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
San Juan de Letrán station
Overview
LocaleMexico City
TerminiGaribaldi / Lagunilla
Constitución de 1917
Connecting lines
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 8 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 5; and southbound to Santa Marta, where it would connect with Line A. The project states that seven new stations would 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
Key[lower-alpha 1]
Denotes a partially accessible station
Denotes a fully accessible station
Denotes a metro transfer
Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
Denotes a connection with the public bus system
Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Garibaldi / Lagunilla July 20, 1994 Underground
trench		 - 0.0
  • Line B
  • Line 7: Garibaldi station
  • Line 5: Garibaldi stop
  • Routes: 18, 27-A
  • Routes: 10-E, 11-C
    		•  Cuauhtémoc
    02 Bellas Artes 0.8 0.8
  • Line 2
  • Line 4: Bellas Artes station (north route)
  • Line 1: Bellas Artes stop
  • Route: 16-A
    • 03 San Juan de Letrán 0.6 1.4
  • Line 4: Eje Central station (south route)
  • Line 1: República de Uruguay stop
    • 04 Salto del Agua 0.4 1.8
  • Line 1
  • Line 1: Salto del Agua stop
  • Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
    • 05 Doctores 0.7 2.5
  • Line 1: Doctores stop
    • 06 Obrera 0.9 3.4
  • Line 1: Obrera stop
  • Route: 19-F (at distance)
    • 07 Chabacano 1.3 4.7
  • Line 2
  • Line 9
  • Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 33, 111-A, 145-A
  • Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
    • 08 La Viga 1.0 5.7
  • Route: 5-A
    		•  Venustiano Carranza
    09 Santa Anita 0.8 6.5
  • Line 4
  • Santa Anita (unused)
  • Route: 37
  • Routes: 5-A, 14-A
    		•  Iztacalco
    10 Coyuya Grade-level, overground access 1.1 7.6
  • Coyuya
  • Line 2: Metro Coyuya station
  • Line 5: Metro Coyuya station (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Route: 14-A
    • 11 Iztacalco 1.1 8.7
  • Line 9: Iztacalco stop (west-east route)
    • 12 Apatlaco 1.1 9.8
  • Line 5: Apatlaco station
  • Line 9: Metro Apatlaco stop (Sundays-only)
    		•  Iztapalapa
    13 Aculco 0.7 10.5
  • Line 5: Aculco station
    • 14 Escuadrón 201 Underground
    trench    		 0.9 11.4
  • Escuadrón 201 (unused)
  • Line 5: Escuadrón 201 station
  • Route: 22-D
    • 15 Atlalilco 1.9 13.3
  • Line 12 (out of service)
  • Temporary Line 12 service: Atlalilco stop
  • Routes: 1-D, 52-C (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Route: 6-A
    • 16 Iztapalapa 0.9 14.2
  • Iztapalapa (unused)
  • Routes: 1-D, 52-C
  • Route: 6-A
    • 17 Cerro de la Estrella 0.9 15.1
  • Routes: 1-D, 52-C
  • Route: 6-A (at distance)
    • 18 UAM-I 1.3 16.4
  • Routes: 1-D, 52-C
    • 19 Constitución de 1917 Grade-level, overground access 1.3 17.7
  • Constitución de 1917
  • Line 2: Constitución de 1917 station
  • Routes: 1-D, 47-A, 57-A, 57-C, 159, 161, 161-C, 161-D, 161-E, 161-F, 162, 165-A
  • Line 10: Constitución de 1917 station (under construction)
  • Route: 4-B

    • Renamed stations
    DateOld nameNew name
    1995La PurísimaUAM-I
    2009GaribaldiGaribaldi / Lagunilla

    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:

    Notes
    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7]
      • Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.[7]
      • Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[8]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[9]
      • Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[10]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[11]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[12]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[13]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[8]

    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.
    7. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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