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Mexico City Metro Line 8

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Line 8
San Juan de Letrán station
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations19
Websitemetro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
OperatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-79, MP-82
Ridership124,612,151 (2024)[1]
History
Opened20 July 1994; 32 years ago (1994-07-20)[2]
Technical
Line length17.679 km (11.0 mi)[3]
Track length20.078 km (12.5 mi)[3]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bar, 750 V DC
Route map
Map Line 8 route highlighted in gray
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:
Mexico City Metro Line 8 map
Pictograms of Line 8 of the Mexico City Metro

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 20.078 kilometres (12.476 mi) and 19 stations, Line 8 runs through Mexico City from downtown to the southeastern municipality of Iztapalapa.

History

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Line 8 construction started in 1991 and finished in 1994.[4] 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.[5]

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).[6]

Rolling stock

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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.[7]

Station list

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Key[a]
Handicapped/disabled accessFully accessible stationCablebús Line {{{3}}}Cablebús connectionRed de Transporte de PasajerosRTP connection
Handicapped/disabled accessPartially accessible stationMexibúsMexibús connectionTren InterurbanoTren Interurbano connection
Transfer hubCETRAM transfer stationMexicableMexicable connectionTren SuburbanoTren Suburbano connection
Transfer hubETRAM transfer stationMexico City MetroMexico City Metro connectionTrolleybusTrolleybus connection
EcobiciEcobici bikeshareMexico City minubusPesero connectionXochimilco Light RailXochimilco Light Rail connection

The stations from east to west:

Station Handicapped/disabled access Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Location
Between
stations		 Total
Garibaldi/Lagunilla Handicapped/disabled access July 20, 1994 Underground N/a 0.0
  • Mexico City Metro Line B Line B
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 7
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1 (at Luna), Trolleybus Line 5
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 18, 27A
  • Mexico City minubus 10E, 11C
 Cuauhtémoc
Bellas Artes Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 0.8
  • Mexico City Metro Line 2
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 4
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1
  • Mexico City minubus 16A
  • Ecobici
San Juan de Letrán 0.6 1.4
Salto del Agua Handicapped/disabled access 0.4 1.8
  • Mexico City Metro Line 1
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1
  • Mexico City minubus 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H
  • Ecobici
Doctores 0.7 2.5 Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1
Obrera 0.9 3.4
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1, Trolleybus Line 2 (at Eje Central)
  • Mexico City minubus 19F (at distance)
Chabacano Handicapped/disabled access‡ 1.3 4.7
  • Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 9
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 2A, 31B, 33, 111A, 145A
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 2 (at Jose Antonio Torres)
  • Mexico City minubus 9C, 9E, 14A, 17C, 17H, 17I
La Viga 1.0 5.7 Mexico City minubus 5A Venustiano Carranza
Santa Anita 0.8 6.5
Iztacalco
Coyuya Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access Grade-level 1.1 7.6
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
  • Mexico City minubus 14A
Iztacalco Handicapped/disabled access 1.1 8.7
Apatlaco 1.1 9.8
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 9 (Sundays only)
 Iztapalapa
Aculco 0.7 10.5 Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
Escuadrón 201 Underground 0.9 11.4
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
  • Mexico City minubus 22D
Atlalilco Handicapped/disabled access 1.9 13.3
Iztapalapa 0.9 14.2
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 1D, 52C
  • Mexico City minubus 6A
Cerro de la Estrella 0.9 15.1
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 1D, 52C
  • Mexico City minubus 6A (at distance)
UAM-I 1.3 16.4 Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 1D, 52C
Constitución de 1917 Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access Grade-level 1.3 17.7
  • Cablebús Line {{{3}}} Cablebús
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 10 Trolleybus Line 13
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 1D, 47A, 57A, 57C, 159, 161, 161C, 161D, 161E, 161F, 162, 165A
  • Mexico City minubus 4B

Ridership

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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

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Line 8 passes near several places of interest:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    • Metro (Mexico City Metro) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
    • 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 Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† are partially accessible.[8]
    • Cablebús (Cablebús Line {{{3}}}) obtained from their official website.[9]
    • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; Transfer hub) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10]
    • Ecobici (Ecobici) obtained from their official website.[11]
    • Metrobús (Mexico City Metrobús) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[12]
    • Mexibús (Mexibús) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
    • Mexicable (Mexicable) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
    • Public buses network (peseros) (Mexico City minubus) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[13]
    • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (Red de Transporte de Pasajeros) obtained from their official website.[14]
    • Trolleybuses (Trolleybus) obtained from their official website.[9]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Afluencia de estación por línea" [Station traffic by line]. Mexico City Metro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Línea 8" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo de la Ciudad de México, Metro". Mexico City Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  4. ↑ Connolly, Priscilla. "Evaluación económico financiera del Metro de la ciudad de México 1988-1994" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 127. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Los Presidentes que impulsaron el Metro". El Universal (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Sistema de Transporte Colectivo. "Plan Maestro del Metro 2018–2030" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 49. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Parque vehicular". Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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