Mexico City Metro Line 1

Metro line in Mexico City

Line 1 Observatorio–Pantitlán

Observatorio terminal

Overview
Locale| Mexico City
Termini|

* Observatorio
* Pantitlán

Connecting lines|

* Observatorio
* Tacubaya
* Balderas
* Salto del Agua
* Pino Suárez
* Candelaria
* San Lázaro
* Pantitlán

Stations| 20
Service
Type| Rapid transit
System| Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)| Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock| NM-16, NM-22
Ridership| 665,171 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened| 4 September 1969
Technical
Line length| 16.654 km (10 mi)
Track length| 18.828 km (12 mi)
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
Electrification| Guide bars
Operating speed| 36 km/h (22 mph)

Route map

Legend

|  |  |

|  |

Observatorio yard

|
|
|
|

|  |

|  | Observatorio |

|  |

|  | Tacubaya |

|  |

|  | Juanacatlán
|  |

|  | Chapultepec
|  |

|  | Sevilla
|  |

|  | Insurgentes
|  |

|  | Cuauhtémoc
|  |

|  | Balderas |

|  |

|  | Salto del Agua |

|  |

|  | Isabel la Católica
|  |

|  | Pino Suárez |

|  |

|  | Merced
|  |

|  | Candelaria |

|  |

|  | San Lázaro |

|  |

|  | Moctezuma
|  |

|  | Balbuena
|  |

|  | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
|  |

|  | Gómez Farías
|  |

|  | Zaragoza
|  |

|  |

Zaragoza workshops

|  |

|  | Pantitlán |

|  |  |  |  |  |

This diagram:

* view
* talk
* edit

Mexico City Metro Line 1 is one of the twelve Metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Officially inaugurated in 1969, it was the first metro line to be built in the country. Its identifying color is pink, and it runs west–east.

Juanacatlán, Tacubaya, and Observatorio, Chapultepec, Sevilla, Insurgentes, Cuauhtémoc, Balderas, and Salto del Agua stations are currently closed for reconstruction through September 2024.

The line is built under several avenues: Parque Lira, Pedro Antonio de los Santos, Circuito Interior, Avenida de los Insurgentes, Avenida Chapultepec, Arcos de Belén, Balderas, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, José María Izazaga, Isabel la Católica, Anillo de Circunvalación, Congreso de la Unión, Eduardo Molina, and Ignacio Zaragoza.

It connects with Lines 7 and 9 at the Station Tacubaya, Line 3 at Balderas, Line 8 at Salto del Agua, Line 2 at Pino Suárez, Line 4 at Candelaria, Line B at San Lázaro and Lines 5, 9 and A at Pantitlán. When Line 12 extension is completed, it will also connect with Line 12 at Observatorio.[2]

## History

[edit]

Chapultepec station during the first day of operations after the inauguration.

The first section of Line 1 was opened on 4 September 1969 as part of Mexico City Metro's first construction stage, it was inaugurated by Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970, and Alfonso Corona del Rosal, Regent of the Federal District Department.[3] The inauguration ceremony took place at the Insurgentes station.[4]

The next day the line was opened to the public. To the original route (Chapultepec–Zaragoza) a new station, Juanacatlán, was added to the west on 11 April 1970, and the first correspondencia (a transfer station) became functional on 1 August 1970 when Line 2 was opened. The two westernmost stations Tacubaya and current terminal Observatorio were inaugurated on 20 November 1970 and 10 June 1972 respectively.

Station Pantitlán was opened on 22 August 1984 as the eastern terminal during a fourth and final expansion. All twenty stations have operated since then, running a total track length of 18.83 km (11.70 mi), of which 16.65 km (10.35 mi) are passenger track. The 1 is the only line in the network that is fully underground except for some surface track in Observatorio used for maintenance.

