Line 2 / Línea 2
Interior of Tasqueña and the front view of a NM-02 train
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations24
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-02
Ridership737,396 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened1 August 1970
Technical
Line length20.713 km (13 mi)
Track length23.431 km (15 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map

Cuatro Caminos
Panteones
Tacuba
Mexico City Metro Line 7
Cuitláhuac
Popotla
Colegio Militar
Normal
San Cosme
Revolución
Hidalgo
Mexico City Metro Line 3
Bellas Artes
Mexico City Metro Line 8
Allende
Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
Pino Suárez
Mexico City Metro Line 1
San Antonio Abad
Chabacano
Mexico City Metro Line 8 Mexico City Metro Line 9
Viaducto
Xola
Villa de Cortés
Nativitas
Portales
Ermita
Mexico City Metro Line 12
General Anaya
Tasqueña
Xochimilco Light Rail
Tasqueña yard

Line 2 is one of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro.[2]

The 2 Line is the second oldest in the network, identified by the color blue and runs from West to East and then North to South, turning at the city center. It starts at the border of the city with Estado de México and ends South of the city.

General information

Line 2 connects with Line 7 at Tacuba, Line 3 at Hidalgo, Line 8 at Bellas Artes, Line 1 at Pino Suárez, Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano and Line 12 at Ermita. It is linked with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco at the Tasqueña terminal. It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains.

It runs under the following roads: Calzada San Bartolo Naucalpan in the stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Panteones, Calzada México-Tacuba from Panteones to Normal, Av. Ribera de San Cosme, Av. México - Tenochtitlan from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo/Tenochtitlan to Pino Suárez. From San Antonio Abad it runs at ground level over Calzada San Antonio Abad and Calzada de Tlalpan till the terminus of the line in Tasqueña. With 737,396 passengers per day in 2019, it is the busiest line of the Mexico City Metro.

This line was temporarily served by an NM-02 train printed with landscapes and images of Mexico City.

History

Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch TasqueñaPino Suárez. Pino Suárez station became the first transfer station of the Mexico City Metro, connecting with Line 1, built one year before.

On September 14, the line was expanded towards Tacuba station.

The last expansion of the line occurred in 1984 when two more stations were built: Panteones and Cuatro Caminos, the latter being the first station of the system to serve the State of Mexico. Cuatro Caminos would remain as the only station to serve the suburbs of Mexico City until 1991, when Line A opened and service reached the municipality of Los Reyes La Paz, in the southeastern part of the State of Mexico with the stations Los Reyes and La Paz.

1975 train crash

This line has seen the worst accident in Mexico City history when on October 20, 1975, when there was a crash between two trains at Viaducto metro station. One train was parked at the station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. At least 27 people were killed and several wounded. After this accident, automatic traffic lights were installed in all lines.

Chronology

Rolling stock

Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.[3]

Station list

Key[lower-alpha 1]
Handicapped/disabled access Denotes a partially accessible station
Handicapped/disabled access Denotes a fully accessible station
Mexico City Metro Denotes a metro transfer
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM).
Ecobici Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
Metrobús Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
Mexibús Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
Public buses Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Trolleybus Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
Light trainLight rail interchange Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system

The stations from west to east and from north to south:

