Trolleybuses in Mexico City
| Mexico City trolleybus system | |
|---|---|
  | |
 Yutong ZK5120C model of trolleybus | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Open | 9 March 1951 |
| Status | Open |
| Routes | 11 (as of 2024) |
| Operator(s) | Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Electrification | 600 V DC parallel overhead lines |
| Depot(s) | 2 (as of 2020)[1] |
| Stock | Approx. 425 trolleybuses (2024)[citation needed] |
| Website | www.ste.cdmx.gob.mx |
The Mexico City trolleybus system (Spanish: Red de Trolebuses de la Ciudad de México) serves Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico, and is operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos.
The system opened on 9 March 1951.[2][3] As of mid-2014, the system had 8 lines and the operable fleet included around 360 trolleybuses.[4] The total number of trolleybuses scheduled in service in peak periods was 290 in late 2012,[5] but was 264 in mid-2014.[4] Until 2019, the lines were identified with the following letters: A, CP, D, G, I, K, LL and S.[4][5]
As of 2018, the fare is MXN $4.00 (€ 0.18, or US$ 0.21). The nine lines currently in operation are designated by numbers.[6]
Lines
[edit]| Line | Formerly | Route | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Metro Autobuses del Norte – Autobuses del Sur | 52 / 43 |
| 2 | S | Metro Pantitlán – Metro Chapultepec | 34 / 40 |
| 3 | D | San Andrés Tetepilco – Metro Mixcoac | 24 / 27 |
| 4 | G | Metro Boulevard Puerto Aéreo – Metro El Rosario | 72 / 66 |
| 5 | LL | San Felipe de Jesús – Metro Hidalgo | 57 / 54 |
| 6 | I | Metro El Rosario – Metro Chapultepec | 56 / 43 |
| 7 | K1 | Ciudad Universitaria – CETRAM Periférico Oriente | 37 / 40 |
| 8 | CP | Circuito Politécnico (Metro Politécnico – Instituto Politécnico Nacional) | 46 |
| 9 | M | Metro Villa de Cortés – Río Churubusco / Metro Apatlaco[7] | 40 |
| 10 | – | Metro Constitución de 1917 – Acahualtepec[8] | 10 |
| 11 | – | Metro Santa Marta – Chalco (under construction)[9][10] | 15 |
| 12 | – | Perisur – Tasqueña[11] | 18 / 16 |
Lines 1 to 7 are cross-city routes, of which 3, 4, and 7 are tangential routes, not reaching the city centre and generally oriented perpendicular to radial routes ("crosstown" route in American English). Line 9 is a short tangential route that is not "cross-city". Line 8 is a "feeder" route, feeding the city's metro system at Politécnico station and also line 1.
On October 29, 2022, line 10 was inaugurated from Metro Constitución de 1917 to Acahualtepec. From Acahualtepec to Metro Santa Marta is under construction.[12][13]
See also
[edit]
- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, the public transport agency responsible for the operation of all trolleybus and light rail services in Mexico City – article currently has much more information on the history of the trolleybus system
- List of trolleybus systems
- Transport in Mexico City
References
[edit]- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 349 (January–February 2020), pp. 28–30. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 235 (January–February 2001), p. 14. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ Morrison, Allen (2010; updated 2014). The Trolleybuses of Latin America in 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Trolleybus Magazine No. 318 (November–December 2014), p. 159. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Líneas de Trolebuses" (in Spanish). STE. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Líneas de Trolebús". Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (in Spanish). STE. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Reactivación De Línea 9 Del Trolebús Villa De Cortés - Río Churubusco" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Línea 10, Trolebús Elevado" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. October 29, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Ayala Espinosa, Camila (October 24, 2021). "Autoridades del Estado de México y de la capital del país firmaron un convenio de colaboración para construir el Corredor Trolebús Chalco-Santa Martha, el cual será el primer sistema metropolitano en su tipo". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Proyecto Trolebús Chalco-Santa Martha". Gobierno de Chalco (in Spanish). Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Línea 12 del Trolebús". STE (in Spanish). June 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Formalizan creación de trolebús elevado, será la Línea 10 de la red". Excélsior (in Spanish). 12 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "El Trolebús Elevado se avecina: estos son los detalles". Obras por Expansión (in Spanish). November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Mexico City trolleybus system at Wikimedia Commons
- Mexico City database / photo gallery and Mexico City trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
