CDMX’ Brugada Confirms Problems with Metro, Allocates 50 Billion MXN for Rehabilitation

ByAurelio Sánchez

This article by Aurelio Sánchez originally appeared in the April 16, 2026 edition of El Sol de México.

The head of government, Clara Brugada Molina, acknowledged that the Metro Collective Transportation System continues to experience failures; however, she assured that her administration is allocating a historic investment to address them between 2025 and 2026.

During the distribution of aid from the Universal Citizen Income program for men aged 57 to 59, Brugada highlighted that the Metro receives a budget of nearly 50 billion pesos, in addition to maintaining a significant subsidy for users.

“Yes, it has flaws like any other subway system in the world, but we are investing like never before. Billions of pesos are going into the Metro. Each trip costs the government 13 pesos, and we decided that it should cost the people five pesos,” she stated.

From the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports Center, Brugada Molina emphasized that this system is the “heart of mobility” in the capital, and therefore requires not only maintenance, but a complete renovation.

In that regard, she announced that once the 2026 World Cup is over, they will begin the complete rehabilitation of Line 3, which runs from Indios Verdes to Universidad.

“It doesn’t just need maintenance, it needs a complete overhaul, line by line. After the World Cup, we’re going to renovate Line 3 so that it has no breakdowns and deliver practically a brand new Metro,” she stated.

At the same event, the Mexico City government reported progress on the Universal Citizen Income social program for people aged 57 to 59, which provides support of two thousand pesos every two months.

During the day, 20,694 new beneficiaries were added , bringing the total number of registered beneficiaries for 2025-2026 to 107,610. Currently, the program has 77,674 active beneficiaries, of whom 48,676 are women and 28,997 are men.

The goal for 2026 is to reach 155,000 beneficiaries, with current coverage at 23.04 percent of the total population of 337,019 people in that age range in Mexico City. It was also reported that the program prioritizes people aged 59 and over, a group that has reached 70.8 percent coverage.

The capital’s authorities reiterated that this type of support is part of the social policy promoted by the current administration to expand rights and improve the living conditions of the population.

Subway Union Speaks Out Against Working Overtime

Subway workers belonging to the National Union of Workers of the Collective Transportation System declared that they would not work overtime, starting last Friday, in the technical and operational areas of all lines.

In a statement, the union indicated that this caused delays in the operation of lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and B because not all scheduled trains will be running.

The previous decision, they said, was due to “the lack of response to real and immediate solutions” to their requests, such as the lack of supplies to work with, among other things.

That day, the general director of the Metro, Adrián Rubalcaba Suárez, asked for understanding from users for the delays that have occurred that day due to the decision of the union members not to work overtime, thereby affecting the frequency of trains on all lines.

“We understand the impact this is having on users right now, and we ask for a little patience,” he said.