Scheme of the Mexico City Metro Line 2
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Location
Between
stations
Total
01 Cuatro Caminos Handicapped/disabled access August 22, 1984 Underground
trench
- 0.0
  • CETRAM Cuatro Caminos
  • RTP Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • Naucalpan State of Mexico
    02 Panteones 1.8 1.8
  • RTP Route: 18
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City
    03 Tacuba Handicapped/disabled access September 14, 1970 1.6 3.4
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 7 Line 7
  • CETRAM Tacuba
  • RTP Routes: 18, 59, 107
  • Public buses Routes: 11-A, 16-B, 16-D, 19-H
  • 04 Cuitláhuac 0.7 4.1
  • RTP Routes: 18, 19, 107, 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 6 Line 6: Calz.México-Tacuba stop (at distance)
  • Public buses Routes: 16-B, 16-D
  • 05 Popotla 0.8 4.9
  • RTP Route: 18
  • Public buses Routes: 16-B, 16-D
  • 06 Colegio Militar 0.6 5.5
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • 07 Normal 0.7 6.2
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 200
  • Public buses Routes: 16-A, 16-B
  • 08 San Cosme 0.8 7.0
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • RTP Route: 59-A
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B, 12-D, 16-A, 16-B
  • Cuauhtémoc
    09 Revolución Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 7.8
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Revolución station (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: México-Tenochtitlan station (at distance)
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • 10 Hidalgo Handicapped/disabled access 0.7 8.5
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Hidalgo station
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Hidalgo station
  • Mexibús Temporary Line 1 service: Hidalgo stop
  • RTP Route: 27-A
  • Trolleybus Line 5 Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • 11 Bellas Artes Handicapped/disabled access 0.6 9.1
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8
  • Ecobici
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Bellas Artes station (north route)
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Bellas Artes stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • 12 Allende 0.5 9.6
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • 13 Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Handicapped/disabled access Underground
    two-story trench
    0.8 10.4
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • Ecobici
  • 14 Pino Suárez Handicapped/disabled access August 1, 1970 Underground
    trench (Lv. -2)
    0.9 11.3
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1 (out of service)
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • CETRAM Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  • Ecobici
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Pino Suárez station (south route)
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • 15 San Antonio Abad Handicapped/disabled access Ground-level, overground access 1.0 12.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 16 Chabacano Handicapped/disabled access August 1, 1970[* 1] 0.8 13.1
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 9 Line 9
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 33, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 17 Viaducto August 1, 1970 0.9 14.0
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • Benito Juárez
    18 Xola Handicapped/disabled access 0.6 14.6
  • Metrobús Line 2 Line 2: Xola station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 19 Villa de Cortés Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 15.4
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 9 Line 9: Villa de Cortés stop
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 20 Nativitas Handicapped/disabled access 0.9 16.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 21 Portales Handicapped/disabled access 1.1 17.4
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 3 Line 3: Miravalle stop (at distance)
  • Public buses Route: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 22 Ermita Handicapped/disabled access 0.9 18.3
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 12 Line 12 (out of service)
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 52-C, 111-A, 145-A (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Public buses Routes: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • 23 General Anaya Handicapped/disabled access 1.0 19.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 116-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • Coyoacán
    24 Tasqueña Handicapped/disabled access Ground-level 1.5 20.8
  • Bus interchange South Bus Terminal
  • CETRAM Tasqueña
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 17-F, 31-B, 81-A, 111-A, 143, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Tasqueña stop
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Central del Sur stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Tasqueña stop
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Central del Sur stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance)
  • Light train Light train Line 1: Tasqueña station
  • Public buses Routes: 2-A, 2-F, 5-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
    1. Chabacano Line 2 was rebuilt as part of the introduction of Line 9 in 1988 to support three-line transfer with middle-platform solution (Line 8 was built in 1994).

    Renamed stations

    DateOld nameNew name
    2021ZócaloZócalo/Tenochtitlan

    Ridership

    The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

    Transfer station
    Terminal
    Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
    1Cuatro Caminos39,378,128107,885
    2Tasqueña26,905,36873,713
    3Zócalo/Tenochtitlan26,138,96071,614
    4Normal12,870,08335,261
    5Tacuba12,081,28733,099
    6Bellas Artes11,057,44130,294
    7Revolución10,775,61929,522
    8Allende10,538,47428,873
    9Chabacano10,452,78628,638
    10Hidalgo9,967,55427,308
    11Pino Suárez9,540,73326,139
    12General Anaya8,881,30624,332
    13San Cosme8,355,45422,892
    14Portales8,201,72622,470
    15Xola8,146,22022,318
    16San Antonio Abad7,897,61121,637
    17Viaducto7,543,94020,668
    18Nativitas7,163,02719,625
    19Cuitláhuac6,794,71518,616
    20Villa de Cortés6,341,50717,374
    21Ermita5,962,15216,335
    22Colegio Militar5,575,40815,275
    23Panteones4,929,73513,506
    24Popotla3,650,21210,001
    Total269,149,446737,396

    Tourism

    Line 2 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    2. Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 2 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 9 August 2011.
    3. http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/parque-vehicular Parque vehicular (Rolling stock)
    4. 1 2 3 "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] (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.

    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 Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† 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]
      • 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]
      • Xochimilco Light Rail (Light trainLight rail interchange) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]
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