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Phone:
+34 630 59 34 25

Address:
Plaza Mayor, 13247 San Carlos del Valle, Cdad. Real, Spain

The Mexico City Metro , officially called Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, often shortened to STC, is a metro system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in Mexico State. It is the second largest metro system in North America after the New York City Subway. In 2016, the system served 1.662 billion passengers, placing it as the ninth highest ridership in the world. The inaugural STC Metro line was 12.7 kilometres long, serving 16 stations, and opened to the public on September 4, 1969. The system has expanded since then in a series of fits and starts. As of 2015, the system has 12 lines, serving 195 stations, and 226.49 kilometres of route . Ten of the lines are rubber-tyred; instead of traditional steel wheels, they use pneumatic traction, which are quieter and cope better with Mexico City's unstable soils. The system survived the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.Of the STC Metro's 195 stations, 24 serve two or more lines . Many stations are named for historical figures, places, or events in Mexican history. It has 115 underground stations ; 54 surface stations and 26 elevated stations. All lines operate from 5 a.m. to midnight. At the end of 2007, the Federal District government announced the construction of the most recent STC Metro line, Line 12, which was built to run approximately 26 kilometres towards the southeastern part of the city, connecting with Lines 7, 3, 2 and 8. This line opened on 30 October 2012.The Metro has figured in Mexico's cultural history, as the inspiration for a musical composition for strings, Metro Chabacano and the 1982 Rodrigo Rockdrigo González's 1982 song, Metro Balderas. It has also been a site for the 1990 Hollywood movie Total Recall. Public intellectual Carlos Monsiváis has commented on the cultural importance of the Metro, a space for collective expression, where diverse social sectors are compelled to mingle every day.
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