Mexico City Metro Line 1

Line 1 Observatorio–Pantitlán
Observatorio terminal
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations20
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-16, NM-22
Ridership665,171 passengers per day (2019)
History
Opened4 September 1969
Technical
Line length16.654 km (10 mi)
Track length18.828 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map

Observatorio yard
Observatorio
Tacubaya
Juanacatlán
Chapultepec
Sevilla
Insurgentes
Cuauhtémoc
Balderas
Salto del Agua
Isabel la Católica
Pino Suárez
Merced
Candelaria
San Lázaro
Moctezuma
Balbuena
Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
Gómez Farías
Zaragoza
Zaragoza workshops
Pantitlán

Mexico City Metro Line 1 is one of the twelve Metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Officially inaugurated in 1969, it was the first metro line to be built in the country. Its identifying color is pink, and it runs west–east.

Juanacatlán, Tacubaya, and Observatorio, Chapultepec, Sevilla, Insurgentes, Cuauhtémoc, Balderas, and Salto del Agua stations are currently closed for reconstruction.

The line is built under several avenues: Parque Lira, Pedro Antonio de los Santos, Circuito Interior, Avenida de los Insurgentes, Avenida Chapultepec, Arcos de Belén, Balderas, Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, José María Izazaga, Isabel la Católica, Anillo de Circunvalación, Congreso de la Unión, Eduardo Molina, and Ignacio Zaragoza.

It connects with Lines 7 and 9 at the Station Tacubaya, Line 3 at Balderas, Line 8 at Salto del Agua, Line 2 at Pino Suárez, Line 4 at Candelaria, Line B at San Lázaro and Lines 5, 9 and A at Pantitlán. When Line 12 extension is completed, it will also connect with Line 12 at Observatorio.