What CDMX Metro Line 1 Looks Like Weeks After Reopening

In July 2022 the extent of Pantitlan A cascade Since Metro line 1 Public Transport System (STC) closed for its remodelingin which the change of routes, improvements of cable and conditioning of the 12 stations were considered that stopped functions.

Now, just weeks away from reopening this section to service its new renovations, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Head of Government of Mexico City, led the delivery of the civil works of the new line 1. From the facilities of Zaragoza Metro present the first images of what the pink line looks like after almost eight months of closure.

At a press conference were present Guillermo Calderon Aguileradirector of STC Métro; Andrés Lajous Loaeza, CDMX Mobility Secretary; as well as those responsible for the work on line 1 and the various companies and workers who took part in the project.

According to the director of the Metro, they have changed 22 km of tracks in both directions from Pantitlán to Salto del Agua, that is to say that during the modernization works the old ways and rails for the incorporation of new track systems, as well as the change of the autopilot system, which was already obsolete.

Also equipped with new ballast material, sleepers and guide bars. As part of the rehabilitation of Line 1, in the tunnels of the stations the exterior and interior walls of the tunnel were sealed in order to be repaired more than 1,100 leaks with sealing there 600 assignments on the walls between stations which correspond to 1,500 m2.

“The situation that generally prevailed until before this modernization was that of wear, degradation and poor condition of the various systems. Regarding the track system, ballast, sleepers, bad tracksload-bearing rails and safety bars also worn”, declared the director of the Metro.

Instead of wooden sleepershave been implemented from concrete in the repaired section, its durability should therefore be greater; more than 50,000 sleepers have been replaced. used more than 90,000 tonnes of ballast For this first stage of rehabilitation of Line 1 of the Metro, an investment was also made in a new hydraulic and electrical network; Six stations have been improved with the installation of elevators.

There Zaragoza train station was one of those who benefited the most from the works due to the number of influxes it receives every day, so Guillermo Calderón explained that they had changed coversthe degraded floors, the ticket office —in addition to installing electronic charging stations—, office systems installed and head of the coordination and communication office with the Métro network, as well as the improvement of the lighting.

As for the trains that will serve the 12 renovated stations of the pink linethe integration of 29 new trains with interconnected wagons; This improvement will benefit 322 thousand passengers estimated who uses this metro line per day.

On the other hand, Guillermo Calderón pointed out that the period of use of the old systems of Line 1 had an estimated period of use of 40 years from its inauguration on September 4, 1969, but they had been running for 53 yearsthat is, for 13 years the general metro system from Pantitlán to Observatorio operated with parts and tracks that already needed urgent attention.

With the delivery of the work carried out on February 28, the reopening date is scheduled for at the end of May after carrying out the corresponding tests with the NM22 trains, which will serve the following stations:

* Pantitlan

* Zaragoza

*Gomez Farias

* Boulevard Puerto Aéreo

*Balbuena

*Moctezuma

* Saint Lazare

* Candelaria

* Thank you

*Pino Suarez

* Elizabeth the Catholic