Metro Mexico: map, photos, description

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Metro Mexico: map, photos, description

Metropolitan Mexican capital is the second largest in North America after New York. In the year of the underground carries up to one and a half billion people, and the total number of stations on it more than two hundred, 115 of which are underground. The total length of subway lines Mexico City is 200 km, and the number of constructed and put into operation lines - 12. Each line is indicated in the diagram by its color, some of them have a letter code, others are labeled. Lines 4 and "A" are terrestrial, others are laid underground.
The first phase of the metro of Mexico City was launched in 1969 and the length of its routes was only 11.5 km. For entry and exit of passengers was built 16 stations. The new public transport system was fascinated by the citizens and so effectively offload some city streets from traffic jams that in a year was launched line 2, with twenty-two stations with a total length of 18 km.
Then the construction went particularly active, and by the end of 1975 took the subway passengers have 48 stations, and the length of roads is 40 km. But for the 11 millionth time in the city that was not enough, and the government continued to build.
A distinctive feature of the metro of Mexico City - logotopy each station for the illiterate locals who are very helpful and the tourists who do not speak Spanish. The metro has free internet, and at most stations operate cyber cafe, where the first 30 minutes of free computer.
At crossings and subway stations Mexico often present interesting and entertaining information stands, exhibitions of photographs on various topics. For example, the station Auditorio about the subways in cities around the world, among which is the scheme of the Moscow subway on the background of a large photo of St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square.
Hours Metro Mexico

On weekdays the subway in the Mexican capital is open from 5:00 to midnight. Saturday - from 6.00 to 24.00, and on Sunday the station opened at 7.00 am and close at midnight also.
Tickets for the metro of Mexico City

Daily travel on the metro of Mexico City paid about four million passengers. One trip costs 3 pesos, or about $ 0.23 US. All transitions and transplants are free, except for the line "A". When switching to it in the opposite direction to the passenger has to pay the fare again.