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Mexico City and Madrid Metros Log 2025 Ridership Highs as Upgrades Reshape Travel Patterns

Reopened corridors fueled demand, with agencies preparing 2026 upgrades to limit disruption.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s Metro carried 1,241,582,324 passengers in 2025, up about 6% year over year, with trains running 40,130,047 kilometers across 12 lines and 195 stations.
  • Metro de Madrid closed 2025 with 736,874,012 trips, a 3% annual increase and the highest total in its 106-year history, with October the busiest month and November 28 the peak day.
  • Madrid’s Line 1 became the most used in 2025 as Line 6 fell to fifth due to partial closures for automation works, shifting demand toward Lines 10, 3 and 5.
  • Special replacement buses deployed for Madrid’s Line 6 works carried more than 27.5 million passengers during the year.
  • Mexico City officials attribute the rebound in part to the full reopening of Line 1 and say an integral Line 3 modernization is planned to start in 2026 with efforts to minimize disruptions.