Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum set Monday, Feb. 2 for the Santa Fe–Observatorio inauguration with public service beginning that day, while the ceremony time remains to be decided.
- SICT says final static and dynamic trials are complete, including passenger‑load simulations using about 1,300 sandbags per car and tests with coupled trains.
- The completed 57.7–58 km corridor will serve seven stations from Zinacantepec to Observatorio with a direct transfer to Metro, using the Integrated Mobility card for payment.
- Authorities project end‑to‑end trips near 37–40 minutes with 16 trains in service and maximum speeds up to 160 km/h, though reported headways range from roughly 6 to 15 minutes.
- Media report differing fares for launch—full journeys cited at 90 or 100 pesos and short trips around 15 pesos—without a single official tariff yet confirmed.