Mexico City Metro Line 2

Line 2 is one of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro.[2]

Line 2 / Línea 2
Interior of Tasqueña and the front view of a NM-02 train
Overview
LocaleMexico City
TerminiCuatro Caminos
Tasqueña
Stations24
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock45 NM-02 trains made by Bombardier México in 2004
Ridership737,396 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened1 August 1970
Technical
Line length20.713 km (13 mi)
Track length23.431 km (15 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map

Cuatro Caminos
Panteones
Tacuba
Cuitláhuac
Popotla
Colegio Militar
Normal
San Cosme
Revolución
Hidalgo
Bellas Artes
Allende
Zócalo
Pino Suárez
San Antonio Abad
Chabacano
Viaducto
Xola
Villa de Cortés
Nativitas
Portales
Ermita
General Anaya
Tasqueña
Tasqueña yard

The 2 Line is the second oldest in the network, identified by the color blue and runs from West to East and then North to South, turning at the city center. It starts at the border of the city with Estado de México and ends South of the city.

General information

Line 2 connects with Line 7 at Tacuba, Line 3 at Hidalgo, Line 8 at Bellas Artes, Line 1 at Pino Suárez, Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano and Line 12 at Ermita. It is linked with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco at the Tasqueña terminal. It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains.

It runs under the following roads: Calzada San Bartolo Naucalpan in the stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Panteones, Calzada México-Tacuba from Panteones to Normal, Av. Ribera de San Cosme, Av. Puente de Alvarado from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo to Pino Suárez. From San Antonio Abad it runs at ground level over Calzada San Antonio Abad and Calzada de Tlalpan till the terminus of the line in Tasqueña.

This line was temporarily served by an NM-02 train printed with landscapes and images of Mexico City.

History

Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch TasqueñaPino Suárez. Pino Suárez station became the first transfer station of the Mexico City Metro, connecting with Line 1, built one year before.

On September 14th, the line was expanded towards Tacuba station.

The last expansion of the line occurred in 1984 when two more stations were built: Panteones and Cuatro Caminos, the latter being the first station of the system to serve the State of Mexico. Cuatro Caminos would remain as the only station to serve the suburbs of Mexico City until 1991, when Line A opened and service reached the municipality of Los Reyes La Paz, in the southeastern part of the State of Mexico with the stations Los Reyes and La Paz.

1975 train crash

This line has seen the worst accident in Mexico City history when on October 20, 1975 when there was a crash between two trains at Viaducto metro station. One train was parked at the station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. At least 27 people were killed and several wounded. After this accident, automatic traffic lights were installed in all lines.

Chronology

Rolling stock

Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.[3]

Station list

No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations
Total
01 Cuatro Caminos August 22, 1984 Underground,
trench.
- 0.0
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Naucalpan and Tlalnepantla
  • Naucalpan State of Mexico
    02 Panteones August 22, 1984 Underground,
    trench.
    1.8 1.8   Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City
    03 Tacuba September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    1.6 3.4
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Naucalpan and Tlalnepantla
  • 04 Cuitláhuac September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.7 4.1
  • Trolleybus Line I
  • 05 Popotla September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.8 4.9  
    06 Colegio Militar September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.6 5.5  
    07 Normal September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.7 6.2  
    08 San Cosme September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.8 7.0   Cuauhtemoc
    09 Revolución September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.8 7.8
  • Metrobús Line 1
  • Metrobús Line 4
  • 10 Hidalgo September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.7 8.5
  • Metrobús Line 1
  • Metrobús Line 4 (North route)
  • Metrobús Line 7
  • Trolleybus Line LL
  • 11 Bellas Artes September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.6 9.1
  • Metrobús Line 4 (North route)
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
  • 12 Allende September 14, 1970 Underground,
    trench.
    0.5 9.6  
    13 Zócalo September 14, 1970 Underground,
    two-story trench.
    0.8 10.4
  • Pino Suárez Station
  • 14 Pino Suárez August 1, 1970 Underground,
    trench (Lv. -2).
    0.9 11.3
  • Metrobús Line 4 (South route)
  • Zócalo Station
  • 15 San Antonio Abad August 1, 1970 Ground-level 1.0 12.3
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line S (at distance)
  • 16 Chabacano August 1, 1970[* 1] Ground-level 0.8 13.1
  • 17 Viaducto August 1, 1970 Ground-level 0.9 14.0   Benito Juárez
    18 Xola August 1, 1970 Ground-level 0.6 14.6
  • Metrobús Line 2 (at distance)
  • 19 Villa de Cortés August 1, 1970 Ground-level 0.8 15.4  
    20 Nativitas August 1, 1970 Ground-level 0.9 16.3  
    21 Portales August 1, 1970 Ground-level 1.1 17.4  
    22 Ermita August 1, 1970 Ground-level 0.9 18.3
  • 23 General Anaya August 1, 1970 Ground-level 1.0 19.3   Coyoacán
    24 Tasqueña August 1, 1970 Ground-level 1.5 20.8
  • Light Rail Line 1
  • South Bus Terminal for Mexico cities.
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Coyoacán and Xochimilco.
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line K (at distance)
    1. Chabacano Line 2 was rebuilt as part of the introduction of Line 9 in 1988 to support three-line transfer with middle-platform solution (Line 8 was built in 1994).

    Ridership

    The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

    Transfer station
    Terminal
    Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
    1Cuatro Caminos39,378,128107,885
    2Tasqueña26,905,36873,713
    3Zócalo26,138,96071,614
    4Normal12,870,08335,261
    5Tacuba12,081,28733,099
    6Bellas Artes11,057,44130,294
    7Revolución10,775,61929,522
    8Allende10,538,47428,873
    9Chabacano10,452,78628,638
    10Hidalgo9,967,55427,308
    11Pino Suárez9,540,73326,139
    12General Anaya8,881,30624,332
    13San Cosme8,355,45422,892
    14Portales8,201,72622,470
    15Xola8,146,22022,318
    16San Antonio Abad7,897,61121,637
    17Viaducto7,543,94020,668
    18Nativitas7,163,02719,625
    19Cuitláhuac6,794,71518,616
    20Villa de Cortés6,341,50717,374
    21Ermita5,962,15216,335
    22Colegio Militar5,575,40815,275
    23Panteones4,929,73513,506
    24Popotla3,650,21210,001
    Total269,149,446737,396

    Tourism

    Line 2 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    References

    1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    2. Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 2 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 9 August 2011.
    3. http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/parque-vehicular Parque vehicular (Rolling stock)
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