Mexico City Metro Line 1
| Line 1 / Línea 1 | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mexico City Metro | ||
| Locale | Mexico City | ||
| Termini |
Metro Observatorio Metro Pantitlán | ||
| Stations | 20 | ||
| Ridership | 245 million per annum (2011)[1] | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | September 4, 1969 | ||
| Operator(s) | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) | ||
| Rolling stock |
- Trains MP-68 made in France in 1968, refurbished by CAF - Trains NE-92 made in Spain in 1992 - Trains NM-83 made in Mexico between 1983 and 1991 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 16.654 km (10 mi) | ||
| Track length | 18.828 km (12 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | Third rail | ||
| Operating speed | 36 km/h (22 mph) | ||
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Mexico City Metro Line 1 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Officially inaugurated in 1969, it went to become the first metro line to be built in the country. Its identifying color is pink and it runs through the city from west to east.
History
The first section of Line 1 was opened on 4 September 1969 as part of Mexico City Metro's first construction stage. To the original route Chapultepec – Zaragoza new station Juanacatlán was added to the west on 11 April 1970, and the first correspondencia transfer station became functional on 1 August 1970, when Line 2 was opened. The two westernmost stations Tacubaya and current terminal Observatorio were inaugurated on 20 November 1970 and 10 June 1971 respectively.
Station Pantitlán was opened on 22 August 1984 as eastern terminal during a fourth and final expansion. All twenty stations have operated since then, running a total track length of 18.83 km, of which 16.65 km are passenger track. The 1 is the only line in the network that is fully underground except for some surface track in Observatorio used for maintenance.
The line is built under several avenues: Parque Lira, Pedro Antonio de los Santos, Circuito Interior, Avenida de los Insurgentes, Avenida Chapultepec, Arcos de Belén, Balderas, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, José María Izazaga, Isabel la Católica, Anillo de Circunvalación, Congreso de la Unión, Eduardo Molina, and Ignacio Zaragoza, it commutes with Line 7 and 9 at the Station Tacubaya, Line 3 at Balderas, Line 8 at Salto del Agua, Line 2 at Pino Suárez, Line 4 at Candelaria, Line B at San Lázaro and Lines 5, 9 and A at Pantitlán.
Chronology
- September 4, 1969: from Chapultepec to Zaragoza.
- April 11, 1970: from Chapultepec to Juanacatlán.
- November 20, 1970: from Juanacatlán to Tacubaya.
- June 10, 1971: from Tacubaya to Observatorio.
- August 22, 1984: from Zaragoza to Pantitlán.
Station list
| Station No. |
Station | Date opened | Level | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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| Between stations |
Total | ||||||
| 01 | Pantitlán | August 22, 1984 | Underground, trench. |
- | 0.0 |   Metro Line 5  Metro Line 9  Metro Line AMexibús Line 3 CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Nezahualcoyotl and Chimalhuacán |
Venustiano Carranza |
| 02 | Zaragoza | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
1.5 | 1.5 | CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Nezahualcoyotl and Chimalhuacán | |
| 03 | Gomez Farías | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 04 | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.7 | 3.1 |   Trolleybus Line G | |
| 05 | Balbuena | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 06 | Moctezuma | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.8 | 4.7 |   Metrobús Line 4 (South Route) (at distance) | |
| 07 | San Lázaro | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.6 | 5.4 |  Metro Line B Metrobús Line 4  Metrobús Line 5East Bus Terminal (TAPO) for Mexico eastern cities. CETRAM (Bus platforms) for city-east. | |
| 08 | Candelaria | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
1.1 | 6.4 |  Metro Line 4 | |
| 09 | Merced | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.9 | 7.3 | Metrobús Line 4 (South Route) | |
| 10 | Pino Suárez | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.8 | 8.2 |  Metro Line 2 Metrobús Line 4 (South route)Zócalo Station |
Cuauhtémoc |
| 11 | Isabel la Católica | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.5 | 8.7 | ||
| 12 | Salto del Agua | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.6 | 9.3 |  Metro Line 8 Cero Emissions Corridor Line A | |
| 13 | Balderas | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.6 | 9.9 |  Metro Line 3  Metrobús Line 3 | |
| 14 | Cuauhtémoc | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.5 | 10.5 | Metrobús Line 3 | |
| 15 | Insurgentes | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.9 | 11.4 |  Metrobús Line 1 | |
| 16 | Sevilla | September 4, 1969 | Underground, trench. |
0.8 | 12.2 | ||
| 17 | Chapultepec | September 4, 1969 | Underground, two-story trench. |
0.6 | 12.9 | Cero Emissions Corridor Line S Trolleybus Line I Metrobús Line 7 (planned) | |
| 18 | Juanacatlán | April 11, 1970 | Underground, two-story trench. |
1.1 | 14.0 | Miguel Hidalgo | |
| 19 | Tacubaya | November 20, 1970 | Underground, multi-story trench. |
1.3 | 15.2 |  Metro Line 7 Metro Line 9  Metrobús Line 2CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Santa Fé and Cuajimalpa | |
| 20 | Observatorio | June 10, 1972 | Hillside trench | 1.4 | 16.7 | Mexico-Toluca Intercity Rail. (Under Construction) West Bus Terminal for Mexico western cities. CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Santa Fé and Cuajimalpa.  Metro Line 12 (under construction) Metro Line 9 (planned) |
Álvaro Obregón |
References
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