Mexico City Metro Line 8

before its opening 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 for a total track length of . ==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: 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, 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 ==See also==