Trolleybuses in Mexico City
A trolleybus on Division del Norte Street in 2009 | |
Operation | |
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Locale | Mexico City, Mexico |
Open | 9 March 1951 |
Status | Open |
Routes | 8 (as of mid-2014)[1] |
Operator(s) | Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (STE) |
Infrastructure | |
Electrification | 600 V DC |
Depot(s) | 3 [1] |
Stock | Approx. 360 trolleybuses (2014)[1] |
Website | Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (Spanish) |
The Mexico City trolleybus system (Spanish: Red de Trolebuses de la Ciudad de México ) serves Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico.
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] The eight routes currently in operation are designated by the following letters: A, CP, D, G, I, K, LL and S.[1][4]
See also
- Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos – has much more information on the subject
- List of trolleybus systems
- Transportation in Mexico City
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Trolleybus Magazine No. 318 (November–December 2014), p. 159. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ↑ Trolleybus Magazine No. 235 (January–February 2001), p. 14. National Trolleybus Assn. (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ↑ Morrison, Allen (2010; updated 2014). The Trolleybuses of Latin America in 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- 1 2 "Líneas de Trolebuses" (in Spanish). STE. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
Media related to Mexico City trolleybus system at Wikimedia Commons
- Mexico City database / photo gallery and Mexico City trolleybus list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
Coordinates: 19°26′N 99°08′W / 19.433°N 99.133°W
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