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Total length of Mexico City subway is now 201.7 km. That does not include a light rail line serving the southern part of the city (18 stations, 18 km. from Tasqueña to Embarcadero).

Number of lines: 11 - all rubber tyred like some lines in Paris and the metros of Montréal and Santiago de Chile; except Line A which has standard steel rail). Except for line 1, all lines have some surface section, and line 4 is entirely on the surface.

The first system that uses symbols and colors for identifying stations.

The Mexico City metro is the cheapest subway system in the world, and it has one of the biggest transfer stations in the world: Pantitlán, terminus of lines 1, 5, 9, A, and tens of local bus lines.

From the line 2 southern terminus Tasqueña, a high-floor light rail line runs to Xochimilco (18 stations). This line was upgraded from a former tram line, and opened in two stages: 1986 Tasqueña - Estadio Azteca, 1988 Huipulco - Xochimilco.

Ferrocarriles Suburbanos (Suburban Rail)

The first line of several planned radial routes opened on 1 June 2008, leaving from Buenavista railway station and heading north. It intersects with metro line 6 at Ferrería/Fortuna station. The initial 20 km line terminates at Lechería, with three intermediate stations. It is scheduled to be extended 7 km to Cuautitlán in late 2008, with two additional stations. Trains operate every 6-15 minutes.

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Description of Metro History

Metro Opening Dates

 Projects

In Aug. 2007 the construction of Line 12 (gold line) was officially announced. It will run from Mixcoac (Line 7) to Tlahuac in the southeast of Mexico City, intersecting with line 3 at Zapata, line 2 at Ermita and line 8 at the future station Del Paso. Although initially planned to be entirely underground, Line 12 will be finally be underground only along its western half, while the rest will be partly at grade and mostly elevated. The total length of the lines is 24.5 km with 20 stations. The eastern surface strecth is scheduled for completion in May 2011, and the western underground stretch in May 2012.

-OPERATION

Mon-Fri 5:00-24:00, Sat 6:00-24:00, Sun 7:00-24:00, every 2-3 minutes during rush hours and every 10-15 minutes in the early morning and late evening.

-FARES

From 1 Jan 2002, single fare is 2.00 pesos (US$ 0.20)

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METRO DE CIUDAD DE MÉXICO Official Site

Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos de D.F. (Tren Ligero & Trolebús) - Official Site

Mexico City Metro at Wikipedia and Wikipedia.es

UrbanRail.Net - Mexico City Metro Picture Gallery

UrbanRail.Net - Mexico City Metro Opening Dates

Ferrocarriles Suburbanos (Suburban Rail) - Official Site

Ferrocarriles Suburbanos at Wikipedia

Mexico Metro Gallery at nycsubway.org