Mexico City Metro Line 8

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]

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.^[6]

Key^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM)
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Cablebús 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:

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No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Garibaldi/Lagunilla †	July 20, 1994	Underground trench	-	0.0	Line B (at Luna), 18, 27A 10E, 11C	A guitar and a sarape	Cuauhtémoc
02	Bellas Artes †			0.8	0.8	16A	Palacio Bellas Artes's façade
03	San Juan de Letrán			0.6	1.4	(at Eje Central) (at República de Uruguay)	Silhouette of Torre Latinoamerica
04	Salto del Agua †			0.4	1.8	19E, 19F, 19G, 19H	Salto del Agua fountain
05	Doctores			0.7	2.5		Two doctors
06	Obrera			0.9	3.4	, (at Eje Central) 19F (at distance)	Construction worker's helmet and two gears
07	Chabacano ‡			1.3	4.7	2A, 31B, 33, 111A, 145A (at Jose Antonio Torres) 9C, 9E, 14A, 17C, 17H, 17I	Apricot
08	La Viga			1.0	5.7	5A	A pair of fish	Venustiano Carranza
09	Santa Anita			0.8	6.5	Line 4 37 5A, 14A	A man sailing a canoe	Iztacalco
10	Coyuya †		Grade-level, overground access	1.1	7.6	14A	Aztec dancer's ankle with a cuff-rattle
11	Iztacalco †			1.1	8.7	(at Colegio de Bachilleres 3)	San Matías monastery
12	Apatlaco			1.1	9.8	(Sundays only)	House with hot water and steam	Iztapalapa
13	Aculco			0.7	10.5		Water wave in a canal
14	Escuadrón 201		Underground trench	0.9	11.4	22D	Escuadrón 201 insignia
15	Atlalilco ‡			1.9	13.3	Line 12 1D, 52C 6A	Water well
16	Iztapalapa			0.9	14.2	1D, 52C 6A	A sun
17	Cerro de la Estrella			0.9	15.1	1D, 52C 6A (at distance)	Hill with three crosses and a star in the sky
18	UAM-I			1.3	16.4	1D, 52C	UAM logo
19	Constitución de 1917 †		Grade-level, overground access	1.3	17.7	1D, 47A, 57A, 57C, 159, 161, 161C, 161D, 161E, 161F, 162, 165A 4B	A quill above a document dated 1917

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The following table shows each of Line 8 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.^[1]

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

• List of Mexico City Metro lines