The failures in the Mexico City Metro do not rest even on the weekend. On the nights of this Sunday, January 15, users on social networks reported an explosion at the Bellas Artes station on Line 8.
As reported by the Metro Collective Transport System, it was the fall of a metallic object onto the tracks. “Service on Line 8 was normalized, after removing a metallic object that fell on the tracks. Safeguard your belongings when entering the platforms and respect the yellow security line”, he pointed out.
The events occur hours after a convoy on Line 7, which goes from El Rosario to Barranca del Muerto, broke in two.
The Mexico City Subway reported the suspension of service, as well as the evacuation of the train for its supervision. He later announced that the stations between Tacuba and Tacubaya would be temporarily closed. About this incidentor injuries were reportedaccording to the Metro Collective Transport.
For almost three hours, users were forced to use RTP units for the transfer in the provisionally suspended section.
On January 7, when two Line 3 trains collided, leaving one person dead and at least 59 injured. Two days later, one person was injured and chaos engulfed passengers who had to evacuate a train at the Nezahualcóyotl station on Line B of the Metro.
Regarding both accidents, the head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaumsaid that the failures are due to ill-intentioned eventsand not for lack of maintenance.
assured that the presence of the National Guard in the Metro facilities it is to prevent those malicious acts; however, since they participate in transport security work there were four incidents: