Cablebús Line 4 Construction Begins in Mexico City After Station Relocation

Mexico City's government has initiated construction on Cablebús Line 4, a new aerial cable car system designed to shorten travel times between the Universidad transport hub in Coyoacán and Pedregal de San Nicolás in Tlalpan. The project faced an adjustment early on, with one of the eight planned stations being relocated.

The station originally slated for the Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Market was moved to Campo Xóchitl, a nearby site. This change came after months of negotiations with market vendors who opposed the original plan. Vendors expressed concerns that the construction would force them to close their businesses for approximately two years without a viable alternative workspace. They also felt the offered unemployment support of 3,000 pesos was insufficient to cover their employees' needs and the costs associated with relocating.

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We were given the opportunity to choose whether it would be here at the market or at Campo Xóchitl. We decided it would be there because we had been a year with nothing but promises. They told us we had to leave in 15 days, but we didn't have a place to work. They were going to kick us out for practically two years. We didn't know where we would be or how the market would turn out because they never showed us a model.

Raúl Basulto, the Secretary of Works and Services, clarified that the station's relocation does not affect the overall route of Line 4. He explained that Campo Xóchitl is only a few meters from the market, and the line's trajectory remains the same. Basulto mentioned showing vendors the setup at another Cablebús line where a station coexists with a market, demonstrating potential economic benefits, but the vendors ultimately opted for the relocation.

While preliminary work has commenced at the Cetram Universidad terminal, construction has not yet started at the relocated station site in Campo Xóchitl. Basulto assured that preparatory work there would begin soon in coordination with the Tlalpan borough. He also confirmed that the executive project and technical studies for Line 4 are complete, and manufacturers LEITNER Ropeways and Alfa Proveedores are proceeding with station construction. The system's components are already being manufactured in Austria.

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The route does not change, the market is a few meters ahead and Campo Xóchitl a few meters behind; really the line remains exactly the same.