Mexico City Metro Line A

Line A / Línea A
FE-07 at the Agrícola Oriental station.
Overview
Native name	Línea A
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Pantitlán La Paz
Connecting lines	Pantitlán
Stations	10
Website	metro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	FM-86, FM-95A, FE-07
Ridership	307,639 passengers per day (2019) [1]
History
Opened	12 August 1991;34 years ago (1991-08-12) [2]
Technical
Line length	14.893 km (9 mi)
Track length	17.192 km (11 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead catenary
Route map Line A route highlighted in gray Show interactive map Legend Pantitlán Agrícola Oriental Canal de San Juan Tepalcates Guelatao Peñón Viejo Acatitla Santa Marta Mexico City State of Mexico Los Reyes La Paz This diagram: view talk edit Show interactive diagram map Show system map

Mexico City Metro Line A is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. The line's color is purple. It was the ninth line to be opened.

The line was opened in 1983 and it runs from eastern Mexico City southeast into the State of Mexico. Line A has 10 stations and a length of 17.192 km (10.683 mi), out of which 14.893 km (9.254 mi) are for service. It was the second line to service the State of Mexico, after the Cuatro Caminos station of the Line 2, opened in 1984.

History

Line A was inaugurated on August 12, 1991, by Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994, Manuel Camacho Solís, Head of the Federal District Department from 1988 to 1993, and Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza, Governor of the State of Mexico from 1989 to 1993.

Line A was conceived as a feeder line, thus, instead of using a number (which, in this case, it would have been 10 – Line 10), it used a letter in its denomination. The line was designed to connect Mexico City to the State of Mexico. For this reason, until December 2013, it was necessary to pay another fare when commuting from Line A to Lines 1, 5 and 9 at Pantitlán station. ^{[3] [4]}

Another feeder line, also connecting the State of Mexico to Mexico City, would be inaugurated in 1999: Line B, also using a letter instead of a number to designate it.

A proposed extension of the line was presented in 2018 by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. According to the plan, Line A would be expanded southbound towards Chalco in the State of Mexico. The stretch would have six new stations and a length of 13.19 km (8.20 mi). ^[5]

Rolling stock

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

• Concarril FM-86: 1991–present
• Concarril FM-95A: 1998–present
• CAF FE-07: 2010–present

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line A. ^[6]

Station list

Key ^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM).
	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 west to east:

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Pantitlán ‡	12 August 1991	Underground	-	0.0	Line 1 Line 5 Line 9 Pantitlán Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station Line III: Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G	Two flags	Iztacalco / Venustiano Carranza	Mexico City
02	Agrícola Oriental		Grade-level, overground access	1.6	1.6	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Route: 11-G	Two ears of wheat	Iztacalco
03	Canal de San Juan			1.2	2.8	Line 2: Canal de San Juan station (at distance) Routes: 47-A, 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 4-B, 4-C, 9-B (at distance), 9-E (at distance), 14-A (at distance)	A bow of an Aztec canoe
04	Tepalcates †			1.6	4.4	Tepalcates Line 2: Tepalcates station Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 9-D, 9-E	Side view of a pre-Hispanic pottery bowl	Iztapalapa
05	Guelatao			1.3	5.7	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Route: 9-D	Museo Cabeza de Juárez sculpture
06	Peñón Viejo			2.4	8.1	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167	Aztec-based Peñon Viejo rock formation glyph
07	Acatitla			1.5	9.6	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167	Aztec solar day reed
08	Santa Marta †			1.3	10.9	Santa Marta Line 2: Santa Marta station Line 10: Santa Marta station (under construction) Line 11: Santa Marta station (under construction) Routes: 1-D, 52-C	Saint Martha with a pitcher
09	Los Reyes			1.9	12.8		Three crowns	La Paz	State of Mexico
10	La Paz †			2.1	14.9	La Paz	A dove

Ridership

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

‡	Terminal
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Pantitlán†‡	45,550,938	124,797
2	La Paz‡	15,636,790	42,841
3	Santa Marta	10,088,191	27,639
4	Guelatao	7,898,506	21,640
5	Tepalcates	7,054,067	19,326
6	Los Reyes	6,242,517	17,103
7	Acatitla	5,846,455	16,018
8	Peñón Viejo	5,025,958	13,770
9	Canal de San Juan	4,813,813	13,189
10	Agrícola Oriental	4,130,829	11,317
Total		112,288,064	307,639

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. ^[7]
   • 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. ^[7]
   • Cablebús ( ) obtained from their official website. ^[8]
   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte. ^[9]
   • Metrobús ( ) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map. ^[10]
   • Mexibús ( ) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map. ^[7]
   • Public buses network ( peseros ) ( ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte. ^[11]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros ( ) obtained from their official website. ^[12]
   • Trolleybuses ( ) obtained from their official website. ^[8]

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
2. "Línea A 2017". MetroCDMX. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
3. "Elimina STC el doble pago para usuarios de la Línea "A" al retirar Torniquetes de Transbordo en Pantitlán" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. "Este viernes, retiran torniquetes de Línea A del Metro". Milenio (in Spanish). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
5. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
6. CDMX, Metro. "Parque Vehicular". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021](PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
12. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.