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Mexico City Metro Line 1 Targets Mid-November Full Reopening After Final Checks

External safety certification and system tests will proceed once remaining works at Observatorio are finished before service resumes.

Overview

  • Officials set a tentative November 16 date to reopen the JuanacatlánTacubayaObservatorio segment, conditional on end‑October completion of civil works and a roughly 15‑day testing program.
  • The last closed stretch spans 3.5 kilometers, and RTP bus support continues between Observatorio and Chapultepec until trains return.
  • Post‑reopening operations are planned with 39 trains, including 29 new units, targeting about 2.5‑minute headways and roughly 850,000 daily riders.
  • Safety validation will be led by SGS with Siemens providing technical participation, drawing on around 1,700 technical documents and dynamic trials such as pilot and multi‑train carousel tests.
  • The modernization totals 37 billion pesos with a 19‑year maintenance contract, and the rebuilt Observatorio is positioned as a hub linking the Tren Insurgente and Line 12.