Overview
- SEP reports 23.4 million basic-education students and over 1.2 million teachers returning on Jan. 12 across 231,700 schools nationwide.
- Mexico City’s SSC launches the Regreso a Clases 2026 operation at 6:00 a.m. with 14,422 officers, 1,024 vehicles, ERUM medical units, three Condores helicopters, and C2/C5 monitoring.
- STC Metro strengthens service with real-time train oversight, dispatches of empty trains to high-demand stations, and coordination with the Banking and Industrial Police and Auxiliary Police.
- Metro Line B closed six elevated stations for weekend maintenance, driving long waits and crowded RTP replacements; full service is scheduled to resume at 5:00 a.m. Monday.
- The nationwide restart coincides with cold-weather alerts in several regions, and local authorities issue safety and transit guidance to ease peak-hour congestion.