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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.
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 ...
The principal promoter of the construction of the Mexico City Metro was engineer Bernardo Quintana, who was in charge of the construction company Ingenieros Civiles y Asociados (Civil Engineers and Associates). He carried out a series of studies that resulted in a draft plan which would ultimately lead to the construction of the Mexico City Metro.
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]
Insurgentes Sur is a station on Line 12 of the Mexico City Metro. [4] The station is located between Mixcoac and Hospital 20 de Noviembre . It was opened on 30 October 2012 as part of the first stretch of Line 12 between Mixcoac and Tláhuac . [ 4 ]
Mexico City Metro Line 3 is one of the 12 metro lines built in Mexico City, Mexico. [2] [3] Line 3 is the longest line, its color is olive green and it runs from north to south of the city covering almost all of it. It is built under Avenida de los Insurgentes, Guerrero, Zarco, Balderas, Cuauhtémoc, Universidad, Copilco and Delfín Madrigal ...
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.
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]