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Mexico City Metro Line A

Metro line in Mexico City

Line A / Línea A
FE-07 at the Agrícola Oriental station.
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Pantitlán La Paz
Connecting lines	Pantitlán
Stations	10
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	FM-86, FM-95A, FE-07
Ridership	307,639 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	12 August 1991[2]
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
Electrification	Overhead line
Route map Legend Pantitlán Agrícola Oriental Canal de San Juan Tepalcates Guelatao Peñón Viejo Acatitla Santa Marta Mexico City State of Mexico Los Reyes La Paz This diagram: view talk edit

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.

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 (10.683 mi), out of which 14.893 km (9.254 mi) 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[edit]

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 9atPantitlán 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 (8.20 mi).^[5]

Rolling stock[edit]

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

• Concarril FM-86: 1991–present
• Concarril FM-95A: 1998–present
• CAF FE-07: 2010–present

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line A.^[6]

Station list[edit]

Key^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM).
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
	Denotes a connection with the public bus system
	Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
	Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

The stations from east to west:

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Pantitlán ‡	12 August 1991	Underground	-	0.0	Line 1 Line 5 Line 9 (out of service) Pantitlán Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station Line III: Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G Temporary Line 9 service: Pantitlán stop	Iztacalco / Venustiano Carranza	Mexico City
02	Agrícola Oriental		Grade-level, overground access	1.6	1.6	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 (also temporary Line 9 service) Route: 11-G	Iztacalco
03	Canal de San Juan			1.2	2.8	Line 2: Canal de San Juan station (at distance) Routes: 47-A, 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 4-B, 4-C, 9-B (at distance), 9-E (at distance), 14-A (at distance)
04	Tepalcates †			1.6	4.4	Tepalcates Line 2: Tepalcates station Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 9-D, 9-E	Iztapalapa
05	Guelatao			1.3	5.7	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Route: 9-D
06	Peñón Viejo			2.4	8.1	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
07	Acatitla			1.5	9.6	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
08	Santa Marta †			1.3	10.9	Santa Marta Line 2: Santa Marta station Line 10: Santa Marta station (under construction) Line 11: Santa Marta station (under construction) Routes: 1-D, 52-C
09	Los Reyes			1.9	12.8		La Paz	State of Mexico
10	La Paz †			2.1	14.9	La Paz

Ridership[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes[edit]

1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[7]

Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.^[7]

Cablebús () obtained from their official website.^[8]

Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[9]

Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[10]

Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[7]

Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[11]

Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[12]

Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[8]

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