Mexico City Metro Line 5

Mexico City Metro Line 5 is one of the twelve metro lines part of the Mexico City Metro network. Its identifying color is yellow and it runs from the north to the east. The line was inaugurated on 19 December 1981 and it was expanded twice, with the last extension being in 1982 for a total of thirteen stations.[2]

Line 5 / Línea 5
Exterior view of Metro Consulado
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Politécnico Pantitlán
Stations	13
Ridership	237,022 passengers per day (2019)[1]
Operation
Opened	19 December 1981
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	MP-68, NM-73AR, MP-82
Technical
Line length	14.435 km (9 mi)
Track length	15.675 km (10 mi)
Number of tracks	2
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 Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán Pantitlán yard

Line 5 also connects with Mexico City International Airport at the station Terminal Aérea.

This line usually had the NM73 trains but due to the introduction of the NM02 trains in Line 2 now it is served by NC-82 Canadian trains made by Bombardier.

In 2019, Line 5 had a total ridership of 86,512,999 passengers, averaging 237,022 passengers per day.[1]

Chronology

• 19 December 1981: from Pantitlán to Consulado.
• 1 July 1982: from Consulado to La Raza.
• 30 August 1982: from La Raza to Politécnico.

Rolling stock

Line 5 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: 1981–2004; 2008–present
• Concarril NM-73: 1981–2004; 2008–present
• Concarril NM-79: 2004–2012
• Concarril NC-82: 2004–2012
• Concarril NM-83: 2004–2012
• Concarril NM-83: 2018–present

The first MP-68 were made in France in 1968 and refurbished by Bombardier in 1994. The NM-73AR cabin classic trains were made in Mexico by Concarril and Alstom between 1973 and 1978 and refurbished by STC workers between 2003 and 2009; while the cabin CAF were made in Mexico by Concarril, Alstom and CAF between 2000 and 2004 refurbished by CAF between 2003 and 2009. The MP-82 trains were made in Mexico by Concarril between 1983 and 1990.[3]

Station list

No.	Station	Date opened	Situation	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Politécnico	August 30, 1982	Ground-level, underground access.	-	0.0	Trolleybus Line CP CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Tenayuca and Cuautepec	Gustavo A. Madero
02	Instituto del Petróleo	August 30, 1982	Ground-level, underground access.	1.3	1.3	Metrobús Line 6 (at distance) Zero Emissions Corridor Line A
03	Autobuses del Norte	August 30, 1982	Ground-level, underground access.	1.2	2.5	North Bus Terminal for Mexico northern cities. Zero Emissions Corridor Line A
04	La Raza	July 1, 1982	Ground-level, underground access.	1.1	3.7	Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 3 Zero Emissions Corridor Line A CETRAM (Bus platforms) for city north
05	Misterios	July 1, 1982	Underground, trench	1.0	4.7	Metrobús Line 7(at distance)	Gustavo A. Madero / Cuauhtémoc
06	Valle Gómez	July 1, 1982	Underground, trench	1.2	5.9		Gustavo A. Madero / Venustiano Carranza
07	Consulado	December 19, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	0.8	6.7	Metrobús Line 5 (at distance)
08	Eduardo Molina	December 19, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	0.9	7.6	Metrobús Line 5 (at distance)
09	Aragón	December 19, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	1.0	8.6
10	Oceanía	December 19, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	1.4	10.0	Trolleybus Line G	Venustiano Carranza
11	Terminal Aérea	December 19, 1981	Underground, trench	1.2	11.3	Trolleybus Line G Mexico City Airport and Inter-terminal AGT (at distance) Metrobús Line 4 (Airport branch) (at distance)
12	Hangares	December 19, 1981	Underground, trench	1.4	12.6
13	Pantitlán	December 19, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	1.8	14.4	Mexibús Line 3 CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Nezahualcoyotl and Chimalhuacán

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 6 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

†	Transfer station
‡	Terminal
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Pantitlán†‡	36,594,748	100,260
2	Politécnico‡	12,624,212	34,587
3	Autobuses del Norte	8,280,147	22,685
4	Terminal Aérea	6,712,062	18,389
5	La Raza†	3,578,110	9,803
6	Oceanía†	3,129,656	8,574
7	Misterios	2,953,802	8,093
8	Aragón	2,754,754	7,547
9	Eduardo Molina	2,486,165	6,811
10	Instituto del Petróleo†	2,215,325	6,069
11	Consulado†	1,799,502	4,930
12	Hangares	1,772,609	4,856
13	Valle Gómez	1,611,907	4,416
Total		86,512,999	237,022

Tourism

Line 5 passes near Mexico City International Airport.

See also

• Mexico City Metro
• Mexico City Metro lines

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. "Línea 5". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.