Mexico City Metro Line 9

Line 9 / Línea 9
300px A MP-68 train at Pantitlán
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Metro Pantitlán Metro Tacubaya
Stations	12
Ridership	118 million per annum (2014)
Operation
Opened	August 26, 1987
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	25 NM-79 and NC-82 trains made by Bombardier
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
Electrification	Third rail
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map

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

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 Wast in an almost straight fashion. It was built in order to support Line 1, providing a redistribution alternative for east-west commuters. 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 station in Line 1, whereas Line 9 has only 12, which would translate in a faster alternative.

Line 9 is built in its eastermost 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

Chronology

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

Station list

Station No.	Station	Date opened	Situation	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	From Start
01	Pantitlán	August 26, 1987	Elevated	-	0.0	Metro Line 1 Metro Line 5 Metro Line A 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	15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line S	Venustiano Carranza
05	Mixiuhca	August 26, 1987	Underground, trench	1.0	4.7	15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
06	Jamaica	August 26, 1987	Underground, trench	0.9	5.6	Metro Line 4 15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
07	Chabacano	August 26, 1987	Underground, trench	1.2	6.8	Metro Line 2 Metro Line 8	Cuauhtemoc
08	Lázaro Cárdenas	August 26, 1987	Underground, trench	1.1	7.9	15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line A
09	Centro Médico	August 26, 1987	Underground, trench	1.2	9.1	Metro Line 3 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	Metro Line 1 Metro Line 7 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 Mexico-Toluca Intercity Rail made mandatory an alternative for the future passenger demand to be served.

Station No.	Station	Date opened	Situation	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	From Start
13	Observatorio	Expected 2018	Underground	1.5	14.3	Metro Line 1 Mexico-Toluca Intercity Rail. (Under Construction) West Bus Terminal for Mexico western cities. CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Santa Fé and Cuajimalpa. Metro Line 12 (in project)	Álvaro Obregón

See also

• Mexico City Metro