Mexico City Metro Line A

Line A / Línea A
FM-86 at Pantitlán
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Mexico City Metro
Locale Mexico City
Termini Metro Pantitlán
Metro La Paz
Stations 10
Ridership 282,868 passengers per day (2017)[1]
Operation
Opened August 12, 1991[2]
Operator(s) Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock FM-86, FM95A, FE-07
Technical
Line length 14.893 km (9 mi)
Track length 17.192 km (11 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

 Pantitlán
Mexico City Metro Line 1 Mexico City Metro Line 5 Mexico City Metro Line 9
Agrícola Oriental
 Canal de San Juan
 Tepalcates
 Guelatao
 Peñón Viejo
 Acatitla
 Santa Marta
Mexico City
State of Mexico
 Los Reyes
 La Paz

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 eighth 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, out of which 14.893 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.

Rolling stock

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 6.[5]

Station list

No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Pantitlán August 12, 1991 Underground - 0.0 Metro Line 1
Metro Line 5
Metro Line 9
Mexibús Line 3
CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Nezahualcoyotl and Chimalhuacán		 Iztacalco
02 Agrícola Oriental August 12, 1991 Surface 1.6 1.6 Trolleybus Line E
Trolleybus Line Q
03 Canal de San Juan August 12, 1991 Surface 1.2 2.8 CETRAM (Bus platforms)
04 Tepalcates August 12, 1991 Surface 1.6 4.4 Metrobús Line 2
CETRAM (Bus platforms)		 Iztapalapa
05 Guelatao August 12, 1991 Surface 1.3 5.7
06 Peñón Viejo August 12, 1991 Surface 2.4 8.1
07 Acatitla August 12, 1991 Surface 1.5 9.6 CETRAM (Bus platforms)
08 Santa Marta August 12, 1991 Surface 1.3 10.9 CETRAM (Bus platforms)
09 Los Reyes August 12, 1991 Surface 1.9 12.8 Los Reyes La Paz
10 La Paz August 12, 1991 Surface 2.1 14.9 CETRAM (Bus platforms)

References

  1. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017". MetroCDMX. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  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. December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Este viernes, retiran torniquetes de Línea A del Metro". Milenio (in Spanish). December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ CDMX, Metro. "Parque Vehicular". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 August 2018.

See also

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