August 8, 2021
Line 2 of Mexico City’s cable car service was inaugurated. This occurred only four weeks after the opening of the system’s first line. Cablebús (the Sistema de Transporte Público Cablebús) is operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (Electric Transport Service), the public transportation agency that also runs the trolleybus and light rail networks in Mexico’s capital and largest city.
Line 1 of Cablebús covers a total of 5.7 miles (9.2 kilometers) in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City’s northernmost borough. Line 2 encompasses a total of 6.6 miles (10.6 kilometers) within the borough of Iztapalapa in the eastern part of the city. This line holds the record as the world’s longest public cable car route.
The unique and important role of the airborne Cablebús was amplified by Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico City’s Head of Government (equivalent to a state governor), just a few days before the Sunday inauguration of Line 2. She emphasized that “it’s really a mass transit system.”
There are 13 stations serving Cablebús, and the light-blue pictograms on prominent display at each of those facilities were designed by graphic designer Lance Wyman. He first achieved fame when he worked with artist Eduardo Terrazas to develop various design applications of the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympics. Wyman’s other accomplishments have included designing logos for each of the stations within the Mexico City Metro rapid transit system; and developing the stylized route map for the Washington Metro rapid transit system.
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For more information on Cablebús, please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cableb%C3%BAs
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