As of 2020, an extension of Line 12 is under construction, this stretch will connect Line 12 with Line 1 at the Observatorio station.[2]

Temporary platform installed at Balderas station

Authorities warned on 10 August 2020 that Line 1 is in danger of a major fire due to an aging electrical system that is in need of major improvements. Lines 1, 2, and 3 report an average of 2.5 electrical failures daily.[5] As a result, the line started undergo renovations that require its closure. The first closure was from Pantitlán to Salto de Agua stations starting on 11 July 2022 and it was expected to conclude in March 2023. The second closure was expected to start in March 2023 from Balderas to Observatorio stations and was expected to conclude in August 2023. During both periods, all railway elements will be replaced with modern material, the wiring will be replaced, damage due to leaks and cracks will be repaired, stations that are not yet modernized will be updated, and accessibility will be added to stations that lack it.[6][7]

In April 2023, Siemens Mobility claimed that they would install CBTC on Line 1.[8] On October 29, 2023, the modernized section of Line 1 was inaugurated.[9] Salto del Agua and Balderas stations was reopened on September 13, 2024.[10] The second stage is expected to begin on 9 November 2023.[11]

## Chronology

[edit]

* September 4, 1969: from Chapultepec to Zaragoza.
* April 11, 1970: from Chapultepec to Juanacatlán.
* November 20, 1970: from Juanacatlán to Tacubaya.
* June 10, 1972: from Tacubaya to Observatorio.
* August 22, 1984: from Zaragoza to Pantitlán.

## Rolling stock

[edit]

Line 1 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

* Alstom MP-68, 1969–2018
* Concarril NM-73, 1978–2018
* Alstom MP-82, 1985–1994
* Concarril NM-83, 1989–2018
* CAF NE-92, 1994–2023
* Bombardier NC-82, 2006–2007
* Concarril NM-79, 2011–2012
* CAF NM-16, since 2019
* CRRC NM-22, since 2024

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 49 are in service in Line 1.[12]

## Station list

[edit]

Key[a] †  | Denotes a partially accessible station

|

‡  | Denotes a fully accessible station
| Denotes a metro transfer
| Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
| Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
| Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
| Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
| Denotes a connection with the public bus system
| Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
| Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

The stations from west to east:

No.  | Station  | Date opened  | Level  | Distance (km)  | Connection  | Pictogram  | Location

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Between
stations  | Total
01  | Pantitlán ‡  | August 22, 1984  | Underground
trench  | \-  | 0.0  |
* Line 5
* Line 9
* Line A
* Pantitlán
* Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station
* Line III: Pantitlán station
* Route: 168
* Line 2: Pantitlán stop
* Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G
| Two flags  | Venustiano Carranza
02  | Zaragoza ‡  | September 4, 1969  | 1.5  | 1.5  |
* Zaragoza
* Routes: 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167
| A silhouette of the Ignacio Zaragoza statue
03  | Gomez Farías †  | 0.9  | 2.4  |  | A representation of the Mexican Constitution of 1857
04  | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo † | 0.7  | 3.1  |
* Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
* Route: 43
* Line 4: Boulevard Puerto Aéreo stop
* Routes: 20-B, 22-D
| An air vent under a road bridge
05  | Balbuena †  | 0.8  | 3.9  |
* Balbuena
| Four flowers, with four petals each
06  | Moctezuma †  | 0.8  | 4.7  |
* Line 4 Moctezuma station (at distance)
* Line 5 Moctezuma station (at distance)
* Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H (all at distance)
| A feathered headdress
07  | San Lázaro ‡  | 0.7  | 5.4  |
* Line B
* San Lázaro
* Line 4: San Lázaro station
* Line 5: San Lázaro station
* East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
| A steam locomotive
08  | Candelaria | 1.1  | 6.4  |
* Line 4
* Line 4: Cecilio Robelo station (at distance)
* Route: 37
* Route: 5-A
| A swimming duck
09  | Merced ‡  | 0.9  | 7.3  |
* Line 4: La Merced station
* Route: 5-A
| A box with apples
10  | Pino Suárez ‡  | 0.8  | 8.2  |
* Line 2
* Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
* Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
* * Line 4: Pino Suárez station (south route)
* Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
* Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| A pyramid dedicated to Ehecatl  | Cuauhtémoc
11  | Isabel la Católica ‡  | 0.5  | 8.7  |
* * Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| One of Christopher Columbus's caravels
12  | Salto del Agua †  | 0.6  | 9.3  |
* Line 8
* * Line 1: Salto del Agua stop
* Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| Salto del Agua fountain
13  | Balderas ‡  | 0.6  | 9.9  |
* * Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Line 3
* Line 3: Balderas station
* Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| A preserved colonial-era cannon
14  | Cuauhtémoc †  | 0.5  | 10.5  |
* * Line 3: Cuauhtémoc station
* Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| An eagle's head
15  | Insurgentes †  | 0.9  | 11.4  |
* * Line 1: Glorieta de los Insurgentes station
* Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 18-C (at distance), 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| A church bell
16  | Sevilla †  | 0.8  | 12.2  |
* * Routes: 19, 19-A, 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 13-D, 18-C, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| An aqueduct
17  | Chapultepec | Underground
two-story trench  | 0.6  | 12.9  |
* Chapultepec
* * Line 7: Chapultepec station (at distance) (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 11-A, 13-A, 34-A, 115-A, 200 (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Line 2: Chapultepec stop
* Line 6: Chapultepec stop
* Routes: 7-D, 8-A, 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 13-C, 13-E, 18-C, 18-D, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H, 21-A
| A grasshopper
18  | Juanacatlán †  | April 11, 1970  | 1.1  | 14.0  |
* * Routes: 13-A, 115-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Route: 21-A
| A butterfly  | Miguel Hidalgo
19  | Tacubaya †  | November 20, 1970  | Underground
multi-story trench  | 1.3  | 15.2  |
* Line 7
* Line 9
* Tacubaya
* (at distance)
* Line 2: Tacubaya station (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200 (also temporary Line 1 service)
* Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E, 21-A
| An Aztec water bowl
20  | Observatorio †  | June 10, 1972  | Hillside trench  | 1.4  | 16.7  |
* Line 12 (under construction)
* West Bus Terminal
* Observatorio
* El Insurgente
(under construction)
* Observatorio stop (temporary Line 1 service)
* Route: 21-D
| A stylised astronomical observatory dome  | Álvaro Obregón

### Renamed stations

[edit]

Date | Old name | New name

|
|

1997 | Aeropuerto | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo

## Ridership

[edit]

The following table shows each of Line 1 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

†  | Transfer station

|

‡  | Terminal
†‡  | Transfer station and terminal
Rank  | Station  | Total ridership  | Average daily

|
|
|

1 | Observatorio‡ | 26,388,110 | 72,296
2 | Insurgentes | 20,753,676 | 56,859
3 | Chapultepec | 19,388,677 | 53,120
4 | Merced | 18,129,244 | 49,669
5 | Pantitlán†‡ | 17,860,457 | 48,933
6 | Zaragoza | 16,963,497 | 46,475
7 | Tacubaya† | 12,369,808 | 33,890
8 | San Lázaro† | 11,915,094 | 32,644
9 | Pino Suárez† | 11,456,022 | 31,386
10 | Sevilla | 11,123,527 | 30,475
11 | Gómez Farías | 10,360,851 | 28,386
12 | Candelaria† | 8,554,561 | 23,437
13 | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo | 8,429,972 | 23,096
14 | Cuauhtémoc | 8,311,511 | 22,771
15 | Isabel la Católica | 8,262,282 | 22,636
16 | Moctezuma | 8,050,035 | 22,055
17 | Balderas† | 7,825,656 | 21,440
18 | Salto del Agua† | 7,482,564 | 20,500
19 | Balbuena | 4,902,639 | 13,432
20 | Juanacatlán | 4,259,229 | 11,669
Total | 242,787,412 | 665,171

## Tourism

[edit]

Line 1 passes near several places of interest.

