3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Metro Mexico DF MP68 R93 01: SerialKiller 666 RTP· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. MP-68 en Linea 9: Inoyamanaka79· Public domain
- 3. MP-68bridge3: Matérielpneu· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The MP-68 (French: Matériel roulant sur Pneumatiques 1968) is the first rubber-tyred train model of the Mexico City Metro. It was designed and built by Alstom in France. In total, 60 trains were built (with 9 units each), of which 26 (234 units) correspond to the restoration carried out in 1993.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 57 years ago, in 1969.
- 4.1 MW is about 48 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 44 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 148 m long: about 33 cars parked nose to tail.
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1969
- in service from
- 1969
- number built
- 58
- kind
- metro
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Sistema de Transporte Colectivo
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 4.1 MW
- length
- 148 m
- weight
- 261 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5988329, Wikipedia: MP-68 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.