Metrorrey Line 2

Line 2 is a line on the Monterrey Metro system. It has 13 stations and it runs 13.036 km from Sendero to Zaragoza. The line opened on 30 November 1994.

Line 2
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMonterrey
TerminiSendero
Zaragoza
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMonterrey Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey
History
Opened30 November 1994
Technical
Line length13.036 km (8.100 mi)
Track length13.750 km (8.544 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map

 Sendero
 Santiago Tapia
 San Nicolás
 Anáhuac
 Universidad
 Niños Héroes
Regina
 General Anaya
 Cuauhtémoc
Alameda
 Fundadores
 Padre Mier
 Zaragoza

History

Construction for Line 2 started on February 1993 and was inaugurated on November 30, 1994, in the stretch from General Anaya to Zaragoza.[1] After 14 years, the second stage of the line, from Regina to Universidad, was inaugurated on October 31, 2007 by José Natividad González Parás, Governor of Nuevo León from 2003 to 2009.[2] The last section of Line 2 was inaugurated one year later, on October 1, 2008, form Anáhuac to Sendero, the current northern terminus of the line.

Chronology

Station list
No. Logo Station Date opened Level Transfer(s) Location
01 Sendero October 1, 2008 Elevated Escobedo / San Nicolás de los Garza
02 Tapia October 1, 2008 Elevated San Nicolás de los Garza
03 San Nicolás October 1, 2008 Elevated
04 Anáhuac October 1, 2008 Elevated
05 Universidad October 31, 2007 Elevated
06 Niños Héroes October 31, 2007 Elevated Monterrey
07 Regina October 31, 2007 Underground
08 General Anaya November 30, 1994 Underground
09 Cuauhtémoc November 30, 1994 Underground Metro Line 1
10 Alameda November 30, 1994 Underground
11 Fundadores November 30, 1994 Underground
12 Padre Mier November 30, 1994 Underground
13 Zaragoza November 30, 1994 Underground

References
  1. "Metrorrey: Sistema de transporte metro en Monterrey". Movimet (in Spanish). December 24, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. "Inaugura González Parás extensión de la línea 2 del Metrorrey". Proceso (in Spanish). November 1, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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