# 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.
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

Line 8 construction started in 1991 and finished in 1994. 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.
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).

## Rolling stock

Line 8 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
* Alstom MP-82: 1994–present
* Concarril NM-79: 2008–present
Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 30 are in service in Line 8.

## Station list

Key :
| † | 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) | Distance (km) | Connection | Pictogram | Location |
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Between stations | Total | Connection | Pictogram | Location |
| 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 | A guitar and a sarape | Cuauhtémoc |
| 02 | Bellas Artes † | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 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 | A stylized version of the palace's art noveau façade | Cuauhtémoc |
| 03 | San Juan de Letrán | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.6 | 1.4 | Line 4: Eje Central station (south route) Line 1: República de Uruguay stop | A silhouette of Torre Latinoamerica | Cuauhtémoc |
| 04 | Salto del Agua † | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 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 | Salto del Agua fountain | Cuauhtémoc |
| 05 | Doctores | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.7 | 2.5 | Line 1: Doctores stop | Two doctors | Cuauhtémoc |
| 06 | Obrera | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.9 | 3.4 | Line 1: Obrera stop Line 2: Eje Central stop (at distance) Route: 19-F (at distance) | A construction worker's helmet framed with two gears | Cuauhtémoc |
| 07 | Chabacano ‡ | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 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 | An apricot | Cuauhtémoc |
| 08 | La Viga | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 1.0 | 5.7 | Route: 5-A | A pair of fish | Venustiano Carranza |
| 09 | Santa Anita | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 6.5 | Line 4 Line 2: La Viga station (at distance) Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 14-A | A man sailing a canoe | Iztacalco |
| 10 | Coyuya † | July 20, 1994 | Grade-level, overground access | 1.1 | 7.6 | Coyuya Line 2: Metro Coyuya station Line 5: Metro Coyuya station Route: 14-A | An Aztec dancer's ankle festooned with a cuff-rattle | Iztacalco |
| 11 | Iztacalco † | July 20, 1994 | Grade-level, overground access | 1.1 | 8.7 | Line 5: Colegio de Bachilleres 3 station Line 9: Iztacalco stop (west-east route) | San Matías monastery | Iztacalco |
| 12 | Apatlaco | July 20, 1994 | Grade-level, overground access | 1.1 | 9.8 | Line 5: Apatlaco station Line 9: Metro Apatlaco stop (Sundays-only) | A house with hot water and steam | Iztapalapa |
| 13 | Aculco | July 20, 1994 | Grade-level, overground access | 0.7 | 10.5 | Line 5: Aculco station | A water wave in a canal | Iztapalapa |
| 14 | Escuadrón 201 | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.9 | 11.4 | Line 5: Escuadrón 201 station Route: 22-D | Escuadrón 201 insignia | Iztapalapa |
| 15 | Atlalilco ‡ | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 1.9 | 13.3 | Line 12 Routes: 1-D, 52-C Route: 6-A | A water well | Iztapalapa |
| 16 | Iztapalapa | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.9 | 14.2 | Routes: 1-D, 52-C Route: 6-A | A sun | Iztapalapa |
| 17 | Cerro de la Estrella | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 0.9 | 15.1 | Routes: 1-D, 52-C Route: 6-A (at distance) | A silhouette of a hill with three crosses and a star in the sky | Iztapalapa |
| 18 | UAM-I | July 20, 1994 | Underground trench | 1.3 | 16.4 | Routes: 1-D, 52-C | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana logo | Iztapalapa |
| 19 | Constitución de 1917 † | July 20, 1994 | 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 | A quill above a document dated 1917 | Iztapalapa |

### Renamed stations

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

## Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 8 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
| † | 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 | Total | 133,620,679 | 366,084 |

## Tourism

Line 8 passes near several places of interest:
* Plaza Garibaldi, a square known as Mexico City's home of mariachi music where mariachi bands can be found playing or soliciting gigs from visitors.
* Palacio de Bellas Artes, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center.
* Historic center of Mexico City
* Torre Latinoamericana, a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City with an observation deck.