Mexico City Metro Line 2

Template:Short description Template:Redirect-distinguish Line 2 is one of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro.

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

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

Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch Tasqueña–Pino 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

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

• August 1, 1970: from Tasqueña to Pino Suárez.
• September 14, 1970: from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.
• August 22, 1984: from Tacuba to Cuatro Caminos.

Rolling stock

Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: : 1970–1975 2023
• Concarril NM-73: : 1975–2005 2023
• Concarril NM-79: 1980–2006 2023
• Alstom MP-82: 1985–2007
• Bombardier NC-82: 1987–2005 2023
• CAF/Bombardier NM-02: 2004–present

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.

Station list

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Template:Rint Template:Dagger	Denotes a partially accessible station
Template:Rint Template:Double dagger	Denotes a fully accessible station
Template:Rint	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 trainTemplate:Rint	Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system

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

File:Mexico City Metro line 2.svg Scheme of the Mexico City Metro Line 2

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|01	Cuatro Caminos Template:RintTemplate:Dagger	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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|02	Panteones			1.8	1.8	RTP Route: 18 Public buses Route: 16-B	A graveyard	Miguel Hidalgo	Mexico City
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|03	Tacuba Template:RintTemplate:Dagger	September 14, 1970		1.6	3.4	Template:Rint Template:Ric CETRAM Tacuba RTP Routes: 18, 59, 107 Public buses Routes: 11-A, 16-B, 16-D, 19-H	Three flowers
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|05	Popotla			0.8	4.9	RTP Route: 18 Public buses Routes: 16-B, 16-D	An ahuehuete tree
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|06	Colegio Militar			0.6	5.5	Public buses Route: 16-B	The coat of arms of the Military Academy
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|09	Revolución Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger			0.8	7.8	Ecobici (at distance) Metrobús Template:Ric: Revolución station (at distance) Metrobús Template:Ric: México-Tenochtitlan station (at distance) Public buses Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B	Monumento a la Revolución
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|10	Hidalgo Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			0.7	8.5	Template:Rint Template:Ric Ecobici (at distance) Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station (north route) Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station RTP Route: 27-A Trolleybus Line 5 Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop Public buses Route: 16-A	A profile of Hidalgo
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|11	Bellas Artes Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			0.6	9.1	Template:Rint Template:Ric Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: 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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|12	Allende			0.5	9.6	Ecobici (at distance)	A bust of Ignacio Allende
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|13	Zócalo/Tenochtitlan Template:RintTemplate:Dagger		Underground two-story trench	0.8	10.4	Template:Rint Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez Ecobici	The coat of arms of Mexico
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|14	Pino Suárez Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger	August 1, 1970	Underground trench (Lv. -2)	0.9	11.3	Template:Rint Template:Ric Template:Rint Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez CETRAM Nezahualcóyotl (at distance) Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: 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 Template:RintTemplate:Dagger		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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|16	Chabacano Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger	August 1, 1970		0.8	13.1	Template:Rint Template:Ric Template:Rint Template:Ric 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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|18	Xola Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			0.6	14.6	Metrobús Template:Ric: 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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|19	Villa de Cortés Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|20	Nativitas Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|21	Portales Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|22	Ermita Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger			0.9	18.3	Template:Rint Template:Ric 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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|23	General Anaya Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|24	Tasqueña Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger		Ground-level	1.5	20.8	Template:Rint 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

Renamed stations

Date	Old name	New name
2021	Zócalo	Zócalo/Tenochtitlan

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.

†	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

Line 2 passes near several places of interest:

• Monumento a la Revolución, a monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution located in Plaza de la República (Republic Square).
• Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City.
• Alameda Central, public urban park in downtown Mexico City and oldest public park in the Americas.
• Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center.
• Historic center of Mexico City
• Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City's main square.
• Metropolitan Cathedral
• National Palace, the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
• Templo Mayor, archeological site and museum.

See also

• List of Mexico City Metro lines