# Mexico City Metro Line 2

Line 2 is one of the 12 lines of the Mexico City Metro.
The 2 Line is the second oldest in the network, identified by the color blue and runs from West to East and then North to South, turning at the city center. It starts at the border of the city with Estado de México and ends South of the city.

## General information

Line 2 connects with Line 7 at Tacuba, Line 3 at Hidalgo, Line 8 at Bellas Artes, Line 1 at Pino Suárez, Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano and Line 12 at Ermita. It is linked with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco at the Tasqueña terminal. It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains.
It runs under the following roads: Calzada San Bartolo Naucalpan in the stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Panteones, Calzada México-Tacuba from Panteones to Normal, Av. Ribera de San Cosme, Av. México - Tenochtitlan from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo/Tenochtitlan to Pino Suárez. From San Antonio Abad it runs at ground level over Calzada San Antonio Abad and Calzada de Tlalpan till the terminus of the line in Tasqueña. With 737,396 passengers per day in 2019, it is the busiest line of the Mexico City Metro.
This line was temporarily served by an NM-02 train printed with landscapes and images of Mexico City.

## History

Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch Tasqueña–Pino Suárez. Pino Suárez station became the first transfer station of the Mexico City Metro, connecting with Line 1, built one year before.
On September 14, the line was expanded towards Tacuba station.
The last expansion of the line occurred in 1984 when two more stations were built: Panteones and Cuatro Caminos, the latter being the first station of the system to serve the State of Mexico. Cuatro Caminos would remain as the only station to serve the suburbs of Mexico City until 1991, when Line A opened and service reached the municipality of Los Reyes La Paz, in the southeastern part of the State of Mexico with the stations Los Reyes and La Paz.

### 1975 train crash

This line has seen the worst accident in Mexico City history when on October 20, 1975, when there was a crash between two trains at Viaducto metro station. One train was parked at the station picking up passengers when it was hit by another train that did not stop in time. At least 27 people were killed and several wounded. After this accident, automatic traffic lights were installed in all lines.

## Chronology

* August 1, 1970: from Tasqueña to Pino Suárez.
* September 14, 1970: from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.
* August 22, 1984: from Tacuba to Cuatro Caminos.

## Rolling stock

Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
* Alstom MP-68: : 1970–1975 2023
* Concarril NM-73: : 1975–2005 2023
* Concarril NM-79: 1980–2006 2023
* Alstom MP-82: 1985–2007
* Bombardier NC-82: 1987–2005 2023
* CAF/Bombardier NM-02: 2004–present
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.

