Cablebús#Indios Verdes
{{short description|Mexican public transport system project}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}{{use American English|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Cablebús
| image = File:Logo del Cablebús.svg
| caption = Logo
| imagesize = 150px
| image2 = Inauguración Tlalpexco-Campos Revolución (60417cb7b69fc936233884).jpg
| locale = Gustavo A. Madero and Iztapalapa, Mexico City
| transit_type = Aerial lift
| lines = 3
| stations = 19
| ridership = Avg. 45,000 (Line 1, May 2022){{cite web|url=https://www.reporteindigo.com/reporte/linea-1-del-cablebus-aniversario-agridulce-por-baja-afluencia/|title=Línea 1 del Cablebús, aniversario agridulce por baja afluencia|language=es|date=5 September 2022|work=Reporte Índigo|access-date=15 September 2022 |last1=Martínez |first1=David }}
| annual_ridership =
| average_speed = {{convert|20|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}}
| began_operation = 11 July 2021
| operator = Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos
| vehicles = 377 (Line 1)
305 (Line 2)
71 (Line 3)
| system_length = {{cvt|24.75|km|mi|1}}
| website = [https://www.ste.cdmx.gob.mx/ ste.cdmx.gob.mx]
| area served = Valley of Mexico (for Line 1); Iztapalapa (for Line 2); Álvaro Obregón and Miguel Hidalgo (for Line 3)
}}
The Sistema de Transporte Público Cablebús, simply branded as Cablebús,{{efn|Often just Cablebus (without diacritics) in English-language sources.{{Cite news |agency= Associated Press |date=2021-03-05 |title=Mexico City launches Latin America's latest aerial tramway |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-04/mexico-city-launches-latin-americas-latest-cable-car-line |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |place= Mexico City |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2021|last=Brasuell |first= James|title=Mexico City the Latest to Add an Aerial Tram |url=https://www.planetizen.com/news/2021/03/112540-mexico-city-latest-add-aerial-tram |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Planetizen|language=en}}{{Cite web |last1= Solomon|first1= Adina |last2=Trickey |first2=Erick |date=2022-09-14 |title=In Mexico City, public transit takes to the air |url=https://expmag.com/2022/09/in-mexico-city-public-transit-takes-to-the-air/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Experience Magazine |language=en-US}}}} is an aerial lift transport system that runs in the Gustavo A. Madero and Iztapalapa areas of Mexico City.{{cite web|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/obras-de-cablebus-linea-1-y-2-con-mas-de-50-de-avance/1384601|title=Obras de Cablebús línea 1 y 2 con más de 50% de avance|language=es|first=Wendy|last=Roa|work=Excélsior|date=27 May 2020|access-date=8 September 2020}} It is operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, the agency responsible for the operation of all trolleybus and light rail services in Mexico City.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/servicio-de-transportes-electricos-operara-cablebus-y-trolebus-elevado-sheinbaum|title=Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos operará Cablebús y Trolebús Elevado: Sheinbaum|language=es|date=30 January 2021|first=Eduardo|last=Hernández|location=Mexico City|work=El Universal|access-date=20 May 2021}} Line 1 was officially inaugurated on 11 July 2021, going from the Indios Verdes station of the STC Metro to the northern neighborhoods of Gustavo A. Madero. Line 2 runs from the Constitución de 1917 to the Santa Marta STC Metro stations in the southeast of the city. Line 3 runs along the Chapultepec city park. Two additional lines are under planning.
History
Line 1's construction started in September 2019 with an investment of 3 billion Mexican pesos.{{cite web|url=https://anapaulaordorica.com/inicia-construccion-de-linea-1-del-cablebus/|title=Inicia construcción de línea 1 del cablebús|language=es|first=Ana Paula|last=Ordorica|date=12 September 2019|access-date=5 March 2021|publisher=anapaulaordorica.com}} Doppelmayr México and Grupo Indi built Line 1;{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/telefericos-mas-seguros-que-aviones-constructor-linea-1-cablebus|title=Teleféricos, más seguros que los aviones: constructor de Línea 1 del Cablebús|first=Israel|last=Zamarrón|date=7 July 2021|work=Forbes|language=es|access-date=9 August 2021}} Leitner Ropeways built Line 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/entrevista-leitner-constructor-de-cablebus-linea-2-ve-potencial-de-mas-telefericos-en-cdmx/|title=Entrevista – Leitner, constructor de Cablebús Línea 2, ve potencial de más teleféricos en CDMX|date=4 August 2021|first=Israel|last=Zamarón|work=Forbes|access-date=9 August 2021}}
On 4 March 2021, Line 1's Campos Revolución and Tlalpexco stations were opened for operational trials,{{cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Linea-1-del-Cablebus-de-CDMX-arranca-operaciones-en-sus-dos-primeras-estaciones-20210304-0063.html|title=Línea 1 del Cablebús de CDMX arranca operaciones en sus dos primeras estaciones|first=Camila|last=Ayala Espinosa|date=4 March 2021|access-date=20 May 2021|language=es|work=El Economista}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chilango.com/noticias/inauguran-primer-tramo-del-cablebus/?fbclid=IwAR2zwvyKMXmoOKu47gRmB-S70Hk8vPoNDNDaP0pm_PfjQQqM-FSmFsFQIBI|title=A volar: estrenan primera parte de la Línea 1 del Cablebús|language=es|work=Chilango|date=4 March 2021|access-date=5 March 2021}} and the rest of the line was officially inaugurated on 11 July 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2021/07/11/capital/obras-en-las-alturas-cablebus-y-elevador-mejoran-movilidad-en-la-gam-y-alvaro-obregon/|title=Obras en las alturas: Cablebús y elevador mejoran movilidad en la GAM y Álvaro Obregón|language=es|first=Josefina|last=Quintero M|work=La Jornada|date=11 July 2021|access-date=11 July 2021}} Line 2 was inaugurated on 8 August 2021.
Service
The fare is 7 pesos (MXN) per trip.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/fijan-tarifa-del-cablebus-en-7-pesos|language=es|work=El Universal|date=12 June 2021|first=Eduardo|last=Hernández|access-date=13 June 2021|title=Fijan tarifa del Cablebús en 7 pesos}} Service is free of charge for users over 70 years of age, children under 5 years of age, and people with evident disabilities.{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/cdmx/2021/07/08/linea-1-del-cablebus-de-la-cdmx-esto-es-lo-que-tienes-que-saber-sobre-el-nuevo-transporte/|title=Línea 1 del Cablebús de la CDMX: Esto es lo que tienes que saber sobre el nuevo transporte|date=8 July 2021|work=El Financiero|access-date=12 July 2021|language=es}}
The gondola lift used for the Cablebus travels at approximately {{convert|20|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}} on average.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/mexico-city-cable-car-line-6-miles-cablebus|title=Mexico City opens cable car line designed to stretch 6 miles, the latest in Latin America|date=6 March 2021|author=Associated Press|work=Fox News|access-date=12 July 2021}}
Similarly to the Mexico City Metro system, Cablebús stations feature pictograms symbolizing either the names of the stations or a significant feature in the region. They were designed by American graphic designer Lance Wyman, who also designed all the pictograms for the Movilidad Integrada system. The system is light blue-colored representing the color of the sky.
=Stations=
==Line 1==
File:Mapa del STE Cablebús.jpg
