Mexico City Metro Line 1

Line 1 Observatorio–Pantitlán
Observatorio terminal
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Observatorio Pantitlán
Connecting lines	Observatorio Tacubaya Balderas Salto del Agua Pino Suárez Candelaria San Lázaro Pantitlán
Stations	20
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-16, NM-22
Ridership	665,171 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	4 September 1969
Technical
Line length	16.654 km (10 mi)
Track length	18.828 km (12 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map Legend 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 This diagram: view talk edit

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 through September 2024.

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.^[2]