Mexicable

Mexicable
Overview
Locale	State of Mexico and Mexico City, Mexico
Transit type	Cable car
Number of lines	2
Number of stations	14
Daily ridership	29,000 per day (estimated, 2016)
Website	mexicable.com
Operation
Began operation	4 October 2016
Operators	ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. y Grupo IUSA, S.A. de C.V.
Number of vehicles	184 (Line 1) 200 (Line 2)
Technical
System length	13.15 km (8.2 mi)
System map

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 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) 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 as of July 2020^[update].

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

Key

	Fully accessible station			Cablebús connection			RTP connection
	Partially accessible station			Mexibús connection			Tren Interurbano connection
	CETRAM transfer station			Mexicable connection			Tren Suburbano connection
	ETRAM transfer station			Mexico City Metro connection			Trolleybus connection
	Ecobici bikeshare			Pesero connection			Mexico City Light Rail connection

Existing lines

Line 1

Stations		Connections	Location	Picture	Date opened
1	Santa Clara		Ecatepec de Morelos		4 October 2016
2	Hank González
3	Fátima
4	Tablas del Pozo
5	Los Bordos
6	Deportivo
7	La Cañada

Line 2

Stations		Connections	Location	Picture	Date opened
1	Indios Verdes	101, 101A, 101B, 101D, 102, 107B (at distance), 108 Various intercity routes	Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City		30 March 2023
2	Tanque de Agua		Tlalnepantla de Baz
3	Periférico	Various intercity routes
4	San Isidro
5	Dr. Jorge Jiménez Cantú
6	La Mesa		Ecatepec de Morelos
7	Hank González	Various intercity routes

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	(at Cuatro Caminos) 18, 57A, 57C 16B Various intercity bus routes	Naucalpan		Under construction, planned opening first 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