Mexicable

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Mexicable
Logo Mexicable Movimex.png
Mexicable 6.jpg
Overview
Locale State of Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico
Transit type Cable car
Number of lines2
Number of stations14
Daily ridership29,000 per day (estimated, 2016)
Website mexicable.com
Operation
Began operation4 October 2016
Operator(s)ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. y Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
Number of vehicles184 (Line 1)
200 (Line 2)
Technical
System length13.15 km (8.2 mi)
System map

Mapa del Mexicable.svg

Mexicable is an aerial lift line in Ecatepec de Morelos and Tlalnepantla de Baz, in Greater Mexico City, and one station in Mexico City proper. It was created by the Government of the State of Mexico.

Contents

The first part of this project was inaugurated on October 4, 2016. The line is 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long and runs between San Andrés de la Cañada (in the Sierra de Guadalupe) and Vía Morelos (in Ecatepec), through five intermediate stations. [1] [2] It reduces traveling times between those points to 17 minutes, down from the hour-long commutes between the same points using ground transportation. [2] [3]

The Mexicable operates 184 cars, each with a capacity 10 passengers. The predicted capacity is 3,000 passengers per hour for each line [4] and 29,000 passengers per day, with a fare of 9 pesos [5] as of July 2020.

The New York Times reported in 2016 that the Mexicable has brought some urban renewal to the areas served by stations. Streetlights were installed, roads were paved, and about 50 murals were commissioned along the route. [2]

Station list

Key to connections [a]
Logo del Cablebus.svg Cablebús Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico (logo) version 2019.svg Metro Logo de Colectivos del Movimex.png Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Autobuses de la CDMX.svg Pesero (public bus)
Movilidad Integrada (logo) Organo Regulador de Transporte (CETRAM).svg Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) Logo del Metrobus.svg Metrobús Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.svg Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP)
Logo Mexibus Movimex.png Mexibús

Line 1

Stations [b] ConnectionsLocationPictureDate opened
1 Santa Clara
  • Logo Mexibus Movimex.png Mexibus Linea IV logo (2024).jpg Line IV: Santa Clara station
  • Ecatepec de Morelos Santa Clara (Mexicable) 6.jpg 4 October 2016
    2 Hank González
  • Logo Mexicable Movimex.png Linea 2 del Mexicable del Estado de Mexico.svg Line 2
  • Hank Gonzalez (Mexicable L1) 1.jpg
    3 Fátima Fatima (Mexicable) 2.jpg
    4 Tablas del Pozo Tablas del Pozo (Mexicable) 1.jpg
    5 Los Bordos Los Bordos (Mexicable) 3.jpg
    6 Deportivo Deportivo (Mexicable) 1.jpg
    7 La Cañada La Canada (Mexicable) 3.jpg

    Line 2

    Stations [b] ConnectionsLocationPictureDate opened
    1 Indios Verdes
  • Logo del Cablebus.svg Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Organo Regulador de Transporte (CETRAM).svg Indios Verdes
  • Logo del Metrobus.svg Mexico City Metrobus Line 1 icon.svg Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • Logo del Metrobus.svg Mexico City Metrobus Line 3 icon.svg Line 3: Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  • Logo del Metrobus.svg Mexico City Metrobus Line 7 icon.svg Line 7: Line 7: Indios Verdes station
  • Logo Mexibus Movimex.png Mexibus Linea IV logo (2024).jpg Line IV: Indios Verdes station
  • Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico (logo) version 2019.svg MetroDF Linea 3.svg Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.svg Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
  • Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Mexicable Indios Verdes (2024) 2.jpg 30 March 2023
    2 Tanque de Agua Tlalnepantla de Baz Tanque de Agua (Mexicable) 3.jpg
    3 Periférico
  • Logo Mexibus Movimex.png Mexibus Linea IV logo (2024).jpg Line IV: Periférico station
  • Periferico (Mexicable) 3.jpg
    4 San Isidro San Isidro (Mexicable) 1.jpg
    5 Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú Dr. Jorge Jimenez Cantu (Mexicable) 1.jpg
    6 La Mesa Ecatepec de Morelos La Mesa (Mexicable) 2.jpg
    7 Hank González
  • Logo Mexicable Movimex.png Linea 1 del Mexicable del Estado de Mexico.svg Line 1
  • Hank Gonzalez (Mexicable L2) 1.jpg

    Expansion

    In March 2025, the government of Tlalnepantla presented a project to expand the system from La Mesa station to Colonia Tepeolulco. [12]

    Future

    Line 3 will be built in Naucalpan. At La Tolva station, the line will divide into two cables for transfer, one toward Izcalli Chamapa and the other one toward Lomas del Cadete. [13]

    Line 3

    Stations [c] ConnectionsLocationPictureDate opened
    1 Cuatro Caminos
  • Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico (logo) version 2019.svg MetroDF Linea 2.svg Line 2: Cuatro Caminos station
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Organo Regulador de Transporte (CETRAM).svg Cuatro Caminos
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.svg Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C
  • Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Autobuses de la CDMX.svg Route: 16-B
  • Naucalpan Under planning
    2 Lázaro Cárdenas
    3 El Molinito
    4 San Antonio Zomeyucan
    5 Centenario
    6 La Tolva
    7 Parque La Hormiga
    8 Izcalli Chamapa
    9 Benito Juárez
    10 Lomas del Cadete

    See also

    Notes

    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Cablebús ( Logo del Cablebus.svg ) obtained from their official website. [6]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; Movilidad Integrada (logo) Organo Regulador de Transporte (CETRAM).svg ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte. [7]
      • Metro ( Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico (logo) version 2019.svg ) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map. [8]
      • Metrobús ( Logo del Metrobus.svg ) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map. [9]
      • Mexibús ( Logo Mexibus Movimex.png ) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map. [8]
      • Public buses network ( peseros ) ( Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Autobuses de la CDMX.svg ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte. [10]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros ( Movilidad Integrada (logo) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.svg ) obtained from their official website. [11]
      • Trolleybuses ( Logo de los Servicio de Transportes Electricos de la Ciudad de Mexico.svg ) obtained from their official website. [6]
    2. 1 2 All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. Proposed names. All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

    References

    1. ""Mexicable Ecatepec" Public Cable Car Transportation System | Presidencia de la República | Gobierno | gob.mx". 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
    2. 1 2 3 Burnett, Victoria (28 December 2016). "Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 28 December 2016.
    3. "The world's most scenic commute?". BBC News. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
    4. "Seilbahn.net Die Informationsplattform für Seilbahner (in German)". 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
    5. "Mexicable : Tarifas (in Spanish)". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
    6. 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    7. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. 1 2 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021](PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. Pérez, Rubén (4 March 2025). "Tlalnepantla planea construir un Mexicable que conecte a Tepeolulco con Xalostoc". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2025.
    13. Terreros, Brenda (16 October 2024). "Mexicable: cuáles serán las estaciones de la Línea 3 que irá de Chamapa a Cuatro Caminos". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.