| Line 6 / Línea 6 | |
| Type: | Rapid transit |
| System: | Mexico City Metro |
| Locale: | Mexico City |
| Start: | El Rosario |
| End: | Martín Carrera |
| Connectinglines: | |
| Stations: | 11 |
| Ridership2: | 136,838 passengers per day (2019)[1] |
| Open: | 21 December 1983[2] |
| Operator: | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) |
| Stock: | NM-73, NM-79 |
| Linelength: | 11.4340NaN0 |
| Tracklength: | 13.9470NaN0 |
| Gauge: | with roll ways along track |
| Electrification: | Guide bars |
| Map State: | collapsed |
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.[1]
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 and five new stations.[3]
Line 6 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 17 are in service in Line 6.[4]
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Distance (km) | Connection | Pictogram | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations | Total | ||||||||
| 01 | December 21, 1983 | Grade level, overground access | style="text-align:right;" | - | 0.0 | A set of rosary beads | Azcapotzalco | ||
| 02 | Tezozómoc | Underground | 1.4 | 1.4 | King Tezozómoc | ||||
| 03 | UAM-Azcapotzalco | 1.1 | 2.5 | An ant | |||||
| 04 | Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México | 1.3 | 3.8 | Mexico City Arena façade | |||||
| 05 | Norte 45 | 1.2 | 5.0 | A compass rose | |||||
| 06 | Vallejo | 0.8 | 5.8 | A silhouette of a factory | |||||
| 07 | Instituto del Petróleo | 1.0 | 6.8 | An oil derrick | Gustavo A. Madero | ||||
| 08 | July 8, 1986 | 1.4 | 8.2 | Saint Cajetan church | |||||
| 09 | 1.2 | 9.4 | A pre-Columbian game player | ||||||
| 10 | La Villa-Basílica | 0.7 | 10.1 | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe façade | |||||
| 11 | Martín Carrera | 1.3 | 11.4 | A bust of General Martín Carrera | |||||
| Date | Old name | New name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | La Villa | La Villa / Basílica | |
| 1998 | Basílica | Deportivo 18 de Marzo | |
| 2012 | Ferrería | Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México |
The following table shows each of Line 6 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]
| † | Transfer station | |
| †‡ | Transfer station and terminal |
| Rank | Station | Total ridership | Average daily | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Martín Carrera†‡ | 11,038,852 | 30,243 |
| 2 | align=left | 8,679,563 | 23,780 | |
| 3 | align=left | 6,525,784 | 17,879 | |
| 4 | align=left | El Rosario†‡ | 5,864,983 | 16,068 |
| 5 | align=left | 5,440,130 | 14,904 | |
| 6 | align=left | 2,947,847 | 8,076 | |
| 7 | align=left | 2,922,747 | 8,008 | |
| 8 | align=left | 2,597,226 | 7,116 | |
| 9 | align=left | 2,101,647 | 5,758 | |
| 10 | align=left | Instituto del Petróleo† | 1,182,817 | 3,241 |
| 11 | align=left | Deportivo 18 de Marzo† | 644,226 | 1,765 |
| Total | 49,945,822 | 136,838 | ||
Line 6 passes near several places of interest: