Mexico City Metro Line B
| Line B / Línea B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Mexico City | ||
| Termini | |||
| Connecting lines | |||
| Stations | 21 | ||
| Website | metro.cdmx.gob.mx | ||
| 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) | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 15 December 1999 | ||
| 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 | ||
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color2, color.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. Opened the 15th December 1999, it is the eleventh line to join the network. It serves the boroughs of Cuauhtémoc, Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero located within the Mexico City proper, as well as the municipaliyies of Nezahualcóyotl and Ecatepec corresponding to the State of Mexico. It has interchanges with five metro lines, and its distinctive graphic identity colors are dark gray and silver, and it is the only line to use two colours to identify itself. Up to the year 2021, it was the fourth line on the network with the highest ridership, accounting for 87.5 million passengers.
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.