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Line A Service Restored After Overhead Power Line Failure in Mexico City Metro

The four-hour outage underscores concerns about upkeep of the line’s overhead power system in wet weather.

Overview

  • A snapped overhead catenary on Tuesday cut power and stopped trains between Santa Marta and La Paz on Line A.
  • The Metro ran provisional service between Pantitlán and Santa Marta while Santa Marta, Los Reyes and La Paz had no trains.
  • Full service returned at 6 p.m. after crews spliced and re-tensioned the contact wire.
  • During the four-hour outage, hundreds queued near La Paz for scarce buses and later reported packed trains once service restarted.
  • Workers quoted in local reports blamed poor upkeep of insulators and catenary parts and said rain and humidity made the failure worse.