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on Line 2]] The ''' service to the central and northern area of the Mexican Federal District and surrounding municipalities in the State Of México . In 2004 the system served an average of 3.9 million passengers per day, the Fifth Highest Ridership in the world. The first Metro line with 16 stations was opened to the public in 1969. It has expanded since then in a series of fits and starts; it currently comprises eleven lines and 177 kilometres of passenger track. Trains feature Rubber Tires instead of traditional steel wheels, decreasing noise and making the system tolerant of Mexico City's unstable soils. During rush hour, the trains are constantly serviced by Unlicensed Vendors selling Pirate DVDs And Music CDs , as well as large variety of other products. Some lines designate the first two cars of the train for women and children only, though this is only strictly enforced at rush hours. The Metro has 175 Stations , 24 of which serve two or more lines. It has 106 underground stations (the deepest of which are 35 metres below street surface); 53 surface stations and 16 elevated stations. Eleven stations are located in the State Of Mexico , while the rest are within the limits of the Distrito Federal . HISTORY 1st stage The first stage of building took place between 1967 and 1972 and included the building of the Lines 1, 2 and 3. In the building of this stage participated somewhat in between 1,200 and 4,000 specialists and 48,000 workers, which allowed them to built at least one kilometer of metro per month, the highest building rate of a subway at any part of the world First Building Stage ''Official Site of the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo-Metro''.. Line 1 was built from the Zaragoza Station at the east of the city, to the Chapultepec Station , Line 2 from Tacuba Station at the west, to Tasqueña Station at the south and finally Line 3 from Tlatelolco Station at the north, to Hospital General Station , at the south. The Metro started operation on September 4th, 1969 with 48 stations and a total length of 42.4 km. STATION LOGOS Each station is identified by a unique logo related to the name of the station or the area around it. This responds to the fact that at the time of building the first line the illiteracy rate was extremely high, so people would find it easier to guide themselves with a system based on colors and visual signs. The designs of the icons, as well as the typography, are a creation of Lance Wyman, who also designed the logotype for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games at Mexico City. The logos are not assigned at random, they are designated by making a study of the area they are in, so they are related to:
The logos' background colors reflect those of the line the station serves. Stations serving two or more lines show the respective colors of each line in diagonal stripes, like Salto Del Agua . FARES AND PAY SYSTEMS As of 2005 - 2006 , the Mexico City Metro is the cheapest rail system of the world -- a ticket to travel from one station to another costs MXN $2 ( EUR 0.15 or USD 0.20 in 2006). The Metro offers free service to the elderly and the physically impaired. Tickets can be purchased at booths. Special cards, good for 150 trips, are also available for MXN $300 (around EUR 25 or USD 30 in 2007). When the amount of trips on the card are used up, the card can be recharged for as little as MXN $2 (one trip), up to a maximum of MXN $620 (around EUR 45.50 or USD 65.60 in 2007) for 310 trips. Rechargable Card ''Official Site of the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo-Metro''. NETWORK Mexico City Metro currently has 11 lines, numbered from 1 to 9 and the letters A and B. All lines, with the exception of Line A, operate with Pneumatic traction. The total length of the network is 201.388 km and a total of 175 stations. Of the 175 stations, 41 are commuting stations and 22 are terminus, in addition 11 are terminus stations as well as commuting stations. The metro is built three ways: underground, superficial and elevated, 106 stations are underground, 53 are superficial, and 16 elevated Operation Numbers ''Official Site of the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo-Metro''. For easier identification each line has a characteristic color assigned to it, so Line 1 has the color pink, Line 2 color '''blue''', Line 3 is '''olive green''', Line 4 is '''light blue''', Line 5 is '''yellow''', Line 6 is '''red''', Line 7 is '''orange''', Line 8 is '''green''', Line 9 is '''brown''', Línea A1 '''purple''' and Line B is '''silver'''-'''green'''. Commuting stations belong to two or more lines that cross at such point, an user can move between lines without having to leave the station or having to buy another ticket. Line 1 . Exits are marked "Salida" and passages to other metro lines are marked "Correspondencia".]] Line 1 was the first to be built, the identifying color is pink and runs through the city from West to East . The line is built under several avenues: Parque Lira, Pedro Antonio de los Santos, Circuito Interior, Avenida De Los Insurgentes , Avenida Chapultepec , Arcos de Belén, Balderas, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas , José María Izazaga, Isabel la Católica, Anillo de Circunvalación, Congreso de la Unión, Eduardo Molina, and Ignacio Zaragoza, it commutes with Line 7 and 9 at the Station Tacubaya , Line 3 at Balderas , Line 8 at Salto Del Agua , Line 2 at Pino Suárez , Line 4 at Candelaria , Line B at San Lázaro and Lines 5, 9 and A at Pantitlán . Line 2 Line 2 is the second of the network, the color that identifies it is blue and runs from west to east and north to south, turning at the city