Overview
- Clara Brugada named November 16 as the tentative date to restore end-to-end service from Pantitlán to Observatorio, pending successful testing.
- The last closed stations—Juanacatlán, Tacubaya and Observatorio—are slated to finish civil works by late October, followed by roughly 15 days of operational and safety tests.
- Certification will be carried out by SGS with technical participation from Siemens, which will review about 1,700 safety and operations documents before passenger service begins.
- Officials project daily ridership near 850,000 once the full line reopens, with the Tren Insurgente connection at Observatorio potentially adding about 35,000 more riders.
- The modernization includes 39 trains, including 29 new units with expanded CCTV and LTE communications, targets headways near 2.5–3 minutes, and totals an investment of 37 billion pesos with a 19-year maintenance contract.