Metrorrey

Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey

Metrorrey Logo
Length	23km (Line 1 is 18.5km long, Line 2 is 4.5km long)
Number of Stations	25 (Line 1 has 19, Line 2 has 6)
Areas Served	Monterrey, Guadalupe, San Nicolas de Los Garza* & Escobedo* (*To be served after the completion of the expansion of line 2 in 2007)
Daily Transport Capacity	165,000
Enginners & Designers	Siemens_AG (Signaling and Control Systems), Bombardier (Railways and Railcars), Constructora Garza Ponce Builders
Running Schedule	5:00 - 24:00, trains arrive every 3.5 minutes during rush hour.

The Monterrey Metro is the most modern metro system in Mexico, being most advanced in its service infrastructure; providing the major northern city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, with fast and efficient mass transit services for 15% of its territory. It also has a solid reputation for safety. It currently has 70 high floor electric trains that travel at aprox 57km/h and transports approximately 50 million passengers each year.

The Monterrey Metro, officially known as Metrorrey, has only two lines. Line 1 was opened in 1991 and runs through the center of the city from the north-west to the eastern part of the Monterrey Metropolitan Area. Line 1 runs over an elevated structure, 18.5 km long, with 19 stations and runs parallel to the former 1887 Topo Chico tramline. A complete ride along this line takes about 27 minutes. Line 1 is linked to line 2 at Cuauhtémoc station, located downtown. Line 2 (underground) was opened in 1994, is 4.5 km long and has 6 stations. Line 2 runs from the metro shops located north to the Cuauhtémoc station to Macroplaza and, when completed, it will be 24 km. long.

Cuauhtémoc Station (line 1)

Line 1 section

Cuauhtémoc Station (line 2)

Line 2 section

A 8.5km expansion for line 2 began in August 2005 and is expected to be completed in 2007 in time for the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures which will be held in Monterrey. 1.5km of the expansion will be tunnel from General Anaya and the rest elevated like Line 1. The expansion is as follows from General Anaya:

Regina - Niños Heroes - Universidad - Anáhuac - Juárez - Tapia - Sendero

The expected cost of the expansion is around $200 million USD.

Lines

Metrorrey Map

This photo is a screenshot of a Google Earth file created by the author of this article, a link to download the file is in the external links section of this article

Line 1

San Bernabé – Unidad Modelo – Aztlán – Penitenciaría – Alfonso Reyes – Mitras – Simón Bolívar – Hospital – Edison – Central (Next to Monterrey Central Bus Station) – Cuauhtémoc (linked to line 2) – Del Golfo – Felix U Gómez – Parque Fundidora – Y Griega – Palacio Federal – Lerdo de Tejada – Exposición

Parque Fundidora Station

Félix U. Gómez Station

Line 2

General Anaya – Cuauhtémoc (linked to line 1) – Alameda – Fundadores – Padre Mier – Zaragoza (in the heart of Macroplaza)

General Anaya - Line 2 (underground)

General Anaya Emergency Exit

General Anaya Emergency Exit

Costs

• Single Trip - $4.50 (~0.3 USD)
• 2 Trips - $8.50 (~0.7 USD)
• 4 Trips - $16.00 (~1.3 USD)
• 5 Trips - $20.00 (~1.7 USD)
• 6 Trips - $24.00 (~2 USD)
• Metrobus - $6.00 (~0.5 USD)

Tickets can be purchesed from 1 trip up to 6 trips using only coins. However, the Cuauhtémoc station offers ticket vending machines that accept bills for over 6 trips.

Questions, Complaints and Comments can be reached in the Monterrey area by calling 8375-4445

Additional Photos

Train Interior

Train Leaving Estacion Zaragoza

Leaving Zaragoza

Looking down into the ticketing area of Estacion Zaragoza

Outside Estacion Zaragoza in the Macroplaza

Ticket Vendor

Tickets

Passing Train

External links

• Offical Site of Metrorrey
• Google Earth .kml file of Metrorrey
• Urbanrail.net Metrorrey
• Siemens Recieves Order to Extend the Metro in Monterrey, Mexico
• The Tramways of Monterrey
• Métro Subway Route Calculator for Palm OS, Pocket PC, MS Smartphone, and Symbian
• i-Métro Online Subway Route Calculator