# Mexico City Metro Line B

Mexico City Metro Line B is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. It has 21 stations and a total length of 23.772 km (14.771 mi), 20.278 km (12.600 mi) service the line while the rest are used for maneuvers.
Line B runs from downtown Mexico City north towards the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos.
Currently, it is the only line in the whole metro network to use two distinctive colors: green and gray.
Alongside Line 12, Line B is one of the two metro lines of the network to have the three type of stations: underground, elevated and surface.

## History

Line B was planned as a feeder line that would connect Mexico City to the adjacent municipalities of the State of Mexico, such as Ecatepec de Morelos and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, therefore, instead of using the same numbering system as with the other metro lines, the line was named as Line B, same as in Line A, which connects Mexico City with the municipality of La Paz, also in the State of Mexico.
Line B was conceived in the early 1990s and was to originally named as Line 10. The 1994 Mexican peso crisis affected the construction of the line on its first stages as well as opposition from the citizens, specially those living in Santa María la Ribera, who claimed that Line B construction affected their houses, with damages such as sinking and breakage.
The first stretch of the line, from Buenavista to Villa de Aragón, was inaugurated on 15 December 1999 by Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, and Rosario Robles, Head of Government of the Federal District from 1991 to 2000. The second section, from Villa de Aragón to Ciudad Azteca, was opened on 30 November 2000, six years after it was planned.
An extension for Line B is planned, adding two more stations to expand the line westbound towards Colegio Militar, where line B would connect with Line 2.

## Chronology

* 15 December 1999: from Villa de Aragón to Buenavista
* 30 November 2000: from Ciudad Azteca to Nezahualcóyotl

## Rolling stock

* Alstom MP-68: 1999–present
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 36 are in service in Line B.

## Station list

Key :
| † | 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. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM). |
| | 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 Tren Suburbano system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system |
The stations from east to west and from south to north.
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Connection | Pictogram | Location | Location |
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Between stations | Total | Connection | Pictogram | Location | Location |
| 01 | Ciudad Azteca ‡ | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | - | 0.0 | Ciudad Azteca Line I: Ciudad Azteca station | A silhouette of the neighborhood's glyph | Ecatepec de Morelos | State of Mexico |
| 02 | Plaza Aragón ‡ | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.7 | 0.7 | | A stand of pots from a tianguis | Ecatepec de Morelos | State of Mexico |
| 03 | Olímpica † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.9 | 1.6 | | The Olympic rings | Ecatepec de Morelos | State of Mexico |
| 04 | Ecatepec † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.7 | 2.3 | | Mexica based icon of Ehecatépetl | Ecatepec de Morelos | State of Mexico |
| 05 | Múzquiz † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.6 | 3.9 | | A bust of Melchor de Eca y Múzquiz | Ecatepec de Morelos | State of Mexico |
| 06 | Río de los Remedios † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.3 | 5.2 | Río de los Remedios | A sailboat | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico |
| 07 | Impulsora † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.6 | 5.8 | | Cart with an old hacienda | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico |
| 08 | Nezahualcóyotl † | 30 November 2000 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.5 | 7.3 | | A coyote's head | Nezahualcóyotl | State of Mexico |
| 09 | Villa de Aragón ‡ | 15 December 1999 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.5 | 8.8 | Line 6: Villa de Aragón station Routes: 15-A, 15-C | A collection of houses | Gustavo A. Madero | Mexico City |
| 10 | Bosque de Aragón † | 15 December 1999 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.9 | 9.7 | | Three forest trees | Gustavo A. Madero | Mexico City |
| 11 | Deportivo Oceanía † | 15 December 1999 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.3 | 11.0 | Routes: 11-A, 12, 43 Routes: 7-B, 7-D | A koala clinging to a soccer ball | Gustavo A. Madero | Mexico City |
| 12 | Oceanía † | 15 December 1999 | Elevated, overground access | 1.0 | 12.0 | Line 5 Routes: 43, 200 Line 4: Oceanía stop Route: 10-D | A kangaroo | Gustavo A. Madero | Mexico City |
| 13 | Romero Rubio † | 15 December 1999 | Elevated, overground access | 1.0 | 13.0 | Routes: 10-B, 18 | A silhouette of a bust of Romero Rubio | Venustiano Carranza | Mexico City |
| 14 | Ricardo Flores Magón † | 15 December 1999 | Elevated, overground access | 1.1 | 14.1 | | A portrait of Ricardo Flores Magón | Venustiano Carranza | Mexico City |
| 15 | San Lázaro ‡ | 15 December 1999 | Elevated, overground access | 1.1 | 15.2 | Line 1 (out of service) San Lázaro Line 4: San Lázaro station Line 5: San Lázaro station San Lázaro stop (temporary Line 1 service) East Bus Terminal (TAPO) | A steam locomotive | Venustiano Carranza | Mexico City |
| 16 | Morelos † | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 1.4 | 16.6 | Line 4 Line 4: Morelos station (at distance) Routes: 18, 37 Routes: 5-A, 10-E | A profile of José María Morelos y Pavón | Venustiano Carranza | Mexico City |
| 17 | Tepito † | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 0.6 | 17.2 | Routes: 18, 33 Routes: 10-E, 11-C | A boxing glove | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 18 | Lagunilla | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 0.8 | 18.0 | Route: 18 Routes: 10-E, 11-C | A wild duck | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 19 | Garibaldi / Lagunilla † | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 0.6 | 18.6 | Line 8 Line 7: Garibaldi station Line 5: Garibaldi stop Routes: 18, 27-A Routes: 10-E, 11-C | A guitar and a sarape | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 20 | Guerrero ‡ | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 0.9 | 19.5 | Line 3 Line 3: Guerrero station Routes: 10-E, 11-C | Bust of Vincente Guerrero | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 21 | Buenavista ‡ | 15 December 1999 | Underground, trench | 0.7 | 20.2 | Buenavista (at distance) Line 1: Buenavista station Line 3: Buenavista station Line 4: Buenavista station Line 1: Buenavista station Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B | An ALCO type diesel locomotive | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |

