Site Launch
After years of working on this site on and off, and after a bad attempt at designing it myself, I have finally “finished” the site. At least, the general layout and redesign is finally done, thanks to...
View ArticleLine 12 – La Línea Dorada
Five years after having been announced, and two years after Mexico celebrated the Bicentennial anniversary of their Independence and the Centennial anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the newest...
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A Ride on the “Línea Dorada”
A few weeks ago, I visited the new Line 12, La Línea Dorada (the Gold Line), which opened in October 2012. I was accompanied by my fellow admirers of the Mexico City Metro system: Antonio, Alejandro,...
View ArticlePrice Increase
This past week, the cost of a ticket to ride the Mexico City metro went up from 3 pesos to 5 pesos per ticket. At this price, it is still one of the cheapest metro rides in the world (about $0.40...
View ArticleFare information
I have updated the site to include fare information for each system. Originally I had planned on including the information for each system on their respective pages, but with some prodding by some of...
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A ride on the Metrobús 4
While I was in Mexico City this past summer, I met up with some friends of mine there who are also aficionados of the city’s public transit system (we “met” many years ago through the Spanish-language...
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Updated Metro Map
Transit Maps of the World is one of my favorite books. Published in 2007, it lists all the metro/subway/LRT-type mass transit systems of the world, and more interestingly for me, talks about their...
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Transit Maps of the World
As I mentioned in my last post, my (if I do say so myself) fabulous map was included in the latest edition of Mark Ovenden’s Transit Maps of the World. I got a big kick out of seeing my map and my name...
View ArticleSite Launch
After years of working on this site on and off, and after a bad attempt at designing it myself, I have finally “finished” the site. At least, the general layout and redesign is finally done, thanks to...
View ArticleLine 12 – La Línea Dorada
Five years after having been announced, and two years after Mexico celebrated the Bicentennial anniversary of their Independence and the Centennial anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, the newest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Transit Maps of the World
As I mentioned in my last post, my (if I do say so myself) fabulous map was included in the latest edition of Mark Ovenden’s Transit Maps of the World. I got a big kick out of seeing my map and my name...
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A ride on the Mexicable (and more!)
Every time I come to Mexico City (which isn’t that often every 2-3 years on average), I meet up with my fellow Metroloco friends, and visit the public transportation options that are new since the...
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Name Changes
(Note: Updated information on MB Line 4 & Line 7 changes added) This week, Zócalo station on Metro Line 2 officially changed name to Zócalo / Tenochtitlán, to honour Mexico’s history, according to...
View ArticleMetrobús Line 5 Extension
On September 7, 2020, the first phase of the extension of the Metrobús Line 5 will open to the public. The extension increases the line from having only 18 stations to a grand total of 51 stations,...
View ArticleAnnus horribilis
Mexico City’s metro system has had a horrible past 14 months. One incident after another has affected the metro, with many victims resulting from them. Collision First, on March 10, 2020, two trains...
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