Transportation in Mexico City

Transportation in Mexico City is managed by the government of the Mexican Federal District through several public companies that administer the different means of transportation. The government of Mexico City operates the second busiest publicly owned transit system in North America after New York City, if private operators (which carry about 60% of the traffic) are included, the Mexico City passenger transport system handles about twice the passengers of the New York MTA. Often, ridership figures given for Mexico City do not include suburban traffic in Mexico City's four massive bus terminals, each of which is similar in size to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.

The following is a list of means of transportation available in Mexico City together with the company that operates them:

• Mexico City Metro is the subway system operated by Sistema de Transporte Colectivo, a public company.
• The Xochimilco Light Rail and the Mexico City trolleybus network are operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos del Distrito Federal, a public company.
• Mexico City bus network is operated by Red de Transporte de Pasajeros, a public company.
• Mexico City Metrobús is jointly operated by Corredor Insurgentes, SA de CV, a private company, and Red de Transporte de Pasajeros.
• Peseros operated by various private companies and cooperatives.
• Taxis licensed to individuals by the Mexico City government. Mexico has many illegal taxis as well, which are not licensed.
• The Tren Suburbano is Mexico City's regional rail network.
• Numerous suburban bus routes emanate from Mexico City's four major bus stations: Terminal Central del Norte (North terminal), México TAPO (East terminal), México Taxqueña (Central del Sur, South terminal), and México Observatorio (Poniente or West terminal). Together these terminals are probably the world's largest agglomeration of intercity and suburban bus terminals outside of China. Other suburban bus and pesero lines terminate at Mexico City Metro stations.

Airports

Mexico City is served by Mexico City International Airport (IATA Airport Code: MEX). This airport is Latin America's busiest and largest in traffic, with regular (daily) flights to North America, mainland Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Europe and Asia, and with codeshare agreements spanning the entire globe, mainly thanks to the most important carrier based there, Aeroméxico (Skyteam). It is used by over 26 million passengers per year. This traffic exceeds the current capacity of the airport, which has historically centralized the majority of air trafficked in the country. An alternative option is Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (IATA Airport Code: TLC) located in the nearby Toluca with about 4.5 million passengers transported in 2008. About 31 million people went through the city's airports in 2008. The government engaged in an extensive restructuring program that includes the new second adjacent terminal, which began operations in 2007, and the enlargement of four other airports — at the nearby cities of Toluca (Mateos Airport), Querétaro (Querétaro International Airport), Puebla (Hermanos Serdán International Airport), and Cuernavaca — that, along with Mexico City's airport, comprise the Grupo Aeroportuario del Valle de México, distributing traffic to different regions in Mexico. The city of Pachuca will also provide additional expansion to central Mexico's airport network. Mexico City's airport is the main hub for 11 of the 21 national airline companies.

See also

• Hoy No Circula
• Mexico City#Transportation

External links

• Metrobús
• Mexico City Metro
• Sistema de Transportes Eléctricos del Distrito Federal
• Terminal Central del Norte
• Red de Transportes de Pasajeros del DF
• El Tren Suburbano
• Information on Taxis in Mexico City
• Free Online Route Planner for all public transport services in Mexico City
• Online public transport planner in Mexico City