Trolleybuses in Mexico City

Mexico City trolleybus system
A Line A trolleybus on Eje Central
Operation
Locale Mexico City, Mexico
Open 9 March 1951 (1951-03-09)
Status Open
Routes 8 (as of 2018)[1]
Operator(s) Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE)
Infrastructure
Electrification 600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Depot(s) 3 [1]
Stock Approx. 360 trolleybuses (2014)[1]
Website 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.

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] The eight routes currently in operation are designated by the following letters: A, CP, D, G, I, K, LL and S.[1][4]

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

Lines

Line Route Stops
A Autobuses del Norte – Autobuses del Sur 51 / 43
CP Terminal Zacatenco – Terminal Zacatenco 46
D San Andrés Tetepilco – Metro Mixcoac 24 / 27
G Metro Boulevard Puerto Aéreo – Metro El Rosario 72 / 66
I Metro El Rosario – Metro Chapultepec 56 / 43
K Ciudad Universitaria – San Francisco 30 / 27
LL San Felipe de Jesús – Metro Hidalgo 57 / 54
S Metro Velódromo – Metro Chapultepec 29 / 32

Lines A, D, G, I, K, LL and S are cross-city routes, while line CP is a radial route.


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 "Líneas de Trolebuses" (in Spanish). STE. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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