Metrorrey Line 2

Line 2 is a line on the Metrorrey system. It has 13 stations and it runs 13.036 km (8.100 mi) from Sendero to Zaragoza. The line opened on 30 November 1994.

Line 2
Interior of the Cuauhtémoc station
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMonterrey
Termini
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMetrorrey
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey
History
Opened30 November 1994
Technical
Line length13.036 km (8.100 mi)
Track length13.750 km (8.544 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map

 Sendero
 Santiago Tapia
 San Nicolás
 Anáhuac
 Universidad
 Niños Héroes
Regina
 General Anaya
 Cuauhtémoc
Alameda
 Fundadores
 Padre Mier
 Zaragoza
 
Line 3
to Hospital Metropolitano

History

Construction for Line 2 started in February 1993 and was inaugurated on November 30, 1994, in the stretch from General Anaya to Zaragoza.[1] After 14 years, the second stage of the line, from Regina to Universidad, was inaugurated on October 31, 2007, by José Natividad González Parás, Governor of Nuevo León from 2003 to 2009.[2] The last section of Line 2 was inaugurated one year later, on October 1, 2008, form Anáhuac to Sendero, the current northern terminus of the line.

Chronology

Station list
No. Station Date opened Level Transfer(s) Location
01 Sendero October 1, 2008 Elevated Transmetro Routes: Apodaca, Monterreal, Fomerrey 9 Escobedo / San Nicolás
de los Garza
02 Santiago Tapia October 1, 2008 Elevated San Nicolás
de los Garza
03 San Nicolás October 1, 2008 Elevated Transmetro Routes: Las Puentes, Santo Domingo
04 Anáhuac October 1, 2008 Elevated
05 Universidad October 31, 2007 Elevated
06 Niños Héroes October 31, 2007 Elevated Monterrey
07 Regina October 31, 2007 Underground Ecovía
08 General Anaya November 30, 1994 Underground
09 Cuauhtémoc November 30, 1994 Underground Metro Line 1
10 Alameda November 30, 1994 Underground
11 Fundadores November 30, 1994 Underground
12 Padre Mier November 30, 1994 Underground
13 Zaragoza November 30, 1994 Underground Transmetro Route: Macroplaza - Fundidora
⇵ through service into Metro Line 3 via Santa Lucía

References
  1. "Metrorrey: Sistema de transporte metro en Monterrey". Movimet (in Spanish). December 24, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  2. "Inaugura González Parás extensión de la línea 2 del Metrorrey". Proceso (in Spanish). November 1, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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