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Native name | Línea A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Mexico City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connecting lines | Pantitlán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 [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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Line A has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line A. [6]
† | 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 | ||
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Between stations | Total | ||||||||
01 | Pantitlán ‡ | 12 August 1991 | Underground | - | 0.0 | Two flags | Iztacalco / Venustiano Carranza | Mexico City | |
02 | Agrícola Oriental | Grade-level, overground access | 1.6 | 1.6 | Two ears of wheat | Iztacalco | |||
03 | Canal de San Juan | 1.2 | 2.8 | A bow of an Aztec canoe | |||||
04 | Tepalcates † | 1.6 | 4.4 | Side view of a pre-Hispanic pottery bowl | Iztapalapa | ||||
05 | Guelatao | 1.3 | 5.7 | Museo Cabeza de Juárez sculpture | |||||
06 | Peñón Viejo | 2.4 | 8.1 | Aztec-based Peñon Viejo rock formation glyph | |||||
07 | Acatitla | 1.5 | 9.6 | Aztec solar day reed | |||||
08 | Santa Marta † | 1.3 | 10.9 | 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 | A dove |
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 |
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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 |
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