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 km 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 for a total track length of 27.89 km.

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
The stations from east to west:

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, 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.