Mexico City Metro Line 7

Line 7 / Línea 7
A train at Barranca del Muerto terminal station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	El Rosario Barranca del Muerto
Connecting lines	El Rosario Tacuba Tacubaya Mixcoac
Stations	14
Website	metro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-73BR, NM-79 NM-83A, NM-02
Ridership	296,307 passengers per day (2019) [1]
History
Opened	December 20, 1984
Technical
Line length	17.011 km (11 mi)
Track length	18.784 km (12 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Route map Line 7 route highlighted in gray Show interactive map Legend El Rosario workshops El Rosario Aquiles Serdán Camarones Refinería Tacuba San Joaquín Polanco Auditorio Constituyentes Tacubaya San Pedro de los Pinos San Antonio Mixcoac Barranca del Muerto This diagram: view talk edit Show interactive diagram map Show system map

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.

Chronology

The first stretch of Line 7 was opened in 1984. It has been expanded three more times, the last being in 1988. ^[2]

• December 20, 1984: from Tacuba to Auditorio
• August 22, 1985: from Auditorio to Tacubaya
• December 19, 1985: from Tacubaya to Barranca del Muerto
• November 29, 1988: from Tacuba to El Rosario

Rolling stock

Line 7 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: 1984–1999
• Concarril NM-73: 1984–present
• Concarril NM-79: 1984–present
• Alstom MP-82: 1985–1994
• Concarril NM-83: 1990–present
• CAF NM-02: 2009–present

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 33 are in service in Line 7. ^[3]

Station list

Key ^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
	Denotes a connection with the public bus system
	Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
	Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

The stations from north to south:

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	El Rosario †	November 29, 1988	Grade level, overground access	-	0.0	Line 6 El Rosario Line 6: El Rosario station Line V: El Rosario station (under planning) [11] Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107 Lines 4: El Rosario stop Lines 6: El Rosario stop	A set of rosary beads	Azcapotzalco
02	Aquiles Serdán †		Underground, deep tunnel	1.8	1.8	Lines 4: Metro Aquiles Serdán stop Lines 6: Metro Aquiles Serdán stop Routes: 59, 59-A, 107	Bust of Aquiles Serdán
03	Camarones †			1.5	3.3	Routes: 12, 59, 59-A, 107 Lines 4: Camarones stop Lines 6: Camarones stop Routes: 10-B, 10-E	A shrimp
04	Refinería †			1.1	4.4	Refinería Routes: 59, 107, 107-B Routes: 16-D	Three Pemex refinery containers
05	Tacuba †	December 20, 1984	Underground, multi-story trench.	1.4	5.8	Line 2 Tacuba Routes: 18, 59, 107 Routes: 11-A, 16-B, 16-D, 19-H	Three flowers	Miguel Hidalgo
06	San Joaquín †		Underground, deep tunnel	1.6	7.4	(at distance)	A silhouette of the Viaducto Río San Joaquín bridge
07	Polanco †			1.3	8.7	Route: 13-D	Parque Lincoln clock tower
08	Auditorio †			1.0	9.7	Line 7: Auditorio station Routes: 76, 76-A, 300-A Routes: 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 18-D	Auditorio Nacional façade
09	Constituyentes †	August 22, 1985		1.6	11.3	Line 3: Los Pinos station (under construction) Routes: 34-A Route: 8-C	A quill, a pot of ink, and a book
10	Tacubaya †			1.2	12.5	Line 1 (out of service) Line 9 Tacubaya (at distance) Line 2: Tacubaya station Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200 Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E, 21-A	An Aztec water bowl
11	San Pedro de los Pinos †	December 19, 1985		1.2	13.7	Routes: 13-A, 112, 115-A, 119, 200 Route: 21-A	Two pine trees	Benito Juárez
12	San Antonio †			0.8	14.5	Routes: 13-A, 112, 115-A, 119, 200 Route: 21-A	Saint Anthony Padua and a child
13	Mixcoac ‡			0.9	15.4	Line 12 Mixcoac Routes: 1-D, 13-A, 115-A, 116, 119-B, 124, 124-A, 200 (also temporary Line 12 service) Line 3: Mixcoac Norte stop, Mixcoac Sur stop Route: 21-A	A snake
14	Barranca del Muerto †			1.6	17.0	Barranca del Muerto Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 116, 121-A, 124, 124-A Routes: 6-A, 21-A, 21-D	Two eagles	Álvaro Obregón

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 7 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019. ^[1]

†	Transfer station
‡	Terminal
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Barranca del Muerto‡	16,681,529	45,703
2	El Rosario†‡	12,792,425	35,048
3	Polanco	13,028,555	35,695
4	Auditorio	12,503,639	34,257
5	San Joaquín	10,755,360	29,467
6	Mixcoac†	8,073,781	22,120
7	Aquiles Serdán	5,785,502	15,851
8	Camarones	5,697,048	15,608
9	San Antonio	5,293,530	14,503
10	San Pedro de los Pinos	4,993,274	13,680
11	Refinería	3,980,593	10,906
12	Tacuba†	3,173,516	8,695
13	Constituyentes	3,042,974	8,337
14	Tacubaya†	2,350,325	6,439
Total		108,152,051	296,307

Tourism

Line 7 passes near several places of interest:

• Polanco, upscale district in Mexico City.
• Bosque de Chapultepec, city park.
  • Chapultepec Zoo
• Auditorio Nacional, entertainment venue.
• Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City.
• Mixcoac, neighborhood designated barrio mágico (magical neighborhood).

See also

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes

1. 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]
   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte. ^[5]
   • Ecobici () obtained from their official website. ^[6]
   • Metrobús ( ) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map. ^[7]
   • Mexibús ( ) 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. ^[8]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros ( ) obtained from their official website. ^[9]
   • Trolleybuses ( ) obtained from their official website. ^[10]

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. "Línea 7" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
4. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021](PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
5. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. Contreras, Jorge (24 July 2024). "¿Habrá nueva línea de Mexibús hasta el Metro Rosario? Esto respondieron las autoridades del Edomex". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.