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Mexico's Trolebús Expansion: Director Inspects Ixtapaluca and Chalco Works
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Mexico's Trolebús Expansion: Director Inspects Ixtapaluca and Chalco Works

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The director of the Electric Transport System (STE) in Mexico, Martín López Delgado, inspected construction work on Trolebús Lines 11 and 15.
  • The inspection focused on the future Caseta Vieja Station for Line 15, which will connect to Ixtapaluca and Chalco, and link with Line 12.
  • Construction for Line 15 began in December 2025 and is expected to finish in December 2026, with connections to other Trolebús lines.

Martín López Delgado, director of Mexico's Electric Transport System (STE), has overseen progress on the Trolebús expansion projects connecting Ixtapaluca and Chalco. The inspection covered key sites for Lines 11 and 15, including the future Caseta Vieja Station.

This new station is part of Line 15, which will extend from San Buenaventura through Ixtapaluca to Santa Martha. It is designed to connect with existing Lines 10 and 11, ultimately linking to Chalco, Santa Martha, and Constitución de 1917.

Construction for the Ixtapaluca Trolebús corridor, awarded to a consortium led by ICA, began on December 15, 2025. The project is scheduled for completion by December 12, 2026. López Delgado also reported on the advancements of Stations Xico, La Virgen, and Teotongo for Line 11 during a separate inspection.

Today I carried out a supervision tour of what will be the future Caseta Vieja Station of the new L15 of the Trolebuses Network, which will in turn connect with the current L11 Chalco - Santa Marta.

— Martín López DelgadoDirector of the Electric Transport System (STE) on Twitter, announcing the inspection of the new Trolebús line.
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