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Mexico City Metro Line 2

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Line 2 Cuatro Caminos–Tasqueña
Interior of Tasqueña and the front view of a NM-02 train
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations24
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-02
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
Mexico City Metro Line 7
Cuitláhuac
Popotla
Colegio Militar
Normal
San Cosme
Revolución
Hidalgo
Mexico City Metro Line 3
Bellas Artes
Mexico City Metro Line 8
Allende
Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
Pino Suárez
Mexico City Metro Line 1
San Antonio Abad
Chabacano
Mexico City Metro Line 8 Mexico City Metro Line 9
Viaducto
Xola
Villa de Cortés
Nativitas
Portales
Ermita
Mexico City Metro Line 12
General Anaya
Tasqueña
Xochimilco Light Rail
Tasqueña yard

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

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

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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. México - Tenochtitlan from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo/Tenochtitlan 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. With 737,396 passengers per day in 2019, it is the busiest line of the Mexico City Metro.

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

History

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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 14, 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

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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

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Rolling stock

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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

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Key[a]
Handicapped/disabled access Denotes a partially accessible station
Handicapped/disabled access Denotes a fully accessible station
Mexico City Metro Denotes a metro transfer
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM).
Ecobici Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
Metrobús Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
Public buses Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Trolleybus Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
Light trainLight rail interchange Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system

The stations from west to east and from north to south:

Scheme of the Mexico City Metro Line 2
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Pictogram Location
Between
stations
Total
01 Cuatro Caminos Handicapped/disabled access August 22, 1984 Underground
trench
- 0.0
  • CETRAM Cuatro Caminos
  • RTP Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • Mexicable Line 3: Cuatro Caminos (under planning)
  • Toreo de Cuatro Caminos bull fighting ring Naucalpan State of Mexico
    02 Panteones 1.8 1.8
  • RTP Route: 18
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • A graveyard Miguel Hidalgo Mexico City
    03 Tacuba Handicapped/disabled access September 14, 1970 1.6 3.4
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 7 Line 7
  • CETRAM Tacuba
  • RTP Routes: 18, 59, 107
  • Public buses Routes: 11-A, 16-B, 16-D, 19-H
  • Three flowers
    04 Cuitláhuac 0.7 4.1
  • RTP Routes: 18, 19, 107, 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 6 Line 6: Calz.México-Tacuba stop (at distance)
  • Public buses Routes: 16-B, 16-D
  • An Aztec battle shield
    05 Popotla 0.8 4.9
  • RTP Route: 18
  • Public buses Routes: 16-B, 16-D
  • An ahuehuete tree
    06 Colegio Militar 0.6 5.5
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
  • The coat of arms of the Military Academy
    07 Normal 0.7 6.2
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 200
  • Public buses Routes: 16-A, 16-B
  • The main building of the Normal tower
    08 San Cosme 0.8 7.0
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • RTP Route: 59-A
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B, 12-D, 16-A, 16-B
  • A balcony of a colonial building Cuauhtémoc
    09 Revolución Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 7.8
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Revolución station (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: México-Tenochtitlan station (at distance)
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • Monumento a la Revolución
    10 Hidalgo Handicapped/disabled access 0.7 8.5
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Hidalgo station
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Hidalgo station
  • RTP Route: 27-A
  • Trolleybus Line 5 Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • A profile of Hidalgo
    11 Bellas Artes Handicapped/disabled access 0.6 9.1
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8
  • Ecobici
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Bellas Artes station (north route)
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Bellas Artes stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • The Bellas Artes opera house and museum
    12 Allende 0.5 9.6
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • A bust of Ignacio Allende
    13 Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Handicapped/disabled access Underground
    two-story trench
    0.8 10.4
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • Ecobici
  • The coat of arms of Mexico
    14 Pino Suárez Handicapped/disabled access August 1, 1970 Underground
    trench (Lv. -2)
    0.9 11.3
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • CETRAM Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  • Ecobici
  • Metrobús Line 4 Line 4: Pino Suárez station (south route)
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • A pyramid dedicated to Ehecatl
    15 San Antonio Abad Handicapped/disabled access Ground-level, overground access 1.0 12.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • St. Anthony the Great
    16 Chabacano Handicapped/disabled access August 1, 1970[* 1] 0.8 13.1
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 9 Line 9
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 33, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • An apricot
    17 Viaducto August 1, 1970 0.9 14.0
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange Benito Juárez
    18 Xola Handicapped/disabled access 0.6 14.6
  • Metrobús Line 2 Line 2: Xola station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A coconut palm tree
    19 Villa de Cortés Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 15.4
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 9 Line 9: Villa de Cortés stop
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A helmet
    20 Nativitas Handicapped/disabled access 0.9 16.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A trajinera
    21 Portales Handicapped/disabled access 1.1 17.4
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 3 Line 3: Miravalle stop (at distance)
  • Public buses Route: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • An architectural portal
    22 Ermita Handicapped/disabled access 0.9 18.3
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 12 Line 12
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 52-C, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A chapel
    23 General Anaya Handicapped/disabled access 1.0 19.3
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 116-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A military officer next to a cannon Coyoacán
    24 Tasqueña Handicapped/disabled access Ground-level 1.5 20.8
  • Bus interchange South Bus Terminal
  • CETRAM Tasqueña
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 17-F, 31-B, 81-A, 111-A, 143, 145-A
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Tasqueña stop
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Central del Sur stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Tasqueña stop
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Central del Sur stop (at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance)
  • Light train Light train Line 1: Tasqueña station
  • Public buses Routes: 2-A, 2-F, 5-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • A crescent moon
    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).

    Renamed stations

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    Date Old name New name
    2021 Zócalo Zócalo/Tenochtitlan

    Ridership

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    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
    1 Cuatro Caminos 39,378,128 107,885
    2 Tasqueña 26,905,368 73,713
    3 Zócalo/Tenochtitlan 26,138,960 71,614
    4 Normal 12,870,083 35,261
    5 Tacuba 12,081,287 33,099
    6 Bellas Artes 11,057,441 30,294
    7 Revolución 10,775,619 29,522
    8 Allende 10,538,474 28,873
    9 Chabacano 10,452,786 28,638
    10 Hidalgo 9,967,554 27,308
    11 Pino Suárez 9,540,733 26,139
    12 General Anaya 8,881,306 24,332
    13 San Cosme 8,355,454 22,892
    14 Portales 8,201,726 22,470
    15 Xola 8,146,220 22,318
    16 San Antonio Abad 7,897,611 21,637
    17 Viaducto 7,543,940 20,668
    18 Nativitas 7,163,027 19,625
    19 Cuitláhuac 6,794,715 18,616
    20 Villa de Cortés 6,341,507 17,374
    21 Ermita 5,962,152 16,335
    22 Colegio Militar 5,575,408 15,275
    23 Panteones 4,929,735 13,506
    24 Popotla 3,650,212 10,001
    Total 269,149,446 737,396

    Tourism

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    Line 2 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b "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)
    4. ^ a b c "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    5. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    6. ^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    7. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. ^ "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

    Notes

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    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]
      • 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 Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† are partially accessible.[4]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[5]
      • Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[6]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[7]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[8]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[9]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[10]
      • Xochimilco Light Rail (Light trainLight rail interchange) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[4]