Los Reyes and La Paz.
1975 train crash
[edit]This line has seen the worst accident in Mexico City history when on October 20, 1975, when there was a crash between two trains at Viaducto metro station. One train was parked at the station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. At least 27 people were killed and several wounded. After this accident, automatic traffic lights were installed in all lines.
Chronology
[edit]- August 1, 1970: from Tasqueña to Pino Suárez.
- September 14, 1970: from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.
- August 22, 1984: from Tacuba to Cuatro Caminos.
Rolling stock
[edit]Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
- Alstom MP-68: : 1970–1975 2023
- Concarril NM-73: : 1975–2005 2023
- Concarril NM-79: 1980–2006 2023
- Alstom MP-82: 1985–2007
- Bombardier NC-82: 1987–2005 2023
- CAF/Bombardier NM-02: 2004–present
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.[3]
Station list
[edit] | Fully accessible station |  | Cablebús connection |  | RTP connection | ||
 | Partially accessible station |  | Mexibús connection |  | Tren Interurbano connection | ||
 | CETRAM transfer station |  | Mexicable connection |  | Tren Suburbano connection | ||
 | ETRAM transfer station |  | Mexico City Metro connection |  | Trolleybus connection | ||
 | Ecobici bikeshare |  | Pesero connection |  | Xochimilco Light Rail connection |
The stations from west to east and from north to south:
| Station | |
Opened | Level | Distance (km) | Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations |
Total | |||||||
| Cuatro Caminos |
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August 22, 1984 | Underground | N/a | 0.0 |
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Naucalpan | State of Mexico |
| Panteones | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City | |||
| Tacuba |
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September 14, 1970 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
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| Cuitláhuac | 0.7 | 4.1 |
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| Popotla | 0.8 | 4.9 |
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| Colegio Militar | 0.6 | 5.5 | 16B | |||||
| Normal | 0.7 | 6.2 |
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| San Cosme | 0.8 | 7.0 |
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Cuauhtémoc | ||||
| Revolución | |
0.8 | 7.8 |
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| Hidalgo | |
0.7 | 8.5 |
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| Bellas Artes | |
0.6 | 9.1 |
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| Allende | 0.5 | 9.6 | ||||||
| Zócalo/ |
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0.8 | 10.4 | | ||||
| Pino Suárez | |
August 1, 1970 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
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| San Antonio Abad | |
Ground-level | 1.0 | 12.3 |
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| Chabacano | |
August 1, 1970[* 1] | 0.8 | 13.1 |
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| Viaducto | August 1, 1970 | 0.9 | 14.0 |
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Benito Juárez | |||
| Xola | |
0.6 | 14.6 |
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| Villa de Cortés | |
0.8 | 15.4 |
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| Nativitas | |
0.9 | 16.3 |
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| Portales | |
1.1 | 17.4 |
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| Ermita | |
0.9 | 18.3 |
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| General Anaya | |
1.0 | 19.3 |
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Coyoacán | |||
| Tasqueña |
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1.5 | 20.8 |
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- ↑ Chabacano Line 2 was rebuilt as part of the introduction of Line 9 in 1988 to support three-line transfer with middle-platform solution (Line 8 was built in 1994).
Ridership
[edit]The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[11]
| † | Transfer station |
| ‡ | Terminal |
| Rank | Station | Total ridership | Average daily |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuatro Caminos‡ | 39,378,128 | 107,885 |
| 2 | Tasqueña‡ | 26,905,368 | 73,713 |
| 3 | Zócalo/Tenochtitlan | 26,138,960 | 71,614 |
| 4 | Normal | 12,870,083 | 35,261 |
| 5 | Tacuba† | 12,081,287 | 33,099 |
| 6 | Bellas Artes† | 11,057,441 | 30,294 |
| 7 | Revolución | 10,775,619 | 29,522 |
| 8 | Allende | 10,538,474 | 28,873 |
| 9 | Chabacano† | 10,452,786 | 28,638 |
| 10 | Hidalgo† | 9,967,554 | 27,308 |
| 11 | Pino Suárez† | 9,540,733 | 26,139 |
| 12 | General Anaya | 8,881,306 | 24,332 |
| 13 | San Cosme | 8,355,454 | 22,892 |
| 14 | Portales | 8,201,726 | 22,470 |
| 15 | Xola | 8,146,220 | 22,318 |
| 16 | San Antonio Abad | 7,897,611 | 21,637 |
| 17 | Viaducto | 7,543,940 | 20,668 |
| 18 | Nativitas | 7,163,027 | 19,625 |
| 19 | Cuitláhuac | 6,794,715 | 18,616 |
| 20 | Villa de Cortés | 6,341,507 | 17,374 |
| 21 | Ermita† | 5,962,152 | 16,335 |
| 22 | Colegio Militar | 5,575,408 | 15,275 |
| 23 | Panteones | 4,929,735 | 13,506 |
| 24 | Popotla | 3,650,212 | 10,001 |
| Total | 269,149,446 | 737,396 | |
Tourism
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Line 2 passes near several places of interest:
- Monumento a la Revolución, a monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution located in Plaza de la República (Republic Square).
- Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City.
- Alameda Central, public urban park in downtown Mexico City and oldest public park in the Americas.
- Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center.
- Historic center of Mexico City
- Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City's main square.
- Metropolitan Cathedral
- National Palace, the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
- Templo Mayor, archeological site and museum.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea" [Station traffic by line]. Mexico City Metro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ Archambault, Richard (22 July 2010). "Metro Line 2 » Mexico City Metro System". Mexico Metro. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/parque-vehicular Parque vehicular (Rolling stock)
- 1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]
- Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.[4]
- Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[5]
- Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[6]
- Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[7]
- Metrobús (
) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[8] - Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]
- Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]
- Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[9]
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[10]
- Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[5]
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