Mexico City Metro Line 7 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico.
Opened in 1984, it was the seventh line to be built. Its distinctive color is orange. With a length of and 14 stations, Line 7 runs through western Mexico City from north to south, serving the mayoralties of Azcapotzalco, Miguel Hidalgo, Benito Juárez and Álvaro Obregón. It has transfers with five other lines. In 2021, 51.9 million passengers were accounted for ridership in the line.
Chronology The first stretch of Line 7 was opened in 1984. It has been expanded three more times, the last being in 1988.
December 20, 1984: from Tacuba to Auditorio August 22, 1985: from Auditorio to Tacubaya December 19, 1985: from Tacubaya to Barranca del Muerto November 29, 1988: from Tacuba to El Rosario
Rolling stock Line 7 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
Alstom MP-68: 1984–1999 Concarril NM-73: 1984–present Concarril NM-79: 1984–present Alstom MP-82: 1985–1994 Concarril NM-83: 1990–present CAF NM-02: 2009–present
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 33 are in service in Line 7.
Station list
The stations from north to south are:
StationOpenedLevelDistance (km)ConnectionsLocationBetweenstationsTotalEl Rosario November 29, 1988Grade level-0.0AzcapotzalcoAquiles SerdánUnderground1.81.8Camarones1.53.3Refinería 1.14.4Tacuba December 20, 19841.45.8Miguel HidalgoSan Joaquín1.67.4Polanco1.38.7Auditorio1.09.7ConstituyentesAugust 22, 19851.611.3Tacubaya 1.212.5San Pedro de los PinosDecember 19, 19851.213.7 Benito JuárezSan Antonio0.814.5Mixcoac 0.915.4Barranca del Muerto 1.617.0Álvaro Obregón Ridership The following table shows each of Line 7 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
† Transfer station ‡ Terminal †‡ Transfer station and terminal
Rank Station Total ridership Average daily 1 Barranca del Muerto‡ 16,681,529 45,703 2 El Rosario†‡ 12,792,425 35,048 3 Polanco 13,028,555 35,695 4 Auditorio 12,503,639 34,257 5 San Joaquín 10,755,360 29,467 6 Mixcoac† 8,073,781 22,120 7 Aquiles Serdán 5,785,502 15,851 8 Camarones 5,697,048 15,608 9 San Antonio 5,293,530 14,503 10 San Pedro de los Pinos 4,993,274 13,680 11 Refinería 3,980,593 10,906 12 Tacuba† 3,173,516 8,695 13 Constituyentes 3,042,974 8,337 14 Tacubaya† 2,350,325 6,439 Total 108,152,051 296,307
Tourism Line 7 passes near several places of interest:
Polanco, upscale district in Mexico City. Bosque de Chapultepec, city park. Chapultepec Zoo Auditorio Nacional, entertainment venue. Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City. Mixcoac, neighborhood designated barrio mágico (magical neighborhood).
See also List of Mexico City Metro lines
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