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Uruapan Cable Car Enters First Week With Strong Use, Long Hours

State leaders say the new line is cutting daily travel times for commuters.

Overview

  • State officials report thousands of families used the cable car within its first week of service.
  • The line spans 8.4 kilometers with six stations, reaches up to 48 meters in height, and runs daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Authorities say typical trips now take under 30 minutes, about half the previous time, with an end-to-end ride of roughly 27 minutes.
  • Riders use a prepaid card sold at stations that also works on new city buses, with the first 100,000 cards free, later priced at 19 pesos, and fares free for people with disabilities.
  • The state says it invested more than 3,200 million pesos in the project without taking on public debt.