Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos

Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos de la Ciudad de México
Overview
OwnerMexico City Government
LocaleMexico City, Mexico
Transit typeTrolleybus, Light rail, Gondola lift
Number of linesTrolleybus: 13 (2025)
Light rail: 1
Cable car: 3 (2024)
Websitewww.ste.cdmx.gob.mx
Operation
Began operation1947
Number of vehicles360 trolleybuses (approx.)
24 light rail cars
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationTrolleybus: 600 V, DC
Light rail: 750 V DC

Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos de la Ciudad de México (STE) (Spanish for Electric Transport Service of Mexico City) is a public transport agency responsible for the operation of all trolleybus and light rail services in Mexico City. As its name implies, its routes use only electrically powered vehicles. It was created on 31 December 1946 and is owned by the Mexico City government. STE is overseen by a broader local governmental authority, Secretaria de Movilidad de la Ciudad de México (SEMOVI)(Secretariat of Mobility of Mexico City), formerly (SETRAVI) which also regulates the city's other public transport authorities, including Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC, the Mexico City Metro system), Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP, diesel bus network) and Metrobús, as well as other forms of transportation in the district. STE's passenger vehicle fleet consists exclusively of trolleybuses, light rail, and aerial lift vehicles, and in 2007 its network carried 88 million passengers, of which 67 million were on trolleybus services and 21 million on light rail.