Mexico City Awards Cablebús Line 5 Contract to Doppelmayr

Mexico City has awarded the main construction contract for Cablebús Line 5 (Magdalena Contreras–Alvaro Obregon) to a joint bid by Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones and Doppelmayr México, under contract OTLP-DEST-L-005-2025. The project is valued at MX$7.87 billion (US$437.86 million), with an execution period from Nov. 28, 2025 to May 28, 2028.

In a company statement cited by El Economista, Doppelmayr México said it won the tender to deliver the design, supply, construction, and commissioning of the new line, describing it as a project that would become the world’s longest urban cable-transport line, spanning 15.2km and incorporating 12 stations.

The company adds that Line 5 will connect Alvaro Obregon, Magdalena Contreras, and Benito Juarez, with a direct connection to Mixcoac Metro station, aiming to strengthen intermodality in western Mexico City.

The line will have a capacity of up to 3,000 passengers per hour per direction, delivered through 462 cabins carrying 10 passengers each. It is expected to reduce travel-time by over 50% and offer stable operations in complex weather, universal accessibility, redundant safety/monitoring systems, and lower environmental impact. Furthermore, the project offers lower right-of-way clearing costs versus many conventional corridors.

Mexico City also published the result for the Line 5 project supervision package OTLP-DEST-L-004-2025, also awarded to a Gami–Doppelmayr joint participation, for MX$238.50 million (US$13.27 million), running from Nov. 20, 2025 to June 21, 2029.

Earlier tender materials for Line 5 set key bidding parameters for OTLP-DEST-L-005-2025, including a required equity/capital threshold of MX$2.50 billion (US$139.12 million) and bidding documents priced at MX$25,000 (US$1,391.23), as well as advance payment percentages of 23% (2025) and 20% (2026). 

On the federal Proyectos México platform (project 1031), Line 5 is described as a public project under traditional public works, procured through a national public tender, and shown in the execution stage. 

MBN previously reported that Mexico City planned MX$5.5 billion (US$306.07 million) in investment for three new Cablebús lines in 2025, including a Line 5 concept described at the time as 15.6 km (with station/cabin details).

The Line 5 award lands as Mexico City expands its Cablebús network alongside a sustainable-finance strategy. MBN reports that the city issued a MX$3 billion green bond (US$166.95 million) in December 2025 to finance two Cablebús lines, with Mexico City officials stating the proceeds would be used entirely for the projects.

Beyond Mexico City, Puebla has also formally awarded public tender for an integrated cable-transport system in the state capital. The Puebla government (SPFA) said five companies, including Doppelmayr México, will build four lines, with an execution timeline beginning Dec. 1, 2025 and scheduled to run through Oct. 31, 2029, MBN reports.

The Austrian company has already transformed mobility and tourism infrastructure across the country with projects such as:

• Cablebús Line 1 (Mexico City, 2021), a 9.2km line, serving 50,000 passengers daily

• Cablebús Line 3 (Mexico City, 2024), a 5.4 km line, designed for 36 million passengers annually

• Aerotrén at the Mexico City Airport (Mexico City, 2007), connecting Terminals 1 and 2

• A new cablecar system in Uruapan, Michoacan, currently under development