Mexicable is an aerial lift line in Ecatepec de Morelos and Tlalnepantla de Baz, in Greater Mexico City, and one station in Mexico City proper. It was created by the Government of the State of Mexico.
The first part of this project was inaugurated on October 4, 2016. The line is long and runs between San Andrés de la Cañada (in the Sierra de Guadalupe) and Vía Morelos (in Ecatepec), through five intermediate stations. It reduces traveling times between those points to 17 minutes, down from the hour-long commutes between the same points using ground transportation.
The Mexicable operates 184 cars, each with a capacity 10 passengers. The predicted capacity is 3,000 passengers per hour for each line and 29,000 passengers per day, with a fare of 9 pesos .
The New York Times reported in 2016 that the Mexicable has brought some urban renewal to the areas served by stations. Streetlights were installed, roads were paved, and about 50 murals were commissioned along the route.
Service
Existing lines
Line 1
Stations Connections Location Picture Date opened Santa Clara Ecatepec de Morelos 4 October 2016 Hank González Fátima Tablas del Pozo Los Bordos Deportivo La Cañada
Line 2
Stations Connections Location Picture Date opened 1 Indios Verdes Gustavo A. Madero,Mexico City 30 March 2023 2 Tanque de Agua Tlalnepantla de Baz 3 Periférico 4 San Isidro 5 Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú 6 La Mesa Ecatepec de Morelos 7 Hank González
Colonia Tepeolulco expansion project In March 2025, the government of Tlalnepantla presented a project to expand the system from La Mesa station to Colonia Tepeolulco.
Future lines Line 3 is under construction in Naucalpan. At La Tolva station, the line will divide into two cables for transfer, one toward Izcalli Chamapa and the other one toward Lomas del Cadete. As of January 2026, about 65 % of the civil work for this line, which will have 278 cabins for a daily capacity of 40,000 passengers, has been done and opening is planned for the first quarter in 2027.
Line 3 Stations Connections Location Picture Date opened 1 Cuatro Caminos Naucalpan Under construction,planned openingfirst quarter 2027 2 Lázaro Cárdenas 3 El Molinito Edomex Light Rail (proposed) 4 San Antonio Zomeyucan 5 Centenario 6 La Tolva 7 Parque La Hormiga 8 Izcalli Chamapa 9 Benito Juárez 10 Lomas del Cadete
Line 4 A fourth line is planned to run from Tlalnepantla railway station toward the municipality of Nicolás Romero.
Network map
See also Cablebús, a similar system operating in the neighboring Mexico City
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References
External links Official site (in Spanish)