Mexico City Metro Line 9
| Line 9 / Línea 9 | |||
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A MP-68 train at Pantitlán
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Rapid transit | ||
| System | Mexico City Metro | ||
| Locale | Mexico City | ||
| Termini |
Metro Pantitlán Metro Tacubaya |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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) | ||
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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 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
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.
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