| Line 8 / Línea 8 | |
| Type: | Rapid transit |
| System: | Mexico City Metro |
| Locale: | Mexico City |
| Start: | Garibaldi / Lagunilla |
| End: | Constitución de 1917 |
| Connectinglines: |
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| Stations: | 19 |
| Ridership2: | 366,084 passengers per day (2019)[1] |
| Open: | 20 July 1994[2] |
| Operator: | Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) |
| Stock: | Trains NM-79, MP-82 |
| Linelength: | 17.6790NaN0 |
| Tracklength: | 20.0780NaN0 |
| Gauge: | with roll ways along track |
| Electrification: | Guide bars |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Mexico City Metro Line 8 is one of the twelve metro lines operating in Mexico City, Mexico. Its distinctive color is green.
Opened in 1994, it was the tenth line to be built (despite its name being Line 8). With a length of and 19 stations, Line 8 runs through Mexico City from downtown to the southeastern municipality of Iztapalapa.
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 for a total track length of .[5]
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]
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Distance (km) | Connection | Pictogram | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations | Total | ||||||||
| 01 | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | style="text-align:right;" | - | 0.0 | A guitar and a sarape | Cuauhtémoc | ||
| 02 | 0.8 | 0.8 | A stylized version of the palace's art noveau façade | ||||||
| 03 | San Juan de Letrán | 0.6 | 1.4 | A silhouette of Torre Latinoamerica | |||||
| 04 | 0.4 | 1.8 | Salto del Agua fountain | ||||||
| 05 | Doctores | 0.7 | 2.5 | Two doctors | |||||
| 06 | Obrera | 0.9 | 3.4 | A construction worker's helmet framed with two gears | |||||
| 07 | 1.3 | 4.7 | An apricot | ||||||
| 08 | La Viga | 1.0 | 5.7 | A pair of fish | Venustiano Carranza | ||||
| 09 | Santa Anita | 0.8 | 6.5 | A man sailing a canoe | Iztacalco | ||||
| 10 | Grade-level, overground access | 1.1 | 7.6 | An Aztec dancer's ankle festooned with a cuff-rattle | |||||
| 11 | 1.1 | 8.7 | San Matías monastery | ||||||
| 12 | Apatlaco | 1.1 | 9.8 | A house with hot water and steam | Iztapalapa | ||||
| 13 | Aculco | 0.7 | 10.5 | A water wave in a canal | |||||
| 14 | Escuadrón 201 | Underground trench | 0.9 | 11.4 | Escuadrón 201 insignia | ||||
| 15 | 1.9 | 13.3 | A water well | ||||||
| 16 | Iztapalapa | 0.9 | 14.2 | A sun | |||||
| 17 | Cerro de la Estrella | 0.9 | 15.1 | A silhouette of a hill with three crosses and a star in the sky | |||||
| 18 | UAM-I | 1.3 | 16.4 | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana logo | |||||
| 19 | Grade-level, overground access | 1.3 | 17.7 | A quill above a document dated 1917 | |||||
| Date | Old name | New name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | La Purísima | UAM-I | |
| 2009 | Garibaldi | Garibaldi / Lagunilla |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constitución de 1917‡ | 32,255,313 | 88,371 | |
| 2 | 9,962,243 | 27,294 | ||
| 3 | 9,203,724 | 25,216 | ||
| 4 | 8,501,595 | 23,292 | ||
| 5 | 8,047,639 | 22,048 | ||
| 6 | 8,002,058 | 21,923 | ||
| 7 | Bellas Artes† | 7,718,079 | 21,145 | |
| 8 | Garibaldi / Lagunilla†‡ | 6,304,770 | 17,273 | |
| 9 | Atlalilco† | 5,611,383 | 15,374 | |
| 10 | Salto del Agua† | 5,454,216 | 14,943 | |
| 11 | 5,100,848 | 13,975 | ||
| 12 | 4,502,133 | 12,335 | ||
| 13 | 4,452,999 | 12,200 | ||
| 14 | 4,140,807 | 11,345 | ||
| 15 | 4,074,999 | 11,164 | ||
| 16 | 3,524,731 | 9,657 | ||
| 17 | 2,805,291 | 7,686 | ||
| 18 | Santa Anita† | 2,402,874 | 6,583 | |
| 19 | Chabacano† | 1,554,977 | 4,260 | |
| Total | 133,620,679 | 366,084 | ||
Line 8 passes near several places of interest: