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The Mexico City Metro is the largest and busiest heavy-rail rapid transit system in Mexico and second in North America, only behind the New York City Subway. As of 2014 [update] , the system is composed of 12 lines denominated 1 through 9, 12, A and B, totalling 226.5 km (140.7 mi) of track length and 195 stations.
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Line 12, also known as the Golden Line from its color on the system map, is a rapid transit line of the Mexico City Metro network. It travels 25.1 kilometers (15.6 mi) along the boroughs of Benito Juárez, Iztapalapa and Tláhuac in southwestern, central-southern and southeastern Mexico City, serving twenty stations.
The first section of Line 1 was opened on 4 September 1969 as part of Mexico City Metro's first construction stage, it was inaugurated by Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970, and Alfonso Corona del Rosal, Regent of the Federal District Department. [3] The inauguration ceremony took place at the Insurgentes station. [4]
Mexico City Metro Line 7 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Opened in 1984, it was the seventh line to be built. Its distinctive color is orange. With a length of 18.784 kilometers (11.672 mi) and 14 stations, Line 7 runs through western Mexico City from north to south.
The following table lists alphabetically all 195 metro stations of the Mexico City Metro system; [1] the line or lines serving each station; the year the station opened; the type of station (underground, elevated or at-grade); and other transportation services the station has connections with, such as the Mexico City Metrobús (a bus rapid transit system), [3] the Xochimilco Light Rail, [4 ...
Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built in early 1980s by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. [2] The line was inaugurated on 19 December 1981 and originally ran from Pantitlán (in Venustiano Carranza) to Consulado station (in the limits of Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero), [3] with seven operative stations and a 9.154 kilometers (5.688 mi) long track. [4]
Universidad (also frequently called Metro C.U., from Ciudad Universitaria) is a station on the Mexico City Metro. [2] [3] It is located in the southern reaches of Mexico City, in Coyoacán borough. [2] A surface station, it is the current terminus of Line 3. [2] [4] The station was opened on 30 August 1983. [4]