* Bosque de Chapultepec, city park
* Museo de Arte Moderno, museum of modern art
* Chapultepec Castle
* Heroic Cadets Memorial, a monument dedicated to the memory of the Niños Héroes
* Chapultepec Zoo
* Estela de Luz, a monument that commemorates the bicentenary of Mexico's independence
* Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City
* Diana the Huntress Fountain, a monumental fountain of Diana located at Paseo de la Reforma
* Angel of Independence, a victory column on a roundabout on the major thoroughfare of Paseo de la Reforma
* Zona Rosa, a neighborhood known for its shopping centers, nightlife, gay community, and Korean community
* Historic center of Mexico City

## See also

[edit]

* List of Mexico City Metro lines

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
* Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[13]
* 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 ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.[13]
* Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[14]
* Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[15]
* Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[16]
* Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[13]
* Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[17]
* Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[18]
* Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[19]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
2. ^ a b "Ampliarán Línea 12 del Metro del DF". Sipse (in Spanish). February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
3. ^ "Línea 1 del Metro renueva el transporte capitalino". El Universal (in Spanish). September 4, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
4. ^ "El origen del Metro del DDF". siempre.mx (in Spanish). Revista Siempre. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. ^ "Advierten sobre riesgo de incendio en Línea 1 del Metro". El Universal (in Spanish). 20 August 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
6. ^ Yeferson, Armando (28 June 2022). "Accesibilidad incluyente será del 100% en la Línea 1 del Metro: Calderón Aguilera". 24 Horas (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
7. ^ López, Alejandro I. (9 July 2022). "Línea 1 del metro de Ciudad de México: cuándo cierra, rutas y alternativas de transporte". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
8. ^ Siemens Mobility. "El CBTC en Línea 1 del Metro CDMX" (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Ferrocarriles.
9. ^ "Reabre primer tramo de L1". sinembargo.mx (in Spanish). October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
10. ^ "Reabren tramo de la línea 1 del Metro de la CDMX". máspormás (in Mexican Spanish). September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
11. ^ "Cierre de la Línea 1 del Metro: En esta fecha dejará de dar servicio el tramo Balderas - Observatorio". November 2023.
12. ^ http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/operacion/parque-vehicular Parque vehicular (Rolling stock)
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
15. ^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
16. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
17. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
18. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
19. ^ "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

* v
* t
* e

Mexico City Metro stations

Line 1|

* Observatorio
* Tacubaya
* Juanacatlán
* Chapultepec
* Sevilla
* Insurgentes
* Cuauhtémoc
* Balderas
* Salto del Agua
* Isabel la Católica
* Pino Suárez
* Merced
* Candelaria
* San Lázaro
* Moctezuma
* Balbuena
* Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
* Gómez Farías
* Zaragoza
* Pantitlán

Line 2|

* Cuatro Caminos
* Panteones
* Tacuba
* Cuitláhuac
* Popotla
* Colegio Militar
* Normal
* San Cosme
* Revolución
* Hidalgo
* Bellas Artes
* Allende
* Zócalo/Tenochtitlan
* Pino Suárez
* San Antonio Abad
* Chabacano
* Viaducto
* Xola
* Villa de Cortés
* Nativitas
* Portales
* Ermita
* General Anaya
* Tasqueña

Line 3|

* Indios Verdes
* Deportivo 18 de Marzo
* Potrero
* La Raza
* Tlatelolco
* Guerrero
* Hidalgo
* Juárez
* Balderas
* Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX
* Hospital General
* Centro Médico
* Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
* Eugenia
* División del Norte
* Zapata
* Coyoacán
* Viveros / Derechos Humanos
* Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
* Copilco
* Universidad

