Overview
- The cable car line, inaugurated Saturday by Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, spans 8.4 kilometers with six stations, 47 towers and 91 cabins, and can carry up to 54,000 riders a day.
- The project cost about 3.2 billion pesos funded by the state without new debt, and the 11‑peso fare uses a prepaid card that also works on city buses.
- The route links the Movimiento Antorchista area to Mercado Poniente over the Barranca del Cupatitzio, giving east–west neighborhoods a faster trip into central Uruapan.
- Security agencies including the state prosecutor’s office, the Army, the National Guard and the Guardia Civil ran a joint operation for the launch, while the mayor urged parallel gains in public safety.
- The state environment agency projects roughly a 50% drop in greenhouse gases in year one, and education officials say up to 90,000 students near more than 50 schools stand to benefit.