Mexico City to Launch Three New Cablebús Lines in 2025

Mexico City will expand its urban cable car network with the construction of three new Cablebús lines in 2025, backed by an investment of MX$5.5 billion (US$298.4 million). The expansion is set to benefit over 288,000 residents, primarily in the southern and eastern peripheries of the capital.

“These major investments in Cablebús lines are very important projects. If we manage to reduce the minutes people spend every day on mobility so they can use them for personal matters, it changes their lives,” says Raúl Basulto, Head, Ministry of Works and Services (SOBSE).

Basulto says that pre-investment and planning studies are already underway in coordination with the Ministry of Mobility (SEMOVI), reports El Economista.

The three projects will connect high-density areas in the south and east of the city with improved transport alternatives. The Tlalpan–Coyoacan line (Line 4) will extend 11.3km with eight stations and 390 cabins, offering a capacity of 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction and an estimated 45-minute journey. The Magdalena Contreras–Alvaro Obregon line (Line 5) will cover 15.6km with 11 stations, 500 cabins and a similar capacity of 3,000 passengers per hour per direction. Meanwhile, the Milpa Alta–Tlahuac line (Line 6) will measure 12.3km with seven stations, 270 cabins, and a capacity for 2,000 passengers per hour per direction.

Basulto says that these new projects will extend the reach of an efficient and sustainable mobility system to neighborhoods that face some of the greatest challenges in connectivity.

“Mexico City is one of the largest, most complex, and dynamic cities in the world. Every day, over 9 million inhabitants live and work here, and this number rises to more than 23 million when including the metropolitan area. These populations have increasing needs for water, energy, housing, and transportation,” says Mauricio Jessurun, President of the XL Board of Directors, CICM.

Mexico City now operates three Cablebús lines. Line 1 runs through Cuautepec in Gustavo A. Madero. Line 2, located in Iztapalapa, is the longest urban cable car line in the world, spanning more than 10 kilometers and serving the Sierra de Santa Catarina. Line 3, situated in Chapultepec, combines public transportation with cultural and tourist purposes. Since their inauguration, these three lines have facilitated more than 160 million rides, improving daily commutes and accessibility for residents in some of the city’s most underserved areas, reports MBN.