Mexico City Metro Line 6 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Its distinctive color is red. It was the sixth line to be opened.
The line was inaugurated in 1983 and it runs from northwest to northeastern Mexico City. Line 6 has 11 stations and a length of , out of which are for service.
Line 6 is the second line in the entire Mexico City Metro network with least passengers, having 23,533,445 users in 2021.
History Line 6 was opened on 21 December 1983, in the section that goes from El Rosario, serving the estate Unidad Habitacional El Rosario -the biggest estate in the country, to Instituto del Petróleo. The latter became the first transfer station when it was connected to the already existing station of Line 5.
Three years later, on 8 July 1986, the second stretch of the line was inaugurated: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera, connecting with Line 4.
According to the Mexico City Metro Plan published in 2018 by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, Line 6 would be expanded from Martín Carrera eastbound towards Villa de Aragón station of Line B. This extension would have a length of and five new stations.
Chronology
21 December 1983: from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo 8 July 1986: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera
Rolling stock Line 6 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
Alstom MP-68: 1983–1994 Concarril NM-73: 1983–present Concarril NM-79: 2015–present
As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line 6.
Station list
The stations from west to east:
StationOpenedLevelDistance (km)ConnectionsLocationBetweenstationsTotalEl Rosario December 21, 1983Grade-level0.0AzcapotzalcoTezozómocUnderground1.41.4UAM-Azcapotzalco1.12.5 59A, 107, 107BFerrería/Arena Ciudad de México1.33.8Norte 451.25.0 15AVallejo0.85.8 (at Poniente 128)Instituto del Petróleo1.06.8Gustavo A. MaderoLindavistaJuly 8, 19861.48.2 104Deportivo 18 de Marzo 1.29.4La Villa-Basílica0.710.1Martín Carrera 1.311.4
Ridership The following table shows each of Line 6 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
† Transfer station †‡ Transfer station and terminal
Rank Station Total ridership Average daily 1 Martín Carrera†‡ 11,038,852 30,243 2 Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México 8,679,563 23,780 3 Lindavista 6,525,784 17,879 4 El Rosario†‡ 5,864,983 16,068 5 La Villa-Basílica 5,440,130 14,904 6 UAM-Azcapotzalco 2,947,847 8,076 7 Vallejo 2,922,747 8,008 8 Norte 45 2,597,226 7,116 9 Tezozómoc 2,101,647 5,758 10 Instituto del Petróleo† 1,182,817 3,241 11 Deportivo 18 de Marzo† 644,226 1,765 Total 49,945,822 136,838
Tourism Line 6 passes near several places of interest:
Mexico City Arena, an indoor arena used to host concerts, sports, and other events. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, basilica and national shrine of Mexico.
See also List of Mexico City Metro lines
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