Mexicable

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.

Mexicable
Overview
Locale	State of Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico
Transit type	Cable car
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	14
Daily ridership	29,000 per day (estimated, 2016)
Website	mexicable.com
Operation
Began operation	October 4, 2016
Operator(s)	ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. y Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
Number of vehicles	184 (Line 1) 200 (Line 2)
Technical
System length	13.15 km (8.2 mi)
System map

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^[update].

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^[a]

	Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Metro system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
	Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system

Line 1

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

Line 2

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

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.^[11]

Line 3

Stations[c]		Connections	Location	Picture	Date opened
	Cuatro Caminos	Line 2: Cuatro Caminos station Cuatro Caminos Routes: 18, 57-A, 57-C 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

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

Notes

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 () 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]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[10]
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". 2016-10-06. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
2. Burnett, Victoria (2016-12-28). "Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
3. "The world's most scenic commute?". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
4. "Seilbahn.net Die Informationsplattform für Seilbahner (in German)". 2018-10-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
5. "Mexicable : Tarifas (in Spanish)". 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
6. "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. "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 Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. 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.

External links

• Official site (in Spanish)
• "Mexicable Cable Car". Atlas Obscura.