Mexico City Metro Line 4

Mexico City Metro Line 4 is the fourth line of Mexico City Metro.^[2][3] The line color is aqua blue and it runs from north to south of the city crossing the city center by its easternmost area. In 2019 it had a total ridership of 29,013,032 passengers, making it the least used line on the system.

Line 4 / Línea 4
Fray Servando station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Martín Carrera Santa Anita
Connecting lines	Martín Carrera Consulado Morelos Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo Jamaica Santa Anita
Stations	10
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo（STC）
Rolling stock	NM-73AR
Daily ridership	79,488 (2019)[1]
Ridership	15,932,642 (annual, 2021)
History
Opened	29 August 1981
Technical
Line length	9.363 km (5.818 mi)
Track length	10.747 km (6.678 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along the track
Electrification	Guide bars
Route map Legend Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria / Palacio Legislativo Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita This diagram: view talk edit

General information

It was built above the former Inguarán Avenue (now Congreso de la Unión) in viaduct solution, this makes it the only line without an underground section. With only ten stations, its short length is countervailed with its high connectivity, having transfer with other metro lines in six stations: Line 6 at Martín Carrera, Line 5 at Consulado, Line B at Morelos, Line 1 at Candelaria, Line 9 at Jamaica and Line 8 at Santa Anita. However, it is also the line with the fewest passengers in the entire system, having only 29,013,032 passengers throughout 2019.^[1]

The line is also characterized by its above-ground architecture, having all of its station facilities elevated or in massive buildings present in both sides of the street. A side effect of this is having long passageways with connecting lines, generally unused or empty sections in stations, closed passageways and other features, all due to its low ridership. Also, trains in Line 4 have been shortened from its original configuration of nine cars to only six.^[4]

History

The first stretch of Line 4 was inaugurated on 29 August 1981, from Martín Carrera station to Candelaria station.^[5] Line 4 was the first line to feature an elevated section, built over Avenida H. Congreso de la Unión. Lines 9, B and 12 would later also have elevated sections. The total cost of Line 4's first stage was 6,900 million pesos.^[6]

The second stage of the line was opened for service on 26 May 1982, with four new stations, going from Candelaria to Santa Anita.

Upon completion of the line, it had only two transfer stations: Candelaria with Line 1 and Consulado with Line 5. Transfer to Line 6 at Martín Carrera would open in 1986, to Line 9 at Jamaica in 1987, to Line 8 at Santa Anita in 1995 and to Line B at Morelos in 1999.

There were two plans to expand the line. In 1985, according to a plan presented by the Comisión de Vialidad y Transporte Urbano (COVITUR), Line 4 was projected to be expanded southbound from Santa Anita towards Culhuacán, the stretch would have a length of 9.22 km (5.73 mi) and seven new stations.^[7] Such plan never materialized.

In 1996, the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) on its master plan for Mexico City Metro considered building an expansion for Line 4; this time, it would be expanded northbound from Martín Carrera to Ecatepec in the State of Mexico. This new section would have six new stations and a length of 6.1 km (3.8 mi).^[8] As with the 1985 plan, this extension was never built.

In 2018, the STC again presented a plan projected to 2030. In this document, there is an extension planned for Line 4 that would expand the line northward from Martín Carrera towards Tepexpan and southward from Santa Anita to the southern part of the Periférico. Thirty-one more stations would be built according to the plan: ten southbound and 21 northbound, adding a total of 34.87 km (21.67 mi) to Line 4.^[9]

Chronology

• 29 August 1981: from Martín Carrera to Candelaria^[10]
• 26 May 1982: from Candelaria to Santa Anita^[10]

Rolling stock

Line 4 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• Alstom MP-68: 1981–1985
• Concarril NM-73: 1981–present
• Concarril NM-79: 1981

Out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 12 are in service in Line 4, this is the fewest trains per line in the entire system.^[11]

Station list

Key^{[lower-alpha 1]}

†	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
	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

The stations from north to south:

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Martín Carrera	August 29, 1981	Ground-level, underground access.	-	0.0	Line 6 Martín Carrera Line 6: Martín Carrera station Routes: 33, 37 Line 5: Martín Carrera stop Route: 5-A	A bust of General Martín Carrera	Gustavo A. Madero
02	Talismán		Elevated, overground access	1.3	1.3	Line 5: Talismán (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A (at distance), 15-C	A mammoth with a raised trunk and tusks
03	Bondojito			1.1	2.4	Routes: 11-A, 12, 37 Line 4: Av. Congreso de la Unión stop (east–west route; at distance) Routes: 5-A, 7-D (at distance)	A cactus
04	Consulado			0.8	3.2	Line 5 Line 5: Río Consulado station (at distance) Routes: 37, 200 (at distance) Route: 5-A	A water duct
05	Canal del Norte			1.0	4.2	Line 5: Canal del Norte station (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 10-D (at distance), 10-E (at distance)	The transverse section of Canal del Norte	Venustiano Carranza
06	Morelos †			1.1	5.3	Line B Line 4: Morelos station (at distance) Routes: 18, 37 Routes: 5-A, 10-E	A profile of José María Morelos y Pavón
07	Candelaria-Palacio Legislativo		Ground-level, underground access	1.2	6.4	Line 1 (out of service) Line 4: Cecilio Robelo station (at distance) Route: 37 (also temporary Line 1 service) Route: 5-A	A swimming duck
08	Fray Servando	May 26, 1982	Elevated, overground access	0.8	7.3	Line 4: Cecilio Robelo station (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H	A bust of Fray Servando Teresa de Mier
09	Jamaica †			1.2	8.4	Line 9 Line 2: Jamaica stop Line 2: Congreso de la Unión stop (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 9-C (at distance), 9-E (at distance), 14-A (at distance)	An ear of corn
10	Santa Anita		Elevated, underground access	0.9	9.3	Line 8 Santa Anita (unused) Line 2: La Viga station (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 14-A	A man sailing a canoe	Iztacalco

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 4's stations' total and average daily ridership during 2019.^[1]

†	Transfer station
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Martín Carrera†‡	6,818,051	18,680
2	Canal del Norte	3,303,152	9,050
3	Fray Servando	3,239,953	8,877
4	Morelos†	3,020,965	8,277
5	Candelaria†	2,953,147	8,091
6	Jamaica†	2,876,658	7,881
7	Bondojito	2,371,742	6,498
8	Talismán	1,965,881	5,386
9	Consulado†	1,608,777	4,408
10	Santa Anita†‡	854,706	2,342
Total		29,013,032	79,488

See also

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes

1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.

   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[12]
   • Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.^[12]
   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[13]
   • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[14]
   • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[15]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[16]
   • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[17]

References

1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
2. "Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. "Conformación de un tren". Retrieved December 16, 2017.
5. Línea 4 (Line 4)
6. "La Ciudad en el Tiempo: Línea 4 del Metro, la primera de tipo elevado". El Universal (in Spanish). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. Programa Maestro del Metro (2a Rev.). Comisión de Vialidad y Transporte Urbano. 1985. p. 66.
8. Plan Maestro del Metro y Trenes Ligeros. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. 1996. p. 65.
9. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
10. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
11. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
12. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
13. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
14. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
15. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
16. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
17. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.