Line 1 is located in the northernmost borough of Gustavo A. Madero. It runs {{convert|9.2|km|sp=us}} from the area serving the Indios Verdes STC Metro station to the Campos Revolución STC Metro station, where the line divides into two cables for transfer, one toward Cuautepec station and the other toward Tlalpexco station, in the Cerro del Chiquihuite.{{cite web|url=https://www.chilango.com/noticias/logos-de-la-linea-1-del-cablebus/|title=¿Qué significan los logos de la Línea 1 del Cablebús 🚡?|work=Chilango|date=10 July 2021|language=es|access-date=12 July 2021}} The ropeway installation for Line 1 was built by Doppelmayr Mexico. The cabins are the OMEGA V cabins by CWA Constructions, which have won a Red Dot Award for their outstanding design.{{Cite web |title=MOJA Design · Seilbahnkabine OMEGA V |url=https://moja-design.de/en/project-omega-v/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=MOJA Design |language=en-GB}}
==Line 2==
File:Mapa del STE Cablebús 2.jpg
Line 2 is located in the eastern borough of Iztapalapa. It runs {{convert|10.55|km|sp=us}} from the area serving the Constitución de 1917 metro station to Santa Marta metro station, passing through the southern neighborhoods of the borough.{{cite web|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/metropoli/este-domingo-se-inaugura-la-linea-2-del-cablebus-de-la-cdmx|title=Este domingo se inaugura la Línea 2 del Cablebús de la CDMX|language=es|date=8 August 2021|first=Eduardo|last=Hernández|work=El Universal|access-date=9 August 2021}} It is the longest public cable car line in the world.{{cite web|title=Cablebús de la CDMX logra Récord Guiness|language=es|work=El Financiero|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 August 2021|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/cdmx/2021/08/26/cablebus-de-la-cdmx-logra-record-guiness/}} The Line is divided in two sections and commuters have to get off at Xalpa station if they want to continue their ride.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/linea-2-de-cablebus-registra-sobredemanda-en-su-primer-dia-de-servicio/|work=Forbes|first=Israel|last=Zamarrón|date=9 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021|title=Cablebús en Iztapalapa registra sobredemanda en su primer día de servicio}}
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width="160px" | Stations{{efn|All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.|name=accessible}}
! Connection(s) ! Picture ! Date opened |
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{{anchor|Constitución de 1917}} Constitución de 1917
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{{anchor|Quetzalcóatl}} Quetzalcóatl
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{{anchor|Las Torres Buenavista}} Las Torres Buenavista
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{{anchor|Xalpa}} Xalpa
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{{anchor|Lomas de la Estancia}} Lomas de la Estancia
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{{anchor|San Miguel Teotongo}} San Miguel Teotongo
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{{anchor|Santa Marta}} Santa Marta
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=Line 3=
The project was originally planned to have four stations that would connect all four Chapultepec park sections, in Miguel Hidalgo.
On 20 July 2021, the tender for the first stage of the line was presented, which will have a length of 5.42 km, 180 cabins and 6 stations: Los Pinos, Panteón Dolores, CECyT 4 / Lienzo Charro, Parque Cri-Cri, Cineteca Nacional and Vasco de Quiroga.{{cite web|url=https://politica.expansion.mx/cdmx/2022/07/20/linea-3-cablebus-cdmx-ruta-estaciones-cuando-se-inaugura|work=Expansión Política|first=David|last= Santiago|date=20 July 2022|language=es|access-date=20 July 2022|title=Línea 3 del Cablebús en CDMX: estaciones, ruta y cuándo se inaugura}} The planned number of station was later increased to eleven and expanded to the high areas of the neighboring borough of Álvaro Obregón.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com.mx/linea-3-de-cablebus-subiria-del-auditorio-nacional-a-la-alcaldia-alvaro-obregon/|title=Línea 3 de Cablebús subiría del Auditorio Nacional a la alcaldía Álvaro Obregón|first=Israel|last=Zamarrón|work=Forbes|date=12 July 2022|language=es|access-date=13 July 2022}} It was expected to conclude in December 2023,{{cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/cdmx/2022/01/25/linea-3-del-cablebus-en-cdmx-esta-es-la-ruta-y-las-estaciones-que-habra-en-chapultepec/|title=Línea 3 del Cablebús en CDMX: Esta es la ruta y las estaciones que habrá en Chapultepec|work=El Financiero|date=25 January 2022|language=es|access-date=26 January 2022}} but it opened in September 2024.
