Monterrey Light Metro
Opened 1991; network now comprises three lines with 39 stops. See Monterrey network map.
Line 1 runs east-northwest and was opened on April 25 1991; a single-stop extension was added in 2003 (total 17·8 km, 19 stops). North-south Line 2 opened 1994; northern extensions opened in 2007 and 2008 (total 13 km, 13 stops).
Line 3 opened on February 27 2021 (7⋅5 km, nine stops). It runs from the south end of Line 2 at General I Zaragoza northeast to Hospital Metropolitano; trial running began in 2018.
In addition to 24 ex-Frankfurt U3 LRVs bought for refurbishment in 2019, Metrorrey is also buying 26 new EMUs from CRRC Zuzhou, due for delivery from 2021.
- Address
- Pino Suárez 1123 Nte
64000 Monterrey
Nuevo León
Mexico - Phone
- +52 81 8372 8521
- Fax
- +52 81 8375 4773
- Website
- www.nl.gob.mx/metrorrey
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 109·9 |
| 2019 | 186·8 |
| 2018 | 180·8 |
| 2017 | 179·4 |
| 2016 | 180·4 |
| 2015 | 183·4 |
| 2014 | 175·1 |
| 2013 | 168·3 |
| 2012 | 156·9 |
Network data
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 39·5 km
- Electrification
- 39·5 km - 1·5 kV DC
- Rolling stock
- 84 LRV/tram cars (L1,2)
22 Metro cars (L3)
