Mexico City Metro Line 6

Mexico City Metro Line 6 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Its distinctive color is red. It was the sixth line to be opened.

Line 6 / Línea 6
Metro La Villa-Basílica
Overview
LocaleMexico City
TerminiEl Rosario
Martín Carrera
Connecting lines
Stations11
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-73, NM-79
Ridership136,838 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened21 December 1983[2]
Technical
Line length11.434 km (7 mi)
Track length13.947 km (9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Route map
El Rosario workshops
 El Rosario
Tezozómoc
 UAM-Azcapotzalco
 Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México
Norte 45
 Vallejo
 Instituto del Petróleo
Lindavista
 Deportivo 18 de Marzo
La Villa-Basílica
 Martín Carerra

The line was inaugurated in 1983 and it runs from northwest to northeastern Mexico City. Line 6 has 11 stations and a length of 13.947 km, out of which 11.434 are for service.

Line 6 is the second line in the entire Mexico City Metro network with least passengers, having 23,533,445 users in 2021.[1]

History

Line 6 was opened on 21 December 1983, in the section that goes from El Rosario, serving the estate Unidad Habitacional El Rosario -the biggest estate in the country, to Instituto del Petróleo. The latter became the first transfer station when it was connected to the already existing station of Line 5.

Three years later, on 8 July 1986, the second stretch of the line was inaugurated: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera, connecting with Line 4.

According to the Mexico City Metro Plan published in 2018 by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, Line 6 would be expanded from Martín Carrera eastbound towards Villa de Aragón station of Line B. This extension would have a length of 5.69 km and five new stations.[3]

Chronology

Rolling stock

Line 6 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line 6.[4]

Station list
Key[lower-alpha 1]
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 Metrobús 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 Tren Suburbano system
Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 El Rosario December 21, 1983 Grade level, overground access - 0.0
  • Line 7
  • El Rosario
  • Line 6: El Rosario station
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107
  • Lines 4 and 6: El Rosario stop
    		•  Azcapotzalco
    02 Tezozómoc Underground 1.4 1.4
    03 UAM-Azcapotzalco 1.1 2.5
  • Routes: 59-A, 107, 107-B
    • 04 Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México 1.3 3.8
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B
  • Line 1: Fortuna station
    • 05 Norte 45 1.2 5.0
  • Line 6: Norte 45 station (at distance)
  • Route: 15-A (at distance)
    • 06 Vallejo 0.8 5.8
    07 Instituto del Petróleo 1.0 6.8
  • Line 5
  • Line 6: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance)
  • Routes: 23, 27-A, 103
  • Line 1: Instituto del Petróleo stop (north–south route)
  • Line 8: Montevideo stop (at distance)
    		•  Gustavo A. Madero
    08 Lindavista July 8, 1986 1.4 8.2
  • Route: 104
    • 09 Deportivo 18 de Marzo 1.2 9.4
  • Line 3
  • Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Route: 15-B
    • 10 La Villa-Basílica 0.7 10.1
  • Line 6: La Villa station (at distance)
  • Line 7: Garrido station (at distance)
  • Routes: 25, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Line 5: Garrido stop (at distance)
  • Route: 15-B (at distance)
    • 11 Martín Carrera 1.3 11.4
  • Line 4
  • Martín Carrera
  • Line 6: Martín Carrera station
  • Routes: 33, 37
  • Line 5: Martín Carrera stop
  • Route: 5-A

    • Renamed stations
    DateOld nameNew name
    1996La VillaLa Villa / Basílica
    1998BasílicaDeportivo 18 de Marzo
    2012FerreríaFerrería/Arena Ciudad de México

    Ridership

    The following table shows each of Line 6 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

    † Transfer station
    †‡ Transfer station and terminal
    Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
    1Martín Carrera†‡11,038,85230,243
    2Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México8,679,56323,780
    3Lindavista6,525,78417,879
    4El Rosario†‡5,864,98316,068
    5La Villa-Basílica5,440,13014,904
    6UAM-Azcapotzalco2,947,8478,076
    7Vallejo2,922,7478,008
    8Norte 452,597,2267,116
    9Tezozómoc2,101,6475,758
    10Instituto del Petróleo†1,182,8173,241
    11Deportivo 18 de Marzo†644,2261,765
    Total49,945,822136,838

    Tourism

    Line 6 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    Notes
    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
      • 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.[5]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[6]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[7]
      • 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]
      • Tren Suburbano () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[10]

    References
    1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    2. "Línea 6" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX.
    3. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    4. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    5. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    6. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. 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] (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.
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