Trolleybuses in Mexico City

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.

Mexico City trolleybus system
A Line 1 trolleybus on Eje Central
Operation
LocaleMexico City, Mexico
Open9 March 1951 (1951-03-09)
StatusOpen
Routes9 (as of 2021)
Operator(s)Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE)
Infrastructure
Electrification600 V DC parallel overhead lines
Depot(s)3 [1]
StockApprox. 360 trolleybuses (2014)[1]
Websitewww.ste.cdmx.gob.mx

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]

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.[5]

Lines
Line Formerly Route Stops
1 A Metro Autobuses del Norte – Autobuses del Sur 51 / 43
2 S Metro Velódromo – Metro Chapultepec 29 / 32
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 – Lomas Estrella 37 / 40
8 CP Circuito Politécnico 46
9 M Metro Villa de Cortés – Río Churubusco / Metro Apatlaco[6] 40

Lines 1 to 7 and 9 are cross-city routes, while line 8 is a radial route.

See also

References
  1. 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. "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.
  6. "Reactivación De Línea 9 Del Trolebús Villa De Cortés - Río Churubusco" (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

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