XINHUA The first rubber-tired subway train independently developed by a Chinese enterprise rolled off the assembly line in central China’s Hunan Province early this week. The train will be exported to Mexico City for an upgrading program of its Metro Line 1, according to CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd, the manufacturer. The train has a maximum passenger capacity of
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By KELIN DILLON Former director of the Mexico City Metro Florencia Serranía’s summons to appear before the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX), which surround her involvement in May 2021’s lethal Line 12 metro accident that left 26 dead and more than 100 wounded, were canceled on Sunday, July 10, with the FGJCDMX citing the reasoning as “her human rights
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Investigating the Metro Scandal
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Justice for the Metro Victims
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico City’s 19-kilometer-long Metro Line 1, which runs from Observatorio to Pantitlán, will be closed as of Saturday, July 9, for at least a year, in order to allow for repairs and modernizations, the capital government announced Monday, June 27. The renovation of the line, which transports between 500,000 and 900,000 passengers a day and which connects
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Still Investigating the Metro Line 12 Collapse One Year Later
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By KELIN DILLON In the one year following the May 3, 2021, tragic Line 12 metro accident in Mexico City that killed 26 passengers, few steps have been taken to ensure the preventable accident does not happen again, nor that its victims are taken care of. The collapsed portion’s reconstruction is still lagging on, Mexico City has avoided civil litigation
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF At least 86 people were injured early Thursday, April 7, when a public transport bus crashed along Mexico City’s Avenida Reforma, ramming into the side of a Metrobús vehicle, authorities reported. According to Miguel Hidalgo Mayor Mauricio Tabe, there were no serious injuries and all 85 victims were transferred to nearby hospitals. Miguel Hidalgo
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco — In most developed countries, it is pretty easy to know who the seniors are. They are the ones who get discounts at Denny’s and at the hotel and car chains. There are a some discounts in Mexico for seniors, but not many. Part of the problem is that is is not
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By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Oct. 18, Mexico City’s Office of the Attorney General (FGJ) filed a formal complaint for wrongful death with the Superior Court of Justice (TSJCDMX) against 10 former public officials tied to the May 3 collapse of capital’s Line 12 metro, all who served under current Secretary of Foreign Relations and former Mexico City Mayor at
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