### Renamed stations

| Date | Old name | New name |
| 2002 | Continentes | Nezahualcóyotl |
| 2008 | Tecnológico | Ecatepec |

## Ridership

The following table shows each of Line B stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
| † | Transfer station |
| ‡ | Terminal |
| Rank | Station | Total ridership | Average daily |
| 1 | Buenavista‡ | 21,907,761 | 60,021 |
| 2 | Ciudad Azteca‡ | 21,410,326 | 58,658 |
| 3 | Múzquiz | 11,246,650 | 30,813 |
| 4 | Ecatepec | 9,740,169 | 26,685 |
| 5 | Impulsora | 9,105,811 | 24,947 |
| 6 | Lagunilla | 8,394,391 | 22,998 |
| 7 | Nezahualcóyotl | 8,378,849 | 22,956 |
| 8 | Tepito | 8,233,487 | 22,557 |
| 9 | Río de los Remedios | 7,330,993 | 20,085 |
| 10 | Plaza Aragón | 7,198,356 | 19,722 |
| 11 | Olímpica | 6,112,152 | 16,746 |
| 12 | Deportivo Oceanía | 5,731,450 | 15,703 |
| 13 | Villa de Aragón | 5,398,782 | 14,791 |
| 14 | San Lázaro† | 4,533,326 | 12,420 |
| 15 | Oceanía† | 3,788,470 | 10,379 |
| 16 | Romero Rubio | 2,925,132 | 8,014 |
| 17 | Garibaldi / Lagunilla† | 2,709,631 | 7,424 |
| 18 | Bosque de Aragón | 2,193,804 | 6,010 |
| 19 | Ricardo Flores Magón | 2,142,619 | 5,870 |
| 20 | Guerrero† | 2,090,890 | 5,728 |
| 21 | Morelos† | 1,972,909 | 5,405 |
| Total | Total | 152,545,958 | 417,934 |

## Tourism

Line B passes near several places of interest:
* Plaza Garibaldi, a square known as Mexico City's home of mariachi music where mariachi bands can be found playing or soliciting gigs from visitors.
* Historic center of Mexico City

## Crime

On its route, Line B passes through some places known for their levels of crime including Ecatepec de Morelos, Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, and neighborhoods such as Tepito and Colonia Morelos. Due to this, the line has a high rate of crime inside the stations and the trains, going from the presence of pickpockets and petty theft to armed robbery and sexual assault.
In 2017, at least three violent robberies were reported, in which armed men entered the wagons and stripped the passengers out of their belongings.