(Daniel Augusto/Dark Room)
This same week, Calderón assured that nine of the 10 stations of Line 12, which correspond to the underground section, will open their doors to users this Sunday, January 15 “in due time and form”, after completing the repairs that cost 750 million pesos.
Metro Line 12 has been closed since the night of May 3, 2021, when the elevated section between the Olivos and Tezonco stations collapsed, causing the death of 26 people.
The section that will open again for users goes from Mixcoac to Atlalilco, while the elevated section from Culhuacán to Tláhuac would continue to be closed.
During the time of closure, structural studies and repairs due to humidity, corrosion, among other damages, were carried out in the underground section.
“The track was removed throughout the section, we changed sleepers, ballast, until reaching the sub-base stage of gravel and sand that was affected by humidity, the improvement was made, a concrete base was built with a double purpose: to avoid the penetration of water to the sub-bases and give greater sustainability to the road”, explained this week the director of the Metro.
He said that the seven curves that exist in the underground section were rectified and in the case of the trains, they had a safety assessment study through train running simulation, dynamic tests and certifications.
“Starting this Sunday (January 15) this section of nine stations between Mixcoac and Atlalilco will restart, the journeys from end to end are 20 minutes, the wait in stations is estimated to be three minutes and 15 seconds” , he pointed.
Guillermo Calderón highlighted that until before it closed in 2021, the underground section of the so-called “golden line” transported around 175,000 users daily, so it is estimated that once opened it could exceed that figure.
-With information from David Santiago.
