Trolleybuses in Mexico City

Coordinates: 19°26′N 99°08′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W / 19.433; -99.133
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Mexico City trolleybus system
A Line 1 trolleybus on Eje Central
Operation
LocaleMexico City, Mexico
Open9 March 1951 (1951-03-09)
StatusOpen
Routes8 (as of 2018)[1]
Operator(s)Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE)
Infrastructure
Electrification600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Depot(s)3 [1]
StockApprox. 360 trolleybuses (2014)[1]
Websitehttp://www.ste.cdmx.gob.mx Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (in Spanish)

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.[1] The total number of trolleybuses scheduled in service in peak periods was 290 in late 2012,[4] but was 264 in mid-2014.[1] Until 2019, the lines were identified with the following letters: A, CP, D, G, I, K, LL and S.[1][4]

The eight lines currently in operation are designated by numbers.[5]

As of 2018, the fare is MXN $4.00 (€ 0.18, or US$ 0.21).

Lines

Line Route Stops
1 Autobuses del Norte – Autobuses del Sur 51 / 43
2 Metro Velódromo – Metro Chapultepec 29 / 32
3 San Andrés Tetepilco – Metro Mixcoac 24 / 27
4 Metro Boulevard Puerto Aéreo – Metro El Rosario 72 / 66
5 San Felipe de Jesús – Metro Hidalgo 57 / 54
6 Metro El Rosario – Metro Chapultepec 56 / 43
7 Ciudad Universitaria – Lomas Estrella 37 / 40
8 Circuito Politécnico 46

Lines 1 to 7 are cross-city routes, while line 8 is a radial route.


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Trolleybus Magazine No. 318 (November–December 2014), p. 159. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
  2. ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 235 (January–February 2001), p. 14. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
  3. ^ Morrison, Allen (2010; updated 2014). The Trolleybuses of Latin America in 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Líneas de Trolebuses" (in Spanish). STE. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Líneas de Trolebús". Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (in Spanish). STE. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

External links

Media related to Mexico City trolleybus system at Wikimedia Commons

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