Line 4|

* Martín Carrera
* Talismán
* Bondojito
* Consulado
* Canal del Norte
* Morelos
* Candelaria
* Fray Servando
* Jamaica
* Santa Anita

Line 5|

* Politécnico
* Instituto del Petróleo
* Autobuses del Norte
* La Raza
* Misterios
* Valle Gómez
* Consulado
* Eduardo Molina
* Aragón
* Oceanía
* Terminal Aérea
* Hangares
* Pantitlán

Line 6|

* El Rosario
* Tezozómoc
* UAM-Azcapotzalco
* Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México
* Norte 45
* Vallejo
* Instituto del Petróleo
* Lindavista
* Deportivo 18 de Marzo
* La Villa-Basílica
* Martín Carrera

Line 7|

* El Rosario
* Aquiles Serdán
* Camarones
* Refinería
* Tacuba
* San Joaquín
* Polanco
* Auditorio
* Constituyentes
* Tacubaya
* San Pedro de los Pinos
* San Antonio
* Mixcoac
* Barranca del Muerto

Line 8|

* Garibaldi / Lagunilla
* Bellas Artes
* San Juan de Letrán
* Salto del Agua
* Doctores
* Obrera
* Chabacano
* La Viga
* Santa Anita
* Coyuya
* Iztacalco
* Apatlaco
* Aculco
* Escuadrón 201
* Atlalilco
* Iztapalapa
* Cerro de la Estrella
* UAM-I
* Constitución de 1917

Line 9|

* Tacubaya
* Patriotismo
* Chilpancingo
* Centro Médico
* Lázaro Cárdenas
* Chabacano
* Jamaica
* Mixiuhca
* Velódromo
* Ciudad Deportiva
* Puebla
* Pantitlán

Line A|

* Pantitlán
* Agrícola Oriental
* Canal de San Juan
* Tepalcates
* Guelatao
* Peñón Viejo
* Acatitla
* Santa Marta
* Los Reyes
* La Paz

Line B|

* Ciudad Azteca
* Plaza Aragón
* Olímpica
* Ecatepec
* Múzquiz
* Río de los Remedios
* Impulsora
* Nezahualcóyotl
* Villa de Aragón
* Bosque de Aragón
* Deportivo Oceanía
* Oceanía
* Romero Rubio
* Ricardo Flores Magón
* San Lázaro
* Morelos
* Tepito
* Lagunilla
* Garibaldi / Lagunilla
* Guerrero
* Buenavista

Line 12|

* Observatorio
* Álvaro Obregón
* Valentín Campa
* Mixcoac
* Insurgentes Sur
* Hospital 20 de Noviembre
* Zapata
* Parque de los Venados
* Eje Central
* Ermita
* Mexicaltzingo
* Atlalilco
* Culhuacán
* San Andrés Tomatlán
* Lomas Estrella
* Calle 11
* Periférico Oriente
* Tezonco
* Olivos
* Nopalera
* Zapotitlán
* Tlaltenco
* Tláhuac

indicates the station is under construction or reconstruction

* v
* t
* e

Transportation in Mexico City

Metro|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3
* Line 4
* Line 5
* Line 6
* Line 7
* Line 8
* Line 9
* Line A
* Line B
* Line 12

Metrobús|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3
* Line 4
* Line 5
* Line 6
* Line 7

Mexibús|

* Line I
* Line II
* Line III
* Line IV

Others|

* Ferrocarril Suburbano ()
* Tren Ligero ()
* Cablebús ()
* Trolebús ()
* Centro de transferencia modal ()
* Ecobici ()
* Mexicable ()
* Muévete en Bici
* Pesero ()
* Rickshaws

Projects|

* El Insurgente

Former|

* Streetcars

Administration|

* Red de Transporte de Pasajeros ()
* Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos ()
* Tarjeta de Movilidad Integrada ()

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template