## 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 public bus system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system |
The stations from west to east and from north to south:
| 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 | Cuatro Caminos † | August 22, 1984 | Underground trench | - | 0.0 | Cuatro Caminos Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C Route: 16-B Line 3: Cuatro Caminos (under planning) | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos bull fighting ring | Naucalpan | State of Mexico |
| 02 | Panteones | August 22, 1984 | Underground trench | 1.8 | 1.8 | Route: 18 Route: 16-B | A graveyard | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 03 | Tacuba † | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 1.6 | 3.4 | Line 7 Tacuba Routes: 18, 59, 107 Routes: 11-A, 16-B, 16-D, 19-H | Three flowers | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 04 | Cuitláhuac | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.7 | 4.1 | Routes: 18, 19, 107, 107-B Line 6: Calz.México-Tacuba stop (at distance) Routes: 16-B, 16-D | An Aztec battle shield | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 05 | Popotla | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 4.9 | Route: 18 Routes: 16-B, 16-D | An ahuehuete tree | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 06 | Colegio Militar | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.6 | 5.5 | Route: 16-B | The coat of arms of the Military Academy | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 07 | Normal | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.7 | 6.2 | Routes: 19, 19-A, 200 Routes: 16-A, 16-B | The main building of the Normal tower | Miguel Hidalgo | Mexico City |
| 08 | San Cosme | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 7.0 | (at distance) Route: 59-A Routes: 12-B, 12-D, 16-A, 16-B | A balcony of a colonial building | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 09 | Revolución ‡ | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 7.8 | (at distance) Line 1: Revolución station (at distance) Line 4: México-Tenochtitlan station (at distance) Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B | Monumento a la Revolución | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 10 | Hidalgo † | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.7 | 8.5 | Line 3 (at distance) Line 3: Hidalgo station Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route) Line 7: Hidalgo station Route: 27-A Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop Route: 16-A | A profile of Hidalgo | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 11 | Bellas Artes † | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.6 | 9.1 | Line 8 Line 4: Bellas Artes station (north route) Line 1: Bellas Artes stop Route: 16-A | The Bellas Artes opera house and museum | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 12 | Allende | September 14, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.5 | 9.6 | (at distance) | A bust of Ignacio Allende | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 13 | Zócalo/Tenochtitlan † | September 14, 1970 | Underground two-story trench | 0.8 | 10.4 | Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez | The coat of arms of Mexico | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 14 | Pino Suárez ‡ | August 1, 1970 | Underground trench (Lv. -2) | 0.9 | 11.3 | Line 1 Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez Nezahualcóyotl (at distance) Line 4: Pino Suárez station (south route) Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H | A pyramid dedicated to Ehecatl | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 15 | San Antonio Abad † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.0 | 12.3 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | St. Anthony the Great | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 16 | Chabacano ‡ | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.8 | 13.1 | Line 8 Line 9 Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 33, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | An apricot | Cuauhtémoc | Mexico City |
| 17 | Viaducto | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.9 | 14.0 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A stylised logo of a cloverleaf interchange | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 18 | Xola † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.6 | 14.6 | Line 2: Xola station (at distance) Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A coconut palm tree | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 19 | Villa de Cortés † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.8 | 15.4 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Line 9: Villa de Cortés stop Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A helmet | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 20 | Nativitas † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.9 | 16.3 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A trajinera | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 21 | Portales † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.1 | 17.4 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Line 3: Miravalle stop (at distance) Route: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | An architectural portal | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 22 | Ermita ‡ | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 0.9 | 18.3 | Line 12 Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 52-C, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 6-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A chapel | Benito Juárez | Mexico City |
| 23 | General Anaya † | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.0 | 19.3 | Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 116-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A military officer next to a cannon | Coyoacán | Mexico City |
| 24 | Tasqueña ‡ | August 1, 1970 | Ground-level | 1.5 | 20.8 | South Bus Terminal Tasqueña Routes: 2-A, 17-F, 31-B, 81-A, 111-A, 143, 145-A Line 1: Tasqueña stop Line 1: Central del Sur stop (at distance) Line 1: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance) Line 7: Tasqueña stop Line 7: Central del Sur stop (at distance) Line 7: Cerro Huitzilac stop (at distance) Line 1: Tasqueña station Routes: 2-A, 2-F, 5-A (at distance), 17-C, 17-H, 17-I | A crescent moon | Coyoacán | Mexico City |
* ↑ Chabacano Line 2 was rebuilt as part of the introduction of Line 9 in 1988 to support three-line transfer with middle-platform solution (Line 8 was built in 1994).

### Renamed stations

| Date | Old name | New name |
| 2021 | Zócalo | Zócalo/Tenochtitlan |

## Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
| † | Transfer station |
| ‡ | Terminal |
| Rank | Station | Total ridership | Average daily |
| 1 | Cuatro Caminos‡ | 39,378,128 | 107,885 |
| 2 | Tasqueña‡ | 26,905,368 | 73,713 |
| 3 | Zócalo/Tenochtitlan | 26,138,960 | 71,614 |
| 4 | Normal | 12,870,083 | 35,261 |
| 5 | Tacuba† | 12,081,287 | 33,099 |
| 6 | Bellas Artes† | 11,057,441 | 30,294 |
| 7 | Revolución | 10,775,619 | 29,522 |
| 8 | Allende | 10,538,474 | 28,873 |
| 9 | Chabacano† | 10,452,786 | 28,638 |
| 10 | Hidalgo† | 9,967,554 | 27,308 |
| 11 | Pino Suárez† | 9,540,733 | 26,139 |
| 12 | General Anaya | 8,881,306 | 24,332 |
| 13 | San Cosme | 8,355,454 | 22,892 |
| 14 | Portales | 8,201,726 | 22,470 |
| 15 | Xola | 8,146,220 | 22,318 |
| 16 | San Antonio Abad | 7,897,611 | 21,637 |
| 17 | Viaducto | 7,543,940 | 20,668 |
| 18 | Nativitas | 7,163,027 | 19,625 |
| 19 | Cuitláhuac | 6,794,715 | 18,616 |
| 20 | Villa de Cortés | 6,341,507 | 17,374 |
| 21 | Ermita† | 5,962,152 | 16,335 |
| 22 | Colegio Militar | 5,575,408 | 15,275 |
| 23 | Panteones | 4,929,735 | 13,506 |
| 24 | Popotla | 3,650,212 | 10,001 |
| Total | Total | 269,149,446 | 737,396 |

## Tourism

Line 2 passes near several places of interest:
* Monumento a la Revolución, a monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution located in Plaza de la República (Republic Square).
* Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City.
* Alameda Central, public urban park in downtown Mexico City and oldest public park in the Americas.
* Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center.
* Historic center of Mexico City
* Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City's main square.
* Metropolitan Cathedral
* National Palace, the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
* Templo Mayor, archeological site and museum.