Why Monday's hours differ from holiday service
Nov. 2 is not a mandatory day off under Article 74 of Mexico's Federal Labor Law. Although families mark the occasion with cemetery visits and offerings to remember loved ones, most sectors maintain normal work schedules. The Metro will likewise use its weekday hours, with neither a delayed opening nor an early closing.
Monday's service follows an adjusted schedule on Sunday, Nov. 1, when some lines opened early to help Formula 1 spectators travel to the Mexico City Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome. The STC said the full network would return to regular hours on Monday.
The date's place in the week also distinguishes this year's schedule from last year's. For Nov. 1-2, 2025, when Day of the Dead fell on a weekend, the STC announced service from 6 a.m. to midnight on Saturday and 7 a.m. to midnight on Sunday. The Metro's usual Sunday and public-holiday opening time is 7 a.m.
Metro stations near cemeteries
The STC identifies more than 15 cemeteries near Metro stations. Panteones and Tacuba on Line 2, along with Tezonco and Tláhuac on Line 12, are among the stations serving areas near burial grounds. Riders may still need to walk or take another form of transportation to complete their trip, depending on the cemetery.
For Panteón Sanctorum, the STC points riders to Cuatro Caminos on Line 2. El Rosario and Camarones on Line 7 provide access to the San Isidro cemeteries in Azcapotzalco, while Centro Médico, served by Lines 3 and 9, is near Panteón Francés.
Hidalgo, on Lines 2 and 3, is an option for visiting Panteón de San Fernando. The STC highlights the cemetery's historical and architectural significance and notes that its last burial was Benito Juárez's in 1872.
Visitors to Panteón Civil de Dolores can approach it from Constituyentes on Line 7 or Chapultepec on Line 1. Described by the STC as Mexico City's largest cemetery, it contains the Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres, where Rosario Castellanos, Diego Rivera, Dolores del Río, Agustín Lara and Venustiano Carranza are among those buried.
Network scale and passenger precautions
According to the STC, the network operating on Nov. 2 consists of 12 lines, 195 stations and 226 kilometers of track. The agency recorded 1,241,582,324 trips in 2025, about 6% above the 1,171,859,113 trips reported for 2024. Its trains traveled 40,130,047 kilometers during 2025.
With Day of the Dead activities expected to bring additional passengers, the STC urged riders to plan ahead, monitor official announcements and follow staff directions. Its safety guidance tells passengers not to run on platforms or cross the yellow safety line.
Passengers must not enter the tracks to recover dropped belongings. Instead, they should immediately alert security personnel if an item falls onto the tracks.
The next scheduled changes
Radio Fórmula, citing the STC's holiday calendar, reports that the next timetable change after Nov. 2 will be Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, for Revolution Day. Service that day is scheduled from 7 a.m. to midnight.
On Dec. 24 and Dec. 31, 2026, the Metro is scheduled to operate from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., with the final trains departing terminals at 10:30 p.m. Service on Dec. 25 is scheduled from 7 a.m. to midnight.
