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 , out of which 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.

History

Line 6 was opened on 21 December 1983, in the section that goes from

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, 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

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, 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 and five new stations.

Chronology

*21 December 1983: from

to Instituto del Petróleo *8 July 1986: from Instituto del Petróleo to

Rolling stock

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

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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.

Station list

The stations from west to east:

Renamed stations

Ridership

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

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.

Notes

References

{{Mexico City transport network 1983 establishments in Mexico 6 Railway lines opened in 1983