National Guard will stop guarding the CDMX Metro during the day: Sheinbaum

The National Guard will no longer be at the facilities of the Collective Transportation System (STC) Metro during the day, so as of this Monday, the elements deployed in the facilities of this means of transport will only carry out their tasks of protection and surveillance during the night, confirmed the head of the Government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum.

“As of today, those who are during the day are leaving and only those who are at night remain. We are going to be in contact with the National Guard to find out if any support is required again, but for now the Banking Police are already resuming their activities,” said the official.

It should be remembered that on January 12, the capital’s government deployed 6,060 National Guard troops at the entrances, platforms and other facilities of the Mexico City Subwayafter the various incidents recorded at the beginning of the year in this means of transport, which were described by the local authorities as “out of the ordinary”.

Sheinbaum Pardo assured that it was decided that the National Guard would take care of the capital’s Metro, the “atypical events” that had occurred in previous weeks were reduced. In addition, for a period of four weeks the percentage of cable theft decreased.

The deployment of the National Guard elements occurred after Saturday, January 7, two trains collided in a tunnel on Line 3 of the Metro between the La Raza and Potrero stations. The accident left a young woman dead and 106 people injured.

Investment in the Mexico City Metro

The general director of the Metro, Guillermo Calderón Aguilera, announced the cash cut on the transport rehabilitation works.

For example, it stands out that cleaning work has currently been carried out in 145 stations of the MetroThe acquisition of 40,000 lamps to be installed in stations, tunnels and workshops has also been achieved, with an investment of 13 million pesos.

“And with this process of optimization and systematization of the processes and acquisitions, also in the modality of making open invitations to several contestants, we have achieved very important savings, this is an important saving concept,” said Calderón Aguilera.

Another point is the acquisition of 1,548 turnstiles with an investment of 126 million pesos, as well as 426 stairs and 206 elevators, with an amount of 272 million.

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