Mexico City Metro Line 1

Connecting lines

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

Stations20ServiceTypeRapid transitSystemMexico City MetroOperator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)Rolling stockNM-16, NM-22Ridership665,171 passengers per day (2019)^[1]HistoryOpened4 September 1969TechnicalLine length16.654 km (10 mi)Track length18.828 km (12 mi)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along trackElectrificationGuide barsOperating speed36 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

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]

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] The second stage is expected to begin on 9 November 2023.^[10]

Chronology

• 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

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.^[11]

Station list

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	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Pantitlán ‡	August 22, 1984	Underground trench	-	0.0	Line 5 Line 9 (out of service) Line A Pantitlán Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station (also temporary Line 9 service) Line III: Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G	Venustiano Carranza
02	Zaragoza ‡	September 4, 1969		1.5	1.5	Zaragoza Routes: 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167
03	Gomez Farías †			0.9	2.4
04	Boulevard Puerto Aéreo †			0.7	3.1	Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Route: 43 Line 4: Boulevard Puerto Aéreo stop Routes: 20-B, 22-D
05	Balbuena †			0.8	3.9	Balbuena
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)
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)
08	Candelaria			1.1	6.4	Line 4 Line 4: Cecilio Robelo station (at distance) Route: 37 Route: 5-A
09	Merced ‡			0.9	7.3	Line 4: La Merced station Route: 5-A
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	Cuauhtémoc
11	Isabel la Católica ‡			0.5	8.7	Isabel la Católica stop (temporary Line 1 service) Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
12	Salto del Agua †			0.6	9.3	Line 8 Salto del Agua stop (temporary Line 1 service) Line 1: Salto del Agua stop Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
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
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
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
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
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
18	Juanacatlán †	April 11, 1970		1.1	14.0	Routes: 13-A, 115-A (also temporary Line 1 service) Route: 21-A	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
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	Álvaro Obregón

Renamed stations

Date	Old name	New name
1997	Aeropuerto	Boulevard Puerto Aéreo

Ridership

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

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

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes

References