2024-07-11 16:04:09
Around noon on Tuesday, July 9, users of the Mexico City Metro Line 2 They reported the presence of smoke, as well as the sound of several sparks coming from the Pino Suárez Interstationwhich is why the service on this line was affected.
According to the first reports given through the X account of the Collective Transportation System, this failure in the service It could have been caused by the presence of a metallic object on the train tracks, which would have caused this short circuit.
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Through social networks, users who were at the Pino Suárez station on Line 2 They shared videos and photographs of the smoke that was coming out from the tunnels of this means of public transport.
Passengers who were on the crashed train also shared videos of how The unit began to fill with smokecausing considerable fear among passengers. So far, there have been reports of six people poisoned by smoke.
🚨Alert🚨
Users Report Presence of Smoke Due to Fire 🔥🔥🔥
Derived from Short Circuits at the Pino Suárez Interstation #Line2 of the @MetroCDMX (Tracks Area) 💥💥🚨#Linea2 with more than 30 minutes delay, so far… Take your Precautions… pic.twitter.com/cSRw3Gdr0M
— MetroViral (@viral_metro) July 9, 2024
Service suspended at 11 stations after incident in Pino Suárez
Due to the short circuit recorded in one of the inter-stations of Line 2 of the Mexico City Metro, Guillermo Calderón, General Director of the Metro Collective Transport Systemannounced that there is only service from Cuatro Caminos station to Colegio Militar.
“There is partial service on Line 2, due to a short circuit in the tracks area. Personnel dealing with relevant incidents are on site to determine the cause, while actions are being taken to restore service as soon as possible. We will continue to report,” the director mentioned through his X account.
This is how users of the subway line 2 were evacuated between the Pino Suárez and Mexico Tenochtitlan stations pic.twitter.com/tzco8g4W2L
— hermes (@vialhermes) July 9, 2024
In addition to this, he also revealed that From the Xola to Tasqueña section, there will be support from units of the Passenger Transport Network (RTP) in both ways.
The Normal, San Cosme, Revolution, Hidalgo, Bellas Artes, Zocalo, Pino Suarez, San Antonio Abad, Chabacano and Viaduct stations Apparently they will not provide service due to the maneuvers to attend to this short circuit.
#MetroNotice: There is partial service on Line 2, due to a short circuit in the track area. Personnel from relevant incidents are on site. @MetroCDMX to determine the reason, while taking action to restore service as soon as possible.…
— MetroCDMX (@MetroCDMX) July 9, 2024
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2024-07-11 16:04:09