The line had a ridership of 35,000 to 36,000 daily passengers in October 2024, mainly attracting tourists.{{cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/cablebus-cdmx-transporte-atraccion-turistica-lleva-barrios-iztapalapa-santa-fe-20241005-728748.html|title=Cablebús CDMX: de transporte a la atracción turística que lleva a barrios de Iztapalapa o Santa Fe|language=es|work=El Economista|date=5 October 2024|first=Rocio|last=Melgoza Delgado|access-date=10 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/noticias/2024/10/28/cablebus-de-chapultepec-por-que-demora-tanto-la-fila-en-fin-de-semana/|title=Cablebús de Chapultepec atrae a miles… de turistas, hay filas de hora y media|work=Publimetro|date=27 October 2024|language=es|first=Leonardo|last=Lugo V|access-date=10 May 2025}}
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width="160px" | Stations{{efn|name=accessible}}
! Connection(s) ! Borough ! Picture ! Date opened |
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{{anchor|Los Pinos / Constituyentes}} Los Pinos / Constituyentes
| | rowspan=3| Miguel Hidalgo |
{{anchor|Panteón de Dolores}} Panteón de Dolores
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{{anchor|Charrería}} Charrería
| | 90px |
{{anchor|PARCUR / Colegio de Arquitectos}} PARCUR / Colegio de Arquitectos
| | rowspan=3| Álvaro Obregón |
{{anchor|Cineteca Nacional / Bodega de Arte}} Cineteca Nacional / Bodega de Arte
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{{anchor|Vasco de Quiroga}} Vasco de Quiroga
| (under construction) |
Future
=Line 4=
The line is planned to go from Tláhuac metro station to the borough of Milpa Alta and seven stations are projected.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/03/09/cablebus-milpa-alta-tlahuac-cuando-iniciara-la-obra-que-conectara-con-la-linea-12-del-metro-cdmx/|title=Cablebús Milpa Alta - Tláhuac: cuándo iniciará la obra que conectará con la Línea 12 del Metro CDMX|first=Luz|last=Coello|date=9 March 2025|access-date=12 March 2025|language=es|work=Infobae}}
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width="160px" | Stations{{efn|name=accessible}}{{efn|Planned names}}
! Connection(s) ! Picture ! Date opened |
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{{anchor|Metro Tláhuac}} Metro Tláhuac
| | | rowspan=7| Under planning |
{{anchor|San Pedro Tláhuac}} San Pedro Tláhuac
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{{anchor|Santiago Tulyehualco}} Santiago Tulyehualco
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{{anchor|San Juan Ixtayopan}} San Juan Ixtayopan
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{{anchor|San Antonio Tecómitl}} San Antonio Tecómitl
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{{anchor|San Francisco Tecoxpa}} San Francisco Tecoxpa
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{{anchor|Villa Milpa Alta}} Villa Milpa Alta
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=Line 5=
The line is proposed to go from Magdalena Contreras to Álvaro Obregón and Benito Juárez. It proposes to have nine stations. It would have two branches, one toward Valentin Campa metro station, in Álvaro Obregón, and the second one toward Mixcoac metro station, in Benito Juárez.{{cite web|url=https://oem.com.mx/la-prensa/metropoli/demandan-en-el-congreso-dar-certeza-sobre-obras-del-cablebus-en-cetram-mixcoac-22390262.app.json|title=Demandan en el Congreso dar certeza sobre obras del Cablebús en Cetram Mixcoac|language=es|date=27 March 2025|work=La Prensa|access-date=15 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ClaraBrugadaM/posts/tuvimos-productivas-reuniones-de-trabajo-con-el-secretario-de-movilidad-h%C3%A9ctor-u/1216492163171645/|title=Tuvimos productivas reuniones de trabajo con el Secretario de Movilidad, Héctor Ulises García Nieto y los alcaldes de Álvaro Obregón, Javier López Casarín, y Magdalena Contreras, Fernando Mercado, para avanzar en el proyecto del Cablebús CDMX. También me reuní con el Gabinete del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México para seguir construyendo soluciones desde el territorio. #CapitalDeLaTransformación|first=Clara|last=Brugada|publisher=Facebook|date=11 April 2025|access-date=15 April 2025}}
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width="160px" | Stations{{efn|name=accessible}}{{efn|Planned names}}
! Connection(s) ! Picture ! Date opened |
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{{anchor|Oyamel}} Oyamel
| | | rowspan=9| Under planning |
{{anchor|San Bernabé}} San Bernabé
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{{anchor|Cruz Verde}} Cruz Verde
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{{anchor|La Angostura}} La Angostura
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{{anchor|San Clemente}} San Clemente
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{{anchor|Lomas de Tarango}} Lomas de Tarango
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{{anchor|Olivar del Conde}} Olivar del Conde
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{{anchor|Valentín Campa}} Valentín Campa
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{{anchor|Mixcoac}} Mixcoac
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=Line 6=
The line is planned to go from Magdalena Contreras to Tlalpan, southwestern Mexico City.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2021/12/09/cablebus-cdmx-sheinbaum-confirmo-linea-3-en-chapultepec-y-analiza-construccion-de-linea-4/|title=Cablebús CDMX: Sheinbaum confirmó Línea 3 en Chapultepec y analiza construcción de Línea 4|language=es|work=Infobae|date=9 December 2021|access-date=25 December 2021}}
See also
- Mexicable, a similar system operating in the neighboring State of Mexico.
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official|https://www.cablebus.cdmx.gob.mx/}}
- {{commons category-inline|Cablebús}}
{{Mexico City transport network}}
{{Urban public transport in Mexico}}
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