Line A is a Mexico City Metro line operating in Mexico City, Mexico. The line's color is purple. It was the ninth of twelve lines 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 , out of which 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 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 9 at Pantitlán station.
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 .
Rolling stock 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.
Station list
The stations from west to east: No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) ConnectionPictogram LocationBetweenstationsTotal01Pantitlán 12 August 1991Underground-0.0Two flags Iztacalco/Venustiano Carranza Mexico City02Agrícola OrientalGrade-level,overground access1.61.6Two ears of wheat Iztacalco03Canal de San Juan1.22.8Bow of an Aztec canoe04Tepalcates 1.64.4Side view of a pre-Hispanic pottery bowl Iztapalapa05Guelatao1.35.7Museo Cabeza de Juárez sculpture06Peñón Viejo2.48.1 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167 Peñon Viejo rock formation07Acatitla1.59.6 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167Aztec solar day reed08Santa Marta 1.310.9Saint Martha with a pitcher09Los Reyes 1.912.8Three crowns La Paz State of Mexico10La Paz 2.114.9A dove
Ridership The following table shows each of Line A stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
‡ Terminal †‡ Transfer station and terminal
Rank Station Total ridership Average daily 1 Pantitlán†‡ 45,550,938 124,797 2 La Paz‡ 15,636,790 42,841 3 Santa Marta 10,088,191 27,639 4 Guelatao 7,898,506 21,640 5 Tepalcates 7,054,067 19,326 6 Los Reyes 6,242,517 17,103 7 Acatitla 5,846,455 16,018 8 Peñón Viejo 5,025,958 13,770 9 Canal de San Juan 4,813,813 13,189 10 Agrícola Oriental 4,130,829 11,317 Total 112,288,064 307,639
See also List of Mexico City Metro lines
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