Ie-Tram Yucatán
| Ie-Tram Yucatán | |
|---|---|
Logo of Ie-Tram, as part of Va y Ven | |
An Ie-Tram unit in 2023 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Agencia de Transporte de Yucatán |
| Locale | Mérida, Umán, and Kanasín, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 5+1 special events line |
| Number of stations | 67 |
| Website | vayven |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 16 December 2023 |
| Operator(s) | Mobility ADO |
| Number of vehicles | 34 battery electric buses |
| Technical | |
| System length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Top speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
The Ie-Tram Yucatán is a bus network in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico and nearby towns.
Despite the name it is a fully electric bus rapid transit (BRT) network, making Mérida the fourth city in Mexico to have electric buses and the first to have a fully electric BRT system.
The system operates entirely using buses of the Ie-Tram model (named for the system itself), manufactured by the Spanish company Irizar.
When completed the bus network will be 116 kilometers long, and it will feature bus lanes. The network will have 67 bus stops, of which 46 will be in the bus lanes and 21 will be located in the streets. There are terminals near the Tren Maya stations (namely, Teya Mérida and Umán) and a central station located near the new Parque La Plancha.
The Ie-Tram Yucatán began service on 15 December 2023, coinciding with the opening of the connecting Tren Maya.