Mexico City Metro Line 6

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Line 6 / Línea 6
Metro La Villa-Basílica
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	El Rosario Martín Carrera
Stations	11
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	,
Ridership	136,838 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	21 December 1983[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 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

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.

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, out of which 11.434 are for service.

Line 6 is the second line in the entire Mexico City Metro network with least passengers, having 49,945,822 users in 2019.^[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 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 : 1983–1994
• Concarril : 1983–present
• Concarril : 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  [es] (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús 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

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	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 Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107 Lines 4 and 6: El Rosario stop	Azcapotzalco
02	Tezozómoc		Underground	1.4	1.4
03	UAM-Azcapotzalco			1.1	2.5	Routes: 59-A, 107, 107-B
04	Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México			1.3	3.8	Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B Line 1: Fortuna station
05	Norte 45			1.2	5.0	Line 6: Norte 45 station Route: 15-A (at distance)
06	Vallejo			0.8	5.8
07	Instituto del Petróleo			1.0	6.8	Line 5 Line 6: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance) Routes: 23, 103 Line 1: Instituto del Petróleo stop (north–south route)	Gustavo A. Madero
08	Lindavista	July 8, 1986		1.4	8.2	Route: 104
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
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)
11	Martín Carrera			1.3	11.4	Line 4 Line 6: Martín Carrera station Routes: 33, 37 Line 5: Martín Carrera stop Route: 5-A

Renamed stations[]

Ridership[]

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

Tourism[]

Line 6 passes near several places of interest:

• Mexico City Arena, 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[]

References[]