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Monterrey, the capital of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, has some 4 million inhabitants.

In the 1980's, a consortium led by Siemens was awarded the contract to develop a metro system for Monterrey. The system is similar to the Tren Urbano in Guadalajara, although Monterrey's metro is totally independent from other traffic, partly underground and partly elevated.

Line 1 was inaugurated in 1991 and runs east - west through the city centre and then towards the northwestern districts of the city. It runs on an elevated concrete structure from Exposición in Guadalupe to San Bernabé. Its length is 18.5 km with 19 stations. At Cuauhtémoc transfer is possible to Line 2. A trip along the entire line takes 27 minutes.

Line 2 opened in 1994 and was then 4.5 km long with 6 stations. It was built along a north-south axis at a depth of 17 m below street level using mainly tunnelling machines. The first section of an elevated northern extension (3.2 km, 3 stations) along Avenida Universidad was opened in October 2007.

All stations and trains have air-conditioning, some stations on Line 2 are equipped with escalators. Like in Mexico City, stations can also be identified by symbols. The metro is operated by Metrorrey.

25 April 1991 - Line 1 Exposición - San Bernabé

30 Nov 1994 - Line 2 General Anaya - General Zaragoza

11 June 2003 - Line 1 San Bernabé - Talleres

31 Oct 2007 - Line 2 General Anaya - Universidad (3.2 km)

 Projects

Construction of a northern extension for Line 2 began in August 2005. Total length of the extension is 8.5 km with 1.5 km in tunnel and the rest elevated. After the inauguration of the first three stations in October 2007, the remaining four will follow in spring 2008. The construction consortium includes Siemens (electrical equipment) and Bombardier (rolling stock).

5:00 - 24:00, every 3.5 min during rush hours

- FARES in pesos (2007)

Single - 4.50 (Metrobus 6.00)
2 Trips - 8.50
4 Trips - 16.00
5 Trips - 20.00
6 Trips - 24.00

Metrorrey (Official site)

Metro Monterrey at Wikipedia.es