Mexico City Metro Line 9

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Line 9 / Línea 9
An MP-68 train at Pantitlán station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Pantitlán Tacubaya
Stations	12
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	, , ,
Ridership	311,686 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	26 August 1987
Technical
Line length	13.033 km (8 mi)
Track length	15.375 km (10 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map Legend proposed extension Observatorio proposed extension Tacubaya Patriotismo Chilpancingo Centro Médico Lázaro Cárdenas Chabacano Jamaica Mixiuhca Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva Puebla Pantitlán This diagram: view talk

Mexico City Metro Line 9 is one of the 12 metro lines built in Mexico City, Mexico.

General information[]

Line 9 was the 8th metro line to be built in the network, built between 1985 and 1988. (Line 8 started operations until 1994). It is identified by the color dark brown, and runs from East to West in an almost straight fashion. It was built in order to support Line 1, providing a redistribution alternative for east-west commuters.^[2] It starts in the multi-line transfer station Pantitlán and ends at the western neighborhood of Tacubaya, both stations also served by Line 1. As a comparison, the section between Pantitlán and Tacubaya is served by 19 stations in Line 1, whereas Line 9 has only 12, which would translate in a faster alternative.

Line 9 is built in its easternmost section above the Rio Churubusco and Rio de la Piedad Avenues. Then it reaches an underground route near the Magdalena Mixiuhca Complex and it continues under the Eje 3 Sur until reaching the Tacubaya zone, where the last station is built under Jalisco avenue. As part of the first expansion plans in the 1980s the line is expected to turn west after Jalisco Avenue to reach Observatorio Station.^[3]

Chronology[]

• 26 August 1987: from Pantitlán to Centro Médico.
• 29 August 1988: from Centro Médico to Tacubaya.

Rolling stock[]

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

• Alstom : 1987–1996; 1996–2008 CAF: 2018–present
• Concarril : 1987–2008
• Concarril : 2008–present
• Alstom : 1987–1994
• Bombardier : 2008–present
• Concarril : 2013–present
• CAF 2018–present

As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 29 are in service in Line 9.^[4]

Station list[]

Key^[a]

	Denotes a partially accessible station
	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with the  [es] (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexibús 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

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Pantitlán	August 26, 1987	Elevated, overground access	-	0.0	Line 1 Line 5 Line A Pantitlán Line 4 (Pantitlán branch): Pantitlán station Line III: Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G	Iztacalco / Venustiano Carranza
02	Puebla			1.5	1.5	Line 2: Puebla stop Routes: 9-D, 9-E, 19-E, 19-H
03	Ciudad Deportiva			0.9	2.4	Line 2: Ciudad Deportiva stop Route: 9-E
04	Velódromo			1.3	3.7	Line 2: Velódromo stop Routes: 9-E, 14-A
05	Mixiuhca		Underground, trench	1.0	4.7	Line 5: Mixiuhca station Line 2: Mixiuhca stop Route: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A
06	Jamaica			0.9	5.6	Line 4 Line 2: Jamaica stop Route: 37 Routes: 5-A, 9-C (at distance), 9-E (at distance), 14-A (at distance)
07	Chabacano			1.2	6.8	Line 2 Line 8 Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 33, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A, 17-C, 17-H, 17-I	Cuauhtémoc
08	Lázaro Cárdenas			1.1	7.9	Line 1: Lázaro Cárdenas stop Routes: 9-C, 9-E
09	Centro Médico			1.2	9.1	Line 3 Line 3: Centro Médico station Routes: 9-C, 9-E
10	Chilpancingo	August 29, 1988		1.3	10.5	Line 1: Chilpancingo station Routes: 9-C, 9-E
11	Patriotismo			1.1	11.6	Line 2: Patriotismo station Route: 200 Routes: 9-C, 9-E	Cuauhtémoc / Miguel Hidalgo
12	Tacubaya			1.3	12.8	Line 1 Line 7 Tacubaya (at distance) Line 2: Tacubaya station Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200 Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E	Miguel Hidalgo

Proposed extension[]

Being Tacubaya a provisional terminal, Line 9 had an original project for being expanded to the west to reach Observatorio station as Line 1 did. After the announcement for the Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail, an expansion towards Observatorio station was announced in 2014.^[12] As of 2021, the project is still under planification.

No.	Station	Date opened	Situation	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	Total
13	Observatorio	To be determined	Underground	1.5	14.3	Metro Line 1 Metro Line 12 (under construction) West Bus Terminal  [es]: Observatorio (transport hub) Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail (under construction)	Álvaro Obregón

Ridership[]

The following table shows each of Line 9 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.^[1]

†	Transfer station
†‡	Transfer station and terminal

Rank	Station	Total ridership	Average daily
1	Pantitlán†‡	32,839,328	89,971
2	Tacubaya†‡	16,335,719	44,755
3	Chilpancingo	15,212,533	41,678
4	Puebla	12,185,200	33,384
5	Mixiuhca	6,694,736	18,342
6	Patriotismo	6,628,532	18,160
7	Centro Médico†	5,143,782	14,093
8	Jamaica†	4,561,989	12,499
9	Lázaro Cárdenas	4,363,376	11,954
10	Chabacano†	3,912,641	10,720
11	Velódromo	3,288,845	9,011
12	Ciudad Deportiva	2,598,847	7,120
Total		113,765,528	311,686

Tourism[]

Line 9 passes near several places of interest:

• Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, Olympic Park used for the 1968 Summer Olympics
  • Palacio de los Deportes, indoor sports arena and concert venue.
  • Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, motorsport race track venue of the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix.
  • Foro Sol, sports and concert venue.

See also[]

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

Notes[]

References[]