He reported that the removal or rescue of the objects requires the support of personnel from the institutional security and transportation areas, to go down the tracks and remove them, with power cuts ranging from 5 to 15 minutes on average.
He mentioned that “in some cases it was possible during the hours of operation, even using a pole or long rod, when the circulation of trains allowed it, but in others, they could only be rescued until the end of service.”
From January to December 2022, 1,228 objects of different kinds were removed from the roads. Rescuing the objects requires the support of personnel from the institutional security and transportation areas, to descend onto the roads and coordinate power outages that last from 5 to 15 min. pic.twitter.com/1DSqCrIxN3
– MetroCDMX (@MetroCDMX)
January 2, 2023
Cell phones, the most rescued in the Metro
Of the total objects rescued, 51% correspond to cell phones with 588 pieces; the remaining percentage is distributed in 114 hearing aids, 67 canes or crutches, 49 glasses, 41 shoes, 35 purses, 30 documents and 30 umbrellas, 26 bags, 24 jewelry, 19 metallic objects and 16 backpacks or suitcases.
Keys, money, skateboards, tools, horns, balls, thermoses, medicines, clothes, cards, books, pens, metal balloons, and pillows, among others, were also rescued.
Of the total objects rescued, 51% correspond to 588 cell phones; the remaining percentage is distributed in 114 hearing aids, 67 canes or crutches, 49 glasses, 41 shoes, 35 purses, 30 documents and 30 umbrellas, 26 bags, 24 jewelry, 19 metal objects and 16 backpacks or suitcases pic.twitter.com/xomAQO0uPc
– MetroCDMX (@MetroCDMX)
January 2, 2023