Mexico City Metro Line 9

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

Line 9 / Línea 9
An MP-68 train at Pantitlán
Overview
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
LocaleMexico City
TerminiMetro Pantitlán
Metro Tacubaya
Stations12
Ridership311,686 passengers per day (2019)[1]
Operation
Opened26 August 1987
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-79, NC-82, NM-83, NE-92
Technical
Line length13.033 km (8 mi)
Track length15.375 km (10 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map
proposed extension
proposed extension
 Tacubaya
Patriotismo
 Chilpancingo
 Centro Médico
Lázaro Cárdenas
 Chabacano
Jamaica
Mixiuhca
 Velódromo
 Ciudad Deportiva
 Puebla
 Pantitlán

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.

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

Station list
No. Station Date opened Situation Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Pantitlán August 26, 1987 Elevated - 0.0
  • Mexibús Line 3
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Nezahualcoyotl and Chimalhuacán
    		•  Venustiano Carranza / Iztacalco
    02 Puebla August 26, 1987 Elevated 1.5 1.5  
    03 Ciudad Deportiva August 26, 1987 Elevated 0.9 2.4  
    04 Velódromo August 26, 1987 Elevated 1.3 3.7
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
    		•  Venustiano Carranza
    05 Mixiuhca August 26, 1987 Underground, trench 1.0 4.7
  • Metrobús Line 5 (under construction)
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
    • 06 Jamaica August 26, 1987 Underground, trench 0.9 5.6
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
    • 07 Chabacano August 26, 1987 Underground, trench 1.2 6.8
    		• Cuauhtemoc
    08 Lázaro Cárdenas August 26, 1987 Underground, trench 1.1 7.9
  • Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
    • 09 Centro Médico August 26, 1987 Underground, trench 1.2 9.1
  • Metrobús Line 3
    • 10 Chilpancingo August 29, 1988 Underground, trench 1.3 10.5
  • Metrobús Line 1
    • 11 Patriotismo August 29, 1988 Underground, deep trench 1.1 11.6
  • Metrobús Line 2
    		•  Cuauhtemoc / Miguel Hidalgo
    12 Tacubaya August 29, 1988 Underground, deep trench 1.3 12.8
  • Metrobús Line 2
  • CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Santa Fé and Cuajimalpa
    		•  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. This project would not be carried until 2014, when the announcement for the Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail made mandatory an alternative for the future passenger demand to be served. [5]

    No. Station Date opened Situation Distance (km) Transfers Location
    Between
    stations    		 Total
    13 Observatorio Expected 2021 Underground 1.5 14.3 Metro Line 1
    West Bus Terminal for Mexico western cities.
    CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Santa Fé and Cuajimalpa
    Metro Line 12 (under construction)
    Toluca–Mexico City commuter rail. (Under Construction)
    New Airport Express Rail Link (Proposed)    		 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
    1Pantitlán†‡32,839,32889,971
    2Tacubaya†‡16,335,71944,755
    3Chilpancingo15,212,53341,678
    4Puebla12,185,20033,384
    5Mixiuhca6,694,73618,342
    6Patriotismo6,628,53218,160
    7Centro Médico†5,143,78214,093
    8Jamaica†4,561,98912,499
    9Lázaro Cárdenas4,363,37611,954
    10Chabacano†3,912,64110,720
    11Velódromo3,288,8459,011
    12Ciudad Deportiva2,598,8477,120
    Total113,765,528311,686

    Tourism

    Line 9 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    References
    1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    2. Grupo ICA (1997). Treinta Años de Hacer el Metro, Ciudad de México. Grupo ICA. p. 277.
    3. Grupo ICA (1997). Treinta Años de Hacer el Metro, Ciudad de México. Grupo ICA.
    4. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
    5. "Anuncia Mancera ampliación de Línea 9 del Metro". www.milenio.com.
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