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Mexico City Metro adds security for San Judas Tadeo celebrations
Mexico City’s Metro is adding security and passenger support for San Judas Tadeo celebrations.
The measures focus on Hidalgo station, beside San Hipólito temple, where worshippers are expected to gather.
The temple celebrates San Judas Tadeo on October 28, bringing many visitors to the station.
Fifty security staff and police will patrol trains, platforms, corridors and ticket gates.
The operation runs during service hours on October 27 and 28, with passenger-flow controls especially on October 28.
Staff will help passengers, and the Metro says Juárez and Bellas Artes stations are also options for reaching the temple.
Mexico City Metro will reinforce security and passenger assistance around Hidalgo station for San Judas Tadeo celebrations.
The operation is scheduled from October 27 through October 28 and will run throughout service hours.
The Metro says 50 additional police officers will be deployed, alongside Metro security and passenger-assistance staff.
The measures focus on Hidalgo station, on Lines 2 and 3, near the San Hipólito temple.
Passenger-flow controls are planned to support mobility and safety as devotees visit the temple.
- Who
- Mexico City Metro, working with the city’s Citizen Security Secretariat.
- What
- A special operation will reinforce security and passenger assistance. The Metro says 50 additional police officers will be deployed.
- When
- October 27 and 28, 2026, throughout service hours.
- Where
- Hidalgo station on Metro Lines 2 and 3, near the San Hipólito temple.
- Why
- To support passenger flow and safety during San Judas Tadeo celebrations and visits to the temple.
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The special operation is scheduled to begin at Hidalgo station.
The operation is scheduled to continue, with passenger-flow controls emphasized throughout service hours.
- Station
- Hidalgo
- Metro lines
- Lines 2 and 3
- Additional police
- 50
- Operation dates
- October 27–28, 2026
- Nearby temple
- San Hipólito