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 in 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. 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.
History Due to the subsidence of the city, there have been problems with the elevated portion of the line (which runs from Pantitlán to Velódromo stations). Following the collapse of a Mexico City Metro overpass in 2021, these concerns increased when commuters reported plainly visible deformations in the bridge connecting the Pantitlán and Puebla stations. As of February 2023, authorities had reinforced Line 9's overpass with metallic supports. The city government informed that a small section between Pantitlán and Puebla stations will be rebuilt between November 2023 and April 2024 as a result of the problem's persistence. On 10 September 2024, the closed section of Line 9 was opened after the completion of rehabilitation works.
Chronology 26 August 1987: from Pantitlán to Centro Médico. 29 August 1988: from Centro Médico to Tacubaya.
Rolling stock Line 9 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.
Alstom MP-68: 1987–1996; 1996–2008 Concarril NM-73: 1987–2008 Concarril NM-79: 2008–present Alstom MP-82: 1987–1994 Bombardier NC-82: 2008–present Concarril NM-83: 2013–present CAF NE-92 2018–present
As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 29 are in service in Line 9.
Station list
The stations from west to east are:
StationOpenedLevelDistance (km)ConnectionsLocationBetweenstationsTotalPantitlán August 26, 1987Elevated0.0 Iztacalco/Venustiano CarranzaPuebla1.51.5Ciudad Deportiva0.92.4Velódromo1.33.7 Venustiano CarranzaMixiuhcaUnderground1.04.7Jamaica0.95.6Chabacano1.26.8CuauhtémocLázaro Cárdenas1.17.9Centro Médico1.29.1ChilpancingoAugust 29, 19881.310.5Patriotismo1.111.6Cuauhtémoc/Miguel HidalgoTacubaya 1.312.8Miguel 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. As of , the project is still in its planning stage.
No.StationDate openedSituationDistance (km)TransfersLocationBetweenstationsTotal13Observatorio To be determinedUnderground1.514.3Miguel Hidalgo
Ridership The following table shows each of Line 9 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.
† 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
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