Metro CDMX Opens Early and Waives Fares for Sunday Half-Marathon

Mexico City’s public-transit operator said it will open Lines 1, 2, 3 and 9 at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, 13 July, two hours earlier than the usual Sunday schedule, and waive fares for runners who show their race bibs. The measure is designed to ease travel to the XVIII Medio Maratón de la Ciudad de México, which returns to the capital’s streets this weekend. Organizers expect about 30,000 athletes to tackle the certified 21-kilometer route, which starts at the Caballito on Paseo de la Reforma and finishes at the Ángel de la Independencia. Road closures are planned along Reforma, Fuente de Petróleos and adjoining avenues until roughly 1:00 p.m., with authorities recommending Eje Central, Circuito Interior and Avenida Chapultepec as alternatives.