translated from Spanish: Due to flooding, Metro suspends service on Line 6, and on the 4 per person on the tracks

Due to the presence of rain in various parts of Mexico City, the progress of trains inside the Metro is slow throughout the network, announced the Public Transport System (STC). However, on its Twitter account the graph on the progress of trains continues to mark times of between four and seven minutes, while on social networks netizens report long waits to be able to board or even without a train passing. In this regard, the agency has only reported on an incident on Line 4, which it detailed as a power outage as part of the maneuvers to “secure a person outside the System on tracks”, without giving more details, while after 16:00 hours it suspended service at four stations on Line 6 to remove water from the tracks. Read more: It rains in the CDMX and is expected to intensify; possible isolated showersRespect to Line 4, which runs from Martín Carrera to Santa Anita, so far the STC has only referred to the provisional cut in the network, which lasted about 10 minutes, without referring to which station the event occurred or if it was an accident or someone trying to commit suicide, while netizens referred to police mobilization in the Candelaria station.Regarding the flood While, in the afternoon, the STC Metro announced the suspension of service at four stations of Line 6, which goes from El Rosario to Martín Carrera, due to flooding in the track area due to the rains.” The #STCMetro informs that the personnel of fixed installations coordinates the maneuvers for the removal of water in the area of tracks of the interstellar Martín Carrera – Deportivo 18 de Marzo of line 6″, he posted on his Twitter account.Read more: Beware, lomito! They rescue a dog from the light rail tracks in CDMXWhen the service is maintained only from El Rosario to Instituto del Petróleo, as Lindavista, Deportivo 18 de Marzo, La Villa and Martín Carrera are closed, recommending lines 3, 4 and 5 as an alternative. In this regard, he explained that the presence of water in the area of tracks was due to the constant rains outside, so the water ended up getting into the tunnels through which the trains circulate, while personnel were already trying to remove the liquid with hydraulic pumps to resume the service. Meanwhile, it is still raining.



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