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Line 9 /Línea 9
An MP-68 train atPantitlán station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Pantitlán Tacubaya
Connecting lines	Tacubaya Centro Médico Chabacano Jamaica Pantitlán
Stations	12
Website	metro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-79,NC-82,NM-83,NE-92
Ridership	311,686 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	26 August 1987; 38 years ago (1987-08-26)
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 withroll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map Line 9 route highlighted in gray Show interactive 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 edit Show interactive diagram map Show system map

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

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.^[2] It starts in the multi-line transfer stationPantitlán and ends at the western neighborhood ofTacubaya, both stations also served byLine 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 andRio de la Piedad Avenues. Then it reaches an underground route near theMagdalena 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 reachObservatorio Station.^[3]

Due to the subsidence of the city, there have been problems with theelevated portion of the line (which runs fromPantitlán toVelódromo stations). Following the collapse of aMexico City Metro overpass in 2021, these concerns increased when commuters reported plainly visible deformations in the bridge connecting the Pantitlán and Puebla stations.^[4] As of February 2023, authorities had reinforced Line 9's overpass with metallic supports.^[5] 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.^[6] On 10 September 2024, the closed section of Line 9 was opened after the completion of rehabilitation works.^[7]

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

Line 9 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

• AlstomMP-68: 1987–1996; 1996–2008
• ConcarrilNM-73: 1987–2008
• ConcarrilNM-79: 2008–present
• AlstomMP-82: 1987–1994
• BombardierNC-82: 2008–present
• ConcarrilNM-83: 2013–present
• CAFNE-92 2018–present

As of 2020, out of the 390 trains in theMexico City Metro network, 29 are in service in Line 9.^[8]

Key^[a]

†	Denotes a partially accessible station
‡	Denotes a fully accessible station
	Denotes a metro transfer
	Denotes a connection with theCentro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with theEcobici system
	Denotes a connection with theMetrobús system
	Denotes a connection with theMexibús system
	Denotes a connection with thepublic bus system
	Denotes a connection with theRed de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
	Denotes a connection with theTrolleybus system

The stations from west to east:

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total		Description
01	Pantitlán‡	August 26, 1987	Elevated, overground access	-	0.0	Line 1 Line 5 Line A Pantitlán Line 4(Alameda Oriente branch):Pantitlán station Line III:Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G	Pantitlán is a Nahuatl word that meansbetween flags. In Aztec times, this place was part ofLake Texcoco. There was a culvert where the whirlpools came with such force that the canoes were carried away, so they fenced the place by putting up two posts, and as a warning to the navigators, the flags. The icon of the station represents two flags in reference to the navigation notices that the Aztecs placed in Lake Texcoco.	Iztacalco /Venustiano Carranza
02	Puebla†			1.5	1.5	Line 2: Puebla stop Routes: 9-D, 9-E, 19-E, 19-H	It is located in the Puebla district of theIztacalco delegation ofMexico City; both the area it is located in and the station are named for the nearby city ofPuebla. The station logo represents someangels, as the city is commonly calledThe City of Angels.
03	Ciudad Deportiva†			0.9	2.4	Line 2: Ciudad Deportiva stop Route: 9-E	It is named for the nearby theMagdalena Mixhuca Sports City. The logo for the station represents a player engaged in aMesoamerican ballgame (a similar logo is used forMetro Deportivo 18 de Marzo on lines 3 and 6).
04	Velódromo†			1.3	3.7	Line 2: Velódromo stop Routes: 9-E, 14-A	It is named after the nearbyAgustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, or bicycle-racing venue, built for the1968 Summer Olympics that were held inMexico City. The logo for the station shows the silhouette of a bicycle racer.	Venustiano Carranza
05	Mixiuhca		Underground, trench	1.0	4.7	Line 5:Mixiuhca station Line 2: Mixiuhca stop Route: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A	The station's icon is a silhouette of a woman holding a newborn baby. In theNahuatl languagemixiuhca means "place of births".
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)	The station logo depicts an ear ofcorn. Its name refers to the nearbywholesale market of Jamaica.
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	The station'spictogram depicts anapricot and it was named after a previously existing street that had multipleapricot trees.	Cuauhtémoc
08	Lázaro Cárdenas			1.1	7.9	Line 1: Lázaro Cárdenas stop Routes: 9-C, 9-E	It receives its name from the Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas which crosses the Eje 3 sur at that height.Lázaro Cárdenas del Río waspresident of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. He is famous for being the one who expropriated the foreign companies that extracted Mexican oil (Expropriation Petrolera). He was also the president who helped Spanish refugees during theSpanish Civil War. The station logo shows a portrait in profile of him.
09	Centro Médico‡			1.2	9.1	Line 3 Line 3:Centro Médico station Routes: 9-C, 9-E	The station logo represents thecaduceus, a variant of the Rod ofAesculapius, theGreek god of medicine. Its name refers to theCentro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI general hospital, located above the metro station.
10	Chilpancingo†	August 29, 1988		1.3	10.5	Line 1:Chilpancingo station Routes: 9-C, 9-E	The station is named after the nearby Avenida Chilpancingo, which in turn is named after the city ofChilpancingo de los Bravo, the capital of the state ofGuerrero. The station logo is the silhouette of a wasp since Chilpancingo means the place of thewasps inNahuatl.
11	Patriotismo†			1.1	11.6	Line 2:Patriotismo station Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200 Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 21-A	The station is named after Avenida Patriotismo which divides theCuauhtémoc andMiguel Hidalgoboroughs. "Patriotismo" literally means patriotism, thus, the station logo depicts aMexican flag.	Cuauhtémoc /Miguel Hidalgo
12	Tacubaya†			1.3	12.8	Line 1(out of service) Line 7 Tacubaya (at distance) Line 2:Tacubaya station Temporary Line 1 service: Tacubaya stop Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200 Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E, 21-A	The station takes its name from the neighborhood it is located in:Tacubaya. The origin of this zone of the city can be traced back to anAztec settlement, which back then was at the edge ofLake Texcoco. The name Tacubaya is a Spanish barbarism that derived from theNahuatlAtlacuihuayan, that means "where water joins". Therefore, the station pictogram represents a water bowl, that also resembles the glyph of the Aztec settlement of Tacubaya found at theCodex Mendoza.	Miguel Hidalgo

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 theToluca–Mexico City commuter rail, an expansion towards Observatorio station was announced in 2014.^[16] As of 2025, 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	Line 1 Line 12(under construction) West Bus Terminal Observatorio El Insurgente (under construction) Route: 21-D	Miguel Hidalgo

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

Line 9 passes near several places of interest:

• Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City,Olympic Park used for the1968 Summer Olympics
  • Palacio de los Deportes, indoor sports arena and concert venue.
  • Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, motorsport race track venue of theFormula OneMexican Grand Prix.
  • Foro Sol, sports and concert venue.

• List of Mexico City Metro lines

• 1987 establishments in Mexico
• Mexico City Metro lines
• Railway lines opened in 1987

• CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
• CS1 Mexican Spanish-language sources (es-mx)
• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Transport articles needing translation from Spanish Wikipedia
• Official website not in Wikidata
• Pages using the Kartographer extension