Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Mexico City's overcrowded metro sees "two scuffles a day"

The Mexico City subway, serving a city of over nine million residents, reportedly witnessed an average two fights a day between passengers, mostly in the rush hours when trains are filled to the brim. Subway system management found scuffles to be most frequent at 08:30 hours and at two, six and seven in the evening, causing the metro to halt for a total of six days in the past four years, La Jornada reported on 10 February. The daily cited overcrowding and subsequent irritation, and grabbing a seat, as habitual causes of fighting, adding there seemed to be no protocol whatsoever on handling such incidents. They are often filmed and uploaded online as stressful entertainment.

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