center. It starts at the border of the city and the Estado De México and ends in the city south. It commutes with Line 7 at Tacuba , Line 3 at Hidalgo , Line 8 at Bellas Artes , Line 1 at Pino Suárez and Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano . At Tasqueña it links with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco . It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains. This line was temporarily served by a NM-02 train with landscapes and images of Mexico City. This line has seen the worst accident in Mexico City history when on October 20 , 1975 there was a crash between two trains at the Viaducto Station. One train was parked at the station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop on time. 20 people were killed and several wounded. After that accident there were installed automatic traffic lights in all the lines. Line 3 Line 3 is the longest, its color is olive green and runs from north to south of the city covering almost all of it. It is built under Avenida De Los Insurgentes , Zoltan Kodaly , Zarco, Balderas, Cuauhtémoc, Universidad, Copilco and Delfín Madrigal. It commutes with Line 6 at Deportivo 18 De Marzo , Line 5 at La Raza , Line B at Guerrero , Line 2 at Hidalgo , Line 1 at Balderas and Line 9 at Centro Médico . Line 4 Line 4 is the shortest, its color is aqua or light blue and runs from north to south. It is also the one with the least affluence in terms of passengers, that is why the STC introduced modified 6-wagon-trains. In the original blue print it was planned for this line to extend to the north all the way to Ecatepec , Mexico State . Practically all the line is an elevated viaduct because the are where it is built has no tall buildings. It commutes with Lines 1 at Candelaria , Line 6 at Martín Carrera , Line 5 at Consulado , Line 8 at Santa Anita , Line 9 at Metro Jamaica and Line B at Morelos . Line 5 Line 5 has as its color the color yellow and runs from the north to the east. This line usually had the NM73 trains but due to the introduction fo the NM02 trains in Line 2 now it is served bye NC82 Canadian trains made by Bombardier. Line 6 Line 6's color is red and runs from west to east. Line 7 Line 7 is the deepest of all the system at a maximum depth of 36 meter under street level, its color is orange and runs from north to south. This line used MP68 trains and a small number of NM73, after the rehabilitation of some MP68. They kept circulating by this line although there was a slightly bigger number of NM79 and NM83 in this line. Today there are only retroadapted NM73 and NM83 models and some trains from the first model due to the introduction of the NM02 in the Line 2. Line 8 Line 8 was the next to last route of the network to be opened, which happened on July 20 , 1994 by the then President Carlos Salinas De Gortari and the regent of the city, Manuel Aguilera Gómez . This line was planned to be built before but the plans were suspended due to redevelopment of the plans to build it. Its color is green and runs from the city center to the southeast. According to the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo , the volume of people moved in this line was 117,386,342 persons in 2006. Line 9 Line 9's color is brown and runs from west to east. The trains of this line is made up from MP68 trains rehabilitated with fans and intelligent control systems and some NM79. Line A Line A was built differently from the other 10 lines, with more conventional light rail vehicles without rubber tires, and using an overhead electrical supply instead of a third rail. It runs mostly aboveground at grade in the centre of a large avenue, and is grade-separated from vehicle traffic. Its color is purple and runs from east to far east of the city. Line B Line B's color is gray and green, which has led to some criticisms because line 8 is also green and leads some to confuse it with Line B, therefore it should be gray only. It runs from the city center to the far northeast. All the trains are MP68 modified and equipped with GPS and intelligent control system, the trains in this line were the leftovers from Line 1 that were rehabilitated by ''Bombardier-Concarril''. Also, all the MP68 that were in Line 7 were placed in Line B. METROBúS See Also: Mexico City Metrobús The line of service of the express bus Metrobús Insurgentes (built in 2005 ) it is not a part of the STC-Metro network, but its north terminal is located at Indios Verdes Station and links to other stations all along its 20 km journey to the south. LIGHT RAIL See Also: Xochimilco Light Rail The tram line from Xochimilco to Tasqueña is not formally part of the STC-Metro network; it links with Line 2 at Tasqueña Station, but it is necessary to buy a different ticket. ADDITIONAL NOTES The "Los Hombres del Metro" book mentions that it is planned the construction of the Line 12, in the book there is the map where it can be seen that this line will depart from Mixcoac and the Atlalilco and Constitución De 1917 stations of Line 8 will become part of Line 12. It also shows that Line 8 will finish at Acoxpa and it will not start at Garibaldi, supposedly it will start at Indios Verdes and it will run through Villa-Basílica and Misterios until reaching Garibaldi. In addition the map shows that Line 7 will finish at San Jerónimo. It has not been officially confirmed if Line 12 will be built and it is not known if it will start at Mixcoac, neither if it will take the two Line 8 stations, the plans may change. Line 7 is in the same situation, it is not known if it will finish at San Jerónimo, nor the train models that are to be used in Line 12, although it is speculated that its color may be black. SEE ALSO
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