Mexico City Metro Line 6

Mexico City Metro Line 6 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Its distinctive color is red. It was the sixth line to be opened.

Line 6 / Línea 6
La Villa-Basílica station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	El Rosario Martín Carrera
Connecting lines	El Rosario Instituto del Petróleo Deportivo 18 de Marzo Martín Carrera
Stations	11
Website	metro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-73, NM-79
Ridership	136,838 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	21 December 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-21)[2]
Technical
Line length	11.434 km (7 mi)
Track length	13.947 km (9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Route map Line 6 route highlighted in gray Show interactive map Legend El Rosario workshops 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 Carerra This diagram: view talk edit Show interactive diagram map Show system map

The line was inaugurated in 1983 and it runs from northwest to northeastern Mexico City. Line 6 has 11 stations and a length of 13.947 km (8.666 mi), out of which 11.434 km (7.105 mi) are for service.

Line 6 is the second line in the entire Mexico City Metro network with least passengers, having 23,533,445 users in 2021.^[1]

History

Line 6 was opened on 21 December 1983, in the section that goes from El Rosario, serving the estate Unidad Habitacional El Rosario -the biggest estate in the country, to Instituto del Petróleo. The latter became the first transfer station when it was connected to the already existing station of Line 5.

Three years later, on 8 July 1986, the second stretch of the line was inaugurated: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera, connecting with Line 4.

According to the Mexico City Metro Plan published in 2018 by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, Line 6 would be expanded from Martín Carrera eastbound towards Villa de Aragón station of Line B. This extension would have a length of 5.69 km (3.54 mi) and five new stations.^[3]

Chronology

• 21 December 1983: from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo
• 8 July 1986: from Instituto del Petróleo to Martín Carrera

Rolling stock

Line 6 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: 1983–1994
• Concarril NM-73: 1983–present
• Concarril NM-79: 2015–present

As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line 6.^[4]

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 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 Tren Suburbano 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	El Rosario †	December 21, 1983	Grade level, overground access	-	0.0	Line 7 El Rosario Line 6: El Rosario station Line V: El Rosario station (under planning)[11] Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107 Lines 4: El Rosario stop Lines 6: El Rosario stop	A set of rosary beads	Azcapotzalco
02	Tezozómoc		Underground	1.4	1.4		King Tezozómoc
03	UAM-Azcapotzalco			1.1	2.5	Routes: 59-A, 107, 107-B	An ant
04	Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México			1.3	3.8	Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B Line 1: Fortuna station	Mexico City Arena façade
05	Norte 45			1.2	5.0	Line 6: Norte 45 station (at distance) Route: 15-A (at distance)	A compass rose
06	Vallejo			0.8	5.8	Line 6: Poniente 128 station (at distance) Line 6: Poniente 134 station (at distance)	A silhouette of a factory
07	Instituto del Petróleo			1.0	6.8	Line 5 Line 6: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance) Routes: 23, 27-A, 103 Line 1: Instituto del Petróleo stop (north–south route) Line 8: Montevideo stop (at distance)	An oil derrick	Gustavo A. Madero
08	Lindavista †	July 8, 1986		1.4	8.2	Route: 104	Saint Cajetan church
09	Deportivo 18 de Marzo †			1.2	9.4	Line 3 Deportivo 18 de Marzo Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Route: 15-B, Z1-R, Z1-S, Z1-T, Z1-U	A pre-Columbian game player
10	La Villa-Basílica			0.7	10.1	Line 6: La Villa station (at distance) Line 7: Garrido station (at distance) Routes: 25, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B Line 5: Garrido stop (at distance) Route: 15-B (at distance)	Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe façade
11	Martín Carrera			1.3	11.4	Line 4 Martín Carrera Line 6: Martín Carrera station Routes: 33, 37 Line 5: Martín Carrera stop Route: 5-A	A bust of General Martín Carrera

Renamed stations

Date	Old name	New name
1996	La Villa	La Villa / Basílica
1998	Basílica	Deportivo 18 de Marzo
2012	Ferrería	Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 6 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.^[1]

†	Transfer station
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Martín Carrera†‡	11,038,852	30,243
2	Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México	8,679,563	23,780
3	Lindavista	6,525,784	17,879
4	El Rosario†‡	5,864,983	16,068
5	La Villa-Basílica	5,440,130	14,904
6	UAM-Azcapotzalco	2,947,847	8,076
7	Vallejo	2,922,747	8,008
8	Norte 45	2,597,226	7,116
9	Tezozómoc	2,101,647	5,758
10	Instituto del Petróleo†	1,182,817	3,241
11	Deportivo 18 de Marzo†	644,226	1,765
Total		49,945,822	136,838

Tourism

Line 6 passes near several places of interest:

• Mexico City Arena, an indoor arena used to host concerts, sports, and other events.
• Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, basilica and national shrine of Mexico.

See also

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes

1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.

   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
   • 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.^[5]
   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[6]
   • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[7]
   • Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
   • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[8]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[9]
   • Tren Suburbano () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
   • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[10]