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Mexicable
Overview
LocaleState of Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico
Transit typeCable car
Number of lines2
Number of stations14
Daily ridership29,000 per day (estimated, 2016)
Websitemexicable.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

Map

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.

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

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Key to connections[a]
Cablebús Cablebús Mexico City Metro Metro Public buses in the State of MexicoPublic buses in Mexico City Pesero (public bus)
CETRAM Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) Metrobús Metrobús RTP Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP)
Mexibús Mexibús

Line 1

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Stations[b] Connections Location Picture Date opened
1 Santa Clara
  • Mexibús Mexibús Line IV Line IV: Santa Clara station
    		• Ecatepec de Morelos 4 October 2016
    2 Hank González
  • Mexicable Line 2 Line 2
    • 3 Fátima
    4 Tablas del Pozo
    5 Los Bordos
    6 Deportivo
    7 La Cañada

    Line 2

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    Stations[b] Connections Location Picture Date opened
    1 Indios Verdes
  • Cablebús Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • CETRAM Indios Verdes
  • Metrobús Line 1: Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • Metrobús Line 3: Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  • Metrobús Line 7: Line 7: Indios Verdes station
  • Mexibús Mexibús Line IV Line IV: Indios Verdes station
  • Mexico City Metro Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  • RTP Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
    		• Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City 30 March 2023
    2 Tanque de Agua Tlalnepantla de Baz
    3 Periférico
  • Mexibús Mexibús Line IV Line IV: Periférico station
    • 4 San Isidro
    5 Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú
    6 La Mesa Ecatepec de Morelos
    7 Hank González
  • Mexicable Line 1 Line 1

    • Expansion

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

    Future

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    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

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    Stations[c] Connections Location Picture Date opened
      Cuatro Caminos
  • Mexico City Metro Line 2: Cuatro Caminos station
  • CETRAM Cuatro Caminos
  • RTP Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C
  • Public buses Route: 16-B
    		• Naucalpan Under planning
    Lázaro Cárdenas
    El Molinito
    San Antonio Zomeyucan
    Centenario
    La Tolva
    Parque La Hormiga
    Izcalli Chamapa
    Benito Juárez
    Lomas del Cadete

    See also

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    • Cablebús, a similar system operating in the neighboring Mexico City

    Notes

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    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[6]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[7]
      • Metro (Mexico City Metro) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[9]
      • Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[11]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[6]
    2. ^ a b All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ Proposed names. All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

    References

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    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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
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