Mexico City Metro Line 8

Mexico City Metro Line 8 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Its distinctive color is green.

Line 8 / Línea 8
Overview
LocaleMexico City
TerminiGaribaldi / Lagunilla
Constitución de 1917
Stations19
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockTrains NM-79, MP-82
Ridership366,084 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened20 July 1994[2]
Technical
Line length17.679 km (11 mi)
Track length20.078 km (12 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Route map

 Garibaldi / Lagunilla
Bellas Artes
San Juan de Letrán
 Salto del Agua
Doctores
 Obrera
 Chabacano
La Viga
 Santa Anita
Coyuya
 Iztacalco
 Apatlaco
 Aculco
 Escuadrón 201
 Atlalilco
Iztapalapa
 Cerro de la Estrella
 UAM-I
 Constitución de 1917

Opened in 1994, it was the tenth line to be built (despite its name being Line 8). With a length of 20.078 kilometers and 19 stations, Line 8 runs through Mexico City from downtown to the southeastern municipality of Iztapalapa.

History
Obrera station before its opening

Line 4 construction started in 1991 and finished in 1994.[3] It was inaugurated on 20 July 1994 by President of Mexico Carlos Salinas de Gortari in its entire stretch going from Garibaldi to Constitución de 1917. The next day, Salinas de Gortari drove the first train.[4]

In 2018, the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo presented its plan projected to 2030, where an expansion of Line 8 was announced. This would extend the line northbound to La Raza, where it would connect with Lines 3 and 4; and southbound to Santa Marta, where it would connect with Line A. The project states that seven new stations will be built: three northwards and four southwards, with a total of 10.21 km for a total track length of 27.89 km.[5]

Rolling stock

Line 8 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 30 are in service in Line 8.[6]

Station list
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Garibaldi / Lagunilla July 20, 1994 Underground,
trench		 - 0.0
  • Metrobús Line 7
  • Trolleybus Line LL
    		•  Cuauhtémoc
    02 Bellas Artes July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.8 0.8
  • Metrobús Line 4 (North route)
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
    • 03 San Juan de Letrán July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.6 1.4
  • Metrobús Line 4 (South route)
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
    • 04 Salto del Agua July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.4 1.8
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
    • 05 Doctores July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.7 2.5
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
    • 06 Obrera July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.9 3.4
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
    • 07 Chabacano July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 1.3 4.7
    • 08 La Viga July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 1.0 5.7 Venustiano Carranza
    09 Santa Anita July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.8 6.5
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) (closed)
    		•  Iztacalco
    10 Coyuya July 20, 1994 Surface. 1.1 7.6
  • Metrobús Line 2
  • Metrobús Line 5 (under construction)
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Iztacalco
    • 11 Iztacalco July 20, 1994 Surface. 1.1 8.7
    12 Apatlaco July 20, 1994 Surface. 1.1 9.8
  • Metrobús Line 5 (under construction)
    		•  Iztapalapa
    13 Aculco July 20, 1994 Surface. 0.7 10.5
  • Metrobús Line 5 (under construction)
    • 14 Escuadrón 201 July 20, 1994 Underground. 0.9 11.4
  • Metrobús Line 5 (under construction)
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) (unused)
    • 15 Atlalilco July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 1.9 13.3
    • 16 Iztapalapa July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.9 14.2
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) (unused)
    • 17 Cerro de la Estrella July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 0.9 15.1
    18 UAM-I July 20, 1994 Underground,
    trench    		 1.3 16.4
    19 Constitución de 1917 July 20, 1994 Surface. 1.3 17.7
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Iztapalapa

    • Renamed stations
    DateOld nameNew name
    1995La PurísimaUAM-I

    Ridership

    The following table shows each of Line 8 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

    † Transfer station
    ‡ Terminal
    †‡ Transfer station and terminal
    Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
    1Constitución de 1917‡32,255,31388,371
    2San Juan de Letrán9,962,24327,294
    3UAM-I9,203,72425,216
    4Coyuya8,501,59523,292
    5Escuadrón 2018,047,63922,048
    6Iztacalco8,002,05821,923
    7Bellas Artes†7,718,07921,145
    8Garibaldi / Lagunilla†‡6,304,77017,273
    9Atlalilco†5,611,38315,374
    10Salto del Agua†5,454,21614,943
    11Apatlaco5,100,84813,975
    12Doctores4,502,13312,335
    13Obrera4,452,99912,200
    14Iztapalapa4,140,80711,345
    15Cerro de la Estrella4,074,99911,164
    16Aculco3,524,7319,657
    17La Viga2,805,2917,686
    18Santa Anita†2,402,8746,583
    19Chabacano†1,554,9774,260
    Total133,620,679366,084

    Tourism

    Line 8 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    References
    1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    2. "Línea 8" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    3. Connolly, Priscilla. "Evaluación económico financiera del Metro de la ciudad de México 1988-1994" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 127. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
    4. "Los Presidentes que impulsaron el Metro". El Universal (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    5. Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    6. "Parque vehicular". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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