Mexico City Metro Line 2

Line 2 connects with Line 7 at Tacuba, Line 3 at Hidalgo, Line 8 at Bellas Artes, Line 1 at Pino Suárez, Lines 8 and 9 at Chabacano and Line 12 at Ermita. It is linked with the Mexico City Light Rail to Xochimilco at the Tasqueña terminal. It used to be served by NC-82 and some NM-83 trains.

It runs under the following roads: Calzada San Bartolo Naucalpan in the stretch from Cuatro Caminos to Panteones, Calzada México-Tacuba from Panteones to Normal, Av. Ribera de San Cosme, Av. México - Tenochtitlan from Revolución to Hidalgo, Av. Hidalgo from Hidalgo to Bellas Artes, Tacuba street, República de Guatemala street, José María Pino Suárez street from Zócalo/Tenochtitlan to Pino Suárez. From San Antonio Abad it runs at ground level over Calzada San Antonio Abad and Calzada de Tlalpan till the terminus of the line in Tasqueña. With 737,396 passengers per day in 2019, it is the busiest line of the Mexico City Metro.

This line was temporarily served by an NM-02 train printed with landscapes and images of Mexico City.

Line 2 opened on August 1, 1970, in the stretch Tasqueña–Pino Suárez. Pino Suárez station became the first transfer station of the Mexico City Metro, connecting with Line 1, built one year before.

On September 14, the line was expanded towards Tacuba station.

The last expansion of the line occurred in 1984 when two more stations were built: Panteones and Cuatro Caminos, the latter being the first station of the system to serve the State of Mexico. Cuatro Caminos would remain as the only station to serve the suburbs of Mexico City until 1991, when Line A opened and service reached the municipality of Los Reyes La Paz, in the southeastern part of the State of Mexico with the stations Los Reyes and La Paz.

• August 1, 1970: from Tasqueña to Pino Suárez.
• September 14, 1970: from Pino Suárez to Tacuba.
• August 22, 1984: from Tacuba to Cuatro Caminos.

Line 2 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: : 1970–1975 2023
• Concarril NM-73: : 1975–2005 2023
• Concarril NM-79: 1980–2006 2023
• Alstom MP-82: 1985–2007
• Bombardier NC-82: 1987–2005 2023
• CAF/Bombardier NM-02: 2004–present

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 40 are in service in Line 2.^[3]

Key^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM).
	Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
	Denotes a connection with the public bus system
	Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
	Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
	Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system

The stations from west to east and from north to south:

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No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Cuatro Caminos †	August 22, 1984	Underground trench	-	0.0	Cuatro Caminos 18, 57A, 57C 16B Line 3 (in planning)	Toreo de Cuatro Caminos bull fighting ring	Naucalpan	State of Mexico
02	Panteones			1.8	1.8	18 16B	Graveyard	Miguel Hidalgo	Mexico City
03	Tacuba †	September 14, 1970		1.6	3.4	18, 59, 107 11A, 16B, 16D, 19H	Three flowers
04	Cuitláhuac			0.7	4.1	(at Calz. México-Tacuba) 18, 19, 107, 107B 16B, 16D	Aztec battle shield
05	Popotla			0.8	4.9	18 16B, 16D	Ahuehuete tree
06	Colegio Militar			0.6	5.5	16B	Coat of arms of the Military Academy
07	Normal			0.7	6.2	19, 19A, 200 16A, 16B	Main building of the Normal tower
08	San Cosme			0.8	7.0	59A 12B, 12D, 16A, 16B (at distance)	Balcony of a colonial building	Cuauhtémoc
09	Revolución ‡			0.8	7.8	(at México-Tenochtitlan) 12B (at distance), 16A, 16B (at distance)	Monumento a la Revolución
10	Hidalgo †			0.7	8.5	27A 16A (at distance)	A profile of Hidalgo
11	Bellas Artes †			0.6	9.1	16A	The Bellas Artes opera house and museum
12	Allende			0.5	9.6	(at distance)	A bust of Ignacio Allende
13	Zócalo/Tenochtitlan †		Underground two-story trench	0.8	10.4		The coat of arms of Mexico
14	Pino Suárez ‡	August 1, 1970	Underground trench (Lv. -2)	0.9	11.3	(at Nezahualcóyotl) 2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I, 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H	A pyramid dedicated to Ehecatl
15	San Antonio Abad †		Ground-level, overground access	1.0	12.3	2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 14A, 17C, 17H, 17I	St. Anthony the Great
16	Chabacano ‡	August 1, 1970[* 1]		0.8	13.1	2A, 31B, 33, 111A, 145A 9C, 9E, 14A, 17C, 17H, 17I	Apricot
17	Viaducto	August 1, 1970		0.9	14.0	2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Cloverleaf interchange	Benito Juárez
18	Xola †			0.6	14.6	(at distance) 2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Coconut palm tree
19	Villa de Cortés †			0.8	15.4	2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Helmet
20	Nativitas †			0.9	16.3	2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Trajinera
21	Portales †			1.1	17.4	(at Miravalle) 2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 6A (at distance), 17C, 17H, 17I	An architectural portal
22	Ermita ‡			0.9	18.3	2A, 31B, 52C, 111A, 145A 6A (at distance), 17C, 17H, 17I	Chapel
23	General Anaya †			1.0	19.3	2A, 31B, 111A, 116A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Military officer next to a cannon	Coyoacán
24	Tasqueña ‡		Ground-level	1.5	20.8	2A, 17F, 31B, 81A, 111A, 143, 145A 2A, 2F, 5A (at distance), 17C, 17H, 17I South Bus Terminal	Crescent moon

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The following table shows each of Line 2 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.^[1]

Sound of Mexico City Metro train arriving to a station

At General Anaya station.

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Line 2 passes near several places of interest:

• Monumento a la Revolución, a monument commemorating the Mexican Revolution located in Plaza de la República (Republic Square).
• Paseo de la Reforma, emblematic avenue of Mexico City.
• Alameda Central, public urban park in downtown Mexico City and oldest public park in the Americas.
• Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center.
• Historic center of Mexico City
• Plaza de la Constitución, Mexico City's main square.
• Metropolitan Cathedral
• National Palace, the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.
• Templo Mayor, archeological site and museum.