Mexico City Metro Line A

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.

Line A / Línea A
FE-07 at the Agrícola Oriental station.
Overview
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
LocaleMexico City
TerminiPantitlán
La Paz
Stations10
Ridership307,639 passengers per day (2019)[1]
Operation
Opened12 August 1991[2]
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockFM-86, FM-95A, FE-07
Technical
Line length14.893 km (9 mi)
Track length17.192 km (11 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line
Route map

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

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.

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.[5]

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 A.[6]

Station list
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Pantitlán 12 August 1991 Underground - 0.0 Iztacalco Mexico City
02 Agrícola Oriental 12 August 1991 Surface 1.6 1.6
03 Canal de San Juan 12 August 1991 Surface 1.2 2.8
04 Tepalcates 12 August 1991 Surface 1.6 4.4 Iztapalapa
05 Guelatao 12 August 1991 Surface 1.3 5.7
06 Peñón Viejo 12 August 1991 Surface 2.4 8.1
07 Acatitla 12 August 1991 Surface 1.5 9.6
08 Santa Marta 12 August 1991 Surface 1.3 10.9
09 Los Reyes 12 August 1991 Surface 1.9 12.8 Los Reyes La Paz State of Mexico
10 La Paz 12 August 1991 Surface 2.1 14.9

Ridership

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

‡ Terminal
†‡ Transfer station and terminal
Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
1Pantitlán†‡45,550,938124,797
2La Paz‡15,636,79042,841
3Santa Marta10,088,19127,639
4Guelatao7,898,50621,640
5Tepalcates7,054,06719,326
6Los Reyes6,242,51717,103
7Acatitla5,846,45516,018
8Peñón Viejo5,025,95813,770
9Canal de San Juan4,813,81313,189
10Agrícola Oriental4,130,82911,317
Total112,288,064307,639

See also

References
  1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  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. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "Este viernes, retiran torniquetes de Línea A del Metro". Milenio (in Spanish). 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. CDMX, Metro. "Parque Vehicular". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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