Monterrey's Metro system marked 35 years of service on Thursday, August 6, 2026, counting from Line 1's launch on April 25, 1991, with Lines 4 and 6 under construction at 85 percent completion as the network races to expand before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The system currently operates 40 stations across three lines and 40 kilometers of track, with a fleet of 156 trains, according to El Universal. The anniversary included the cancellation of a commemorative postage stamp at the state Government Palace, with Governor Samuel García and the Mexican Postal Service in attendance. The construction progress on Lines 4 and 6 is the central figure of the anniversary: the state government plans to open the first segment between August and September, a stretch dubbed the FIFA Segment for its strategic location near the tournament venues, according to TV Azteca Noticias. For the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, the opening will represent the largest increase in urban mobility coverage the system has seen since its last expansion.
Lines 4 and 6 will add 34 kilometers of new track and 21 additional stations, served by monorail-type trains. The first segment to open will connect the Ciudadela and Y Griega stations, a key corridor for the movement of visitors and fans during the tournament. García stated at the ceremony that Monterrey is one of the few cities in the country to have committed to building a metro system, and that the goal is to establish a world-class public transport service. Investment in mass transit during an event of the World Cup's magnitude functions as an accelerator for infrastructure decisions that would otherwise take far longer to materialize.
The FIFA Segment's opening in the coming weeks will test the system's capacity to absorb the extraordinary demand the tournament generates. Operational data from the new segment will serve as a reference point for designing subsequent phases of the Metrorrey expansion.
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