Mexico City Metro Reports 741 Million Pesos for World Cup 2026 Works, Disputing Earlier Figures

The Mexico City Metro system (STC) has reported a total cost of 741 million pesos for infrastructure work related to the 2026 World Cup. This figure contrasts sharply with an earlier estimate provided in June by Metro director Adrián Rubalcava, who had stated that the intervention of 19 stations would cost 2.2 billion pesos.

The recently published Annual Public Works Program for 2026 details that the rehabilitation and maintenance project for Line 2, specifically for the World Cup, amounted to 550 million pesos. This included public works and station renovations along the route from Tasqueña to Cuatro Caminos.

Further costs include 65 million pesos for the renovation and architectural adaptation of the Universidad station on Line 3. Additionally, a joint project for the Tasqueña station on Line 2 and the Auditorio station on Line 7 cost 126 million pesos. These combined costs total the reported 741 million pesos.

This new figure significantly differs from Rubalcava's June statement, where he asserted that the intervention of 19 stations, including Universidad (Line 3) and Auditorio (Line 7), would reach 2.2 billion pesos. At that time, he specified that 950 million pesos were allocated to trains and tracks, with an additional 1.5 billion pesos provided by the Federal Government for the World Cup preparations.

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the intervention of 19 stations had a cost of 2 thousand 200 million pesos.