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Line B / Línea B | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Mexico City |
Termini | |
Connecting lines | |
Stations | 21 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Mexico City Metro |
Operator(s) | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) |
Rolling stock | MP-68 |
Ridership | 417,934 passengers per day (2019)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 15 December 1999[2] |
Technical | |
Line length | 20.278 km (13 mi) |
Track length | 23.722 km (15 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track |
Electrification | Guide bars |
Mexico City Metro Line B is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. It has 21 stations and a total length of 23.772 km (14.771 mi), 20.278 km (12.600 mi) service the line while the rest are used for maneuvers.
Line B runs from downtown Mexico City north towards the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos.
Currently, it is the only line in the whole metro network to use two distinctive colors: green and gray.
Alongside Line 12, Line B is one of the two metro lines of the network to have the three type of stations: underground, elevated and surface.[3]