Since last June 27, the authorities of the Government of Mexico City, announced the closure of Line 1 (pink) of the Collective Transportation System (STC) Meterto carry out repair work, modernization, maintenance and the acquisition of new trains.
Guillermo Calderón, director of the Metro, reported that 29 trains will arrive, which will be manufactured in Mexico City. “They are new high-tech trains, very modern,” he assured.
Regarding the new units, the head of government, Claudia Sheinbaum, commented that are already in production by a conglomerate of “first level” companies.
The company in charge is CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotivea subsidiary of China Railway, which had previously won the tender for the construction of the train Mexico-Queretaroaccording to information from the journalist Lourdes Mendoza.
The company won the tender in 2020 with a long-term service provision contract estimated at 32 thousand 219 million 249 thousand pesos.
What will the new Line 1 trains be like?
The color will remain the same; however, they will be more modern. To begin with, there will no longer be a separation between wagons. In the new trains there will be a continuous corridorwhich will allow better ventilation inside the facilities.
Also will have a 35 percent increase in transport capacityso they are expected to be more comfortable.
In terms of technology, the units will have a new control system and communications-based train tracking (CBTC), as well as a new telecommunications system (telephony, radio and video) and a modern power supply systemaccording to information provided by the capital government.
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What are the benefits of the new trains?
Once the New Line 1 of the Metro is reopened, as the capital authorities have called it, and the green light is given to the implementation of the new 29 trains Metro users are expected to have the following benefits:
- Reduction of waiting and transfer times. A train will arrive at each of the Metro Line 1 stations every 90 seconds.
- Better quality of service.
- Reduction of occupations in peak hours.
- Reduction in travel time.
- Fewer delays due to system failures.
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