annually. From the period of June 1, 2008 through July 7, 2008, the service carried one million passengers, or an average of approximately 30,000 passengers per day, which is a rate far below the annual projections. As of January 31, 2010 according to the head of Comercialización y Administración de Riesgos del Ferrocarril Suburbano stated that Line 1 of the Suburban Railway of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area served an average of 88,000 passengers per day. As of the end of 2012, ridership reached 132,000 per day, short of the 192,000 per day the private operator needed to stay solvent due to the high initial upfront cost and debt schedule. In 2012, the system ran an operational profit, but the profit was not high enough to cover accumulated debt repayment yet. Ridership had increased to 184,000 per day as of 2015. As of 2018, the Tren Suburbano had an average of 200,000 passengers per day. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, ridership decreased 73% as of May 2020. Trains are scheduled every 6 minutes during peak hours. Fare structure As of 2021, the fares are 9.50 pesos (approximately US$0.45) for a trip of three or fewer stations and 21.50 pesos (approximately US$1) for longer trips of four or more stations. Fares are paid using a rechargeable card that costs 15.00 pesos. Stations {| class="wikitable" rules="all" |- !rowspan="2" | No. !rowspan="2" | Station !rowspan="2" | Date opened !rowspan="2" | Level !colspan="2" | Distance (km) !rowspan="2" | Connection !rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Location |- !style="font-size: 65%;"|Betweenstations !style="font-size: 65%;"|Total |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|01 |Buenavista | rowspan="5" |2 June 2008 |Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|- |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 | Buenavista (at distance) Line B: Buenavista station Line 1: Buenavista station Line 3: Buenavista station Line 4: Buenavista station Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B |Cuauhtémoc |rowspan=2| Mexico City |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|02 |Fortuna |Grade level, overground and underground access |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 |style="text-align:right;"|5.25 | Line 6: Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México station Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B |Azcapotzalco |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|03 |Tlalnepantla | rowspan="5" | Grade level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|5.12 |style="text-align:right;"|10.37 | Tlalnepantla |rowspan=2| Tlalnepantla |rowspan=5| State of Mexico |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|04 |San Rafael |style="text-align:right;"|3.45 |style="text-align:right;"|13.82 | San Rafael |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|05 |Lechería |style="text-align:right;"|4.22 |style="text-align:right;"|18.04 | Lechería Line II: Lechería station |rowspan=2| Tultitlán |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|06 |Tultitlán | rowspan="2" |5 January 2009 |style="text-align:right;"|4.06 |style="text-align:right;"|22.10 | Tultitlán |- |style="background: #FF1100; color: white;"|07 |Cuautitlán