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Mexico City Metro Line 8

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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
Termini
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

Legend
 Garibaldi / Lagunilla
Mexico City Metro Line B
 Bellas Artes
Mexico City Metro Line 2
 San Juan de Letrán
Salto del Agua
Mexico City Metro Line 1
 Doctores
Obrera
Chabacano
Mexico City Metro Line 2 Mexico City Metro Line 9
 La Viga
Santa Anita
Mexico City Metro Line 4
 Coyuya
Iztacalco
Apatlaco
Aculco
Escuadrón 201
Atlalilco
Mexico City Metro Line 12
 Iztapalapa
Cerro de la Estrella
UAM-I
Constitución de 1917
This diagram:

Opened in 1994, it was the tenth line to be built (despite its name being Line 8). With a length of 20.078 kilometres (12.476 mi) and 19 stations, Line 8 runs through Mexico City from downtown to the southeastern municipality of Iztapalapa.

History edit

 
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 (6.34 mi) for a total track length of 27.89 km (17.33 mi).[5]

Rolling stock edit

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 edit

Key[a]
  † 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

The stations from east to west:

   
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 1: Luna stop (at distance)
  •     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
  •     Line 5: Av. Hidalgo stop (at distance)
  •   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 (out of service)
  •  
  •   Salto del Agua stop (temporary Line 1 service)
  •     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
  •     Line 2: Eje Central stop (at distance)
  •   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
  •     Line 2: Jose Antonio Torres stop (at distance)
  •   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
  •     Line 2: La Viga station (at distance)
  •   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
  •   Route: 14-A
    • 11 Iztacalco  † 1.1 8.7
  •     Line 5: Colegio de Bachilleres 3 station
  •     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
  •     Line 5: Escuadrón 201 station
  •   Route: 22-D
    • 15 Atlalilco  ‡ 1.9 13.3
  •     Line 12
  •   Routes: 1-D, 52-C
  •   Route: 6-A
    • 16 Iztapalapa 0.9 14.2
  •   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 (also temporary Line 12 service)
  •     Line 10: Constitución de 1917 station
  •   Route: 4-B

    • Renamed stations edit

    Date Old name New name
    1995 La Purísima UAM-I
    2009 Garibaldi Garibaldi / Lagunilla

    Ridership edit

    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 San Juan de Letrán 9,962,243 27,294
    3 UAM-I 9,203,724 25,216
    4 Coyuya 8,501,595 23,292
    5 Escuadrón 201 8,047,639 22,048
    6 Iztacalco 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 Apatlaco 5,100,848 13,975
    12 Doctores 4,502,133 12,335
    13 Obrera 4,452,999 12,200
    14 Iztapalapa 4,140,807 11,345
    15 Cerro de la Estrella 4,074,999 11,164
    16 Aculco 3,524,731 9,657
    17 La Viga 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

    Tourism edit

    Line 8 passes near several places of interest:

    Notes edit

    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 edit

    References edit

    1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ a b "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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