Mexico City Metro Line 6

Line 6 / Línea 6
Metro La Villa / Basílica
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Metro El Rosario Metro Martín Carrera
Stations	11
Ridership	136,009 passengers per day (2017)[1]
Operation
Opened	December 21, 1983[2]
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-73, NM-79
Technical
Line length	11.434 km (7 mi)
Track length	13.947 km (9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map El Rosario Tezozómoc Azcapotzalco Ferrería / Arena Ciudad de México Norte 45 Vallejo Instituto del Petróleo Lindavista Deportivo 18 de Marzo La Villa / Basílica Martín Carerra

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.

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 49,182,195 users in 2016.^[3]

History

Line 6 was opened on December 21, 1983, in the section that goes from El Rosario, serving the estate Unidad Habitacional El Rosario -the biggest estate in the country, to Metro 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 July 8, 1986, the second stretch of the line was inaugurated: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera, connecting with Line 4.

Chronology

• December 21, 1983: from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo
• July 8, 1986: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera

Rolling stock

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

• Alstom MP-68: 1983–1994
• Concarril NM-73: 1983–present
• Concarril NM-79: 2015–present

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

Station list

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	El Rosario	December 21, 1983	Surface	-	0.0	Metro Line 7 Metrobús Line 6 Trolleybus Line G Trolleybus Line I CETRAM (Bus platforms)	Azcapotzalco
02	Tezozómoc	December 21, 1983	Underground	1.4	1.4
03	Azcapotzalco	December 21, 1983	Underground	1.1	2.5
04	Ferrería / Arena Ciudad de México	December 21, 1983	Underground	1.3	3.8	Ferrocarril Suburbano Line 1
05	Norte 45	December 21, 1983	Underground	1.2	5.0
06	Vallejo	December 21, 1983	Underground	0.8	5.8
07	Instituto del Petróleo	December 21, 1983	Underground	1.0	6.8	Metro Line 5 Metrobús Line 6 Trolleybus Line A	Gustavo A. Madero
08	Lindavista	July 8, 1986	Underground	1.4	8.2
09	Deportivo 18 de Marzo	July 8, 1986	Underground	1.2	9.4	Metro Line 3 Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 6 CETRAM (Bus platforms)
10	La Villa / Basílica	July 8, 1986	Underground	0.7	10.1	Trolleybus Line LL
11	Martín Carrera	July 8, 1986	Underground	1.3	11.4	Metro Line 4 Trolleybus Line LL CETRAM (Bus platforms)

Tourism

Line 6 passes near several places of interest:

• Mexico City Arena, indoor arena used to host concerts, sports, and other events.
• Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, basilica and National shrine of Mexico.

References

See also

• Mexico City Metro