Mexico City Metro Line 8 is one of the twelve

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lines operating in

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. 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

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to the southeastern

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History

Line 8 construction started in 1991 and finished in 1994. It was inaugurated on 20 July 1994 by

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in its entire stretch going from

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to Constitución de 1917. The next day, Salinas de Gortari drove the first train. In 2018, the

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presented its plan projected to 2030, where an expansion of Line 8 was announced. This would extend the line northbound to

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, where it would connect with Lines 3 and 5; and southbound to

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, 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 .

Rolling stock

Line 8 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years. *

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MP-82: 1994–present * Concarril NM-79: 2008–present Currently, out of the 390 trains in the

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network, 30 are in service in Line 8.

Station list

The stations from east to west:

Renamed stations

Ridership

The following table shows each of Line 8 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.

Tourism

Line 8 passes near several places of interest: *

Plaza Garibaldi Plaza Garibaldi is located in historic downtown Mexico City, on Eje Central (Lázaro Cárdenas) between historic Calle República de Honduras and Calle República de Peru, a few blocks north of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The original name of thi ...

, a square known as Mexico City's home of

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where mariachi bands can be found playing or soliciting gigs from visitors. *

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, Palace of Fine Arts, cultural center. *

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Torre Latinoamericana The Torre Latinoamericana () is a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City, situated in the Historic center of Mexico City, historic city center. Its central location, height (), and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks. It is wid ...

, a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City with an observation deck.

Notes

References

{{Mexico City transport network 1994 establishments in Mexico 8 Railway lines opened in 1994