The Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro is keeping provisional service on Line 9 this Wednesday, October 21, running from Tacubaya to Chabacano in both directions, after a fire the previous night damaged high-voltage wiring on the Velódromo-Ciudad Deportiva interstation segment. The Chabacano to Pantitlán stretch remains without train service.

The fire began on the night of Tuesday, October 20, under a bridge in the Jardín Balbuena neighborhood, in the Venustiano Carranza borough, at chainage 4+880 of track 1, according to La Jornada. The preliminary report attributes the origin to burning trash that spread to the tracks and reached fiber optic cable and high-voltage wiring. El Universal reported that the fire was brought under control hours later and that service was suspended from Chabacano to Pantitlán. Line 9 crosses the east of the capital and connects Pantitlán, one of the system's busiest transfer hubs, with the Tacubaya corridor, so a partial suspension forces thousands of users to recalculate their daily commutes.

The Milenio report lists six stations without train service:

Mexico City firefighters, together with the Metro's Escorpiones and Centauros teams, worked for about two hours to contain the blaze. No injuries were reported. The Metro stated that the situation poses no risk to users and asked riders to follow staff instructions. Metro director general Adrián Rubalcava said his concern was "that it could have affected the line's wiring," and the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) deployed free support buses on the affected stretch.

Rubalcava said repairs will continue over several nights and that efforts will focus on isolating the damaged wiring to supply power from other substations. The system had not confirmed a time for full restoration of service; resumption will depend on the wiring inspection and the availability of support buses.

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