A centro de transferencia modal (English: Modal Transfer Center; abbreviated as CETRAM), is a type of transportation hub found mainly in Mexico City. Locally known as paraderos (English: bus or rail terminal stops), these intermodal passenger transport stations allow commuters to transfer between different modes of public transit, generally between rail and bus systems. In Mexico City, their operations are supervised by Organismo Regulador de Transporte (ORT). Since 14 December 2010, the hubs became part of a decentralized organization. Out of the 40 operative CETRAMs existing in the city, 33 are found adjacent to Mexico City Metro stations.
Outside the city, they are also found in Guadalajara, Jalisco (known as ; Multimodal Transfer Center), and in the State of Mexico, where they are known as (English: Modal Transfer Station; abbreviated as ETRAM).
History
The hubs were created in 1969 to complement the Mexico City Metro system. They were originally operated by the system. Around 1970, as a result of the construction of intercity bus terminals and highways, bus stops and routes began to proliferate, thanks to the opening of new Metro stations. At the beginning of 1980, with the increase in the demand for transportation, the proliferation of peseros –share taxis– began to proliferate. In 1983, the General Coordination of Transportation was created. In 1993, the control of the bus stops remained in the hands of the political delegations, but the following year the control passed to the General Coordination of Transportation. In 1995, it was renamed the Secretariat of Transportation and Roads (SETRAVI) (and later was renamed the Secretariat of Mobility or SEMOVI). SETRAVI was created as a result of the economic crisis of that year. Due to the dissolution of the state-owned company Autotransportes Urbanos de Pasajeros Ruta 100 (colloquially known as ), it was decided to grant the transportation concession to private companies, thus decreeing a Transportation Law. Between 1996 and 2002, the control of the CETRAMs changes from one agency to another within SETRAVI, until it ends up being administered by the General Directorate of Transportation Regulation. By 14 December 2010, the CETRAMs were decentralized and their operations were transferred to the Organismo Regulador de Transporte (ORT).
Since its decentralization, multiple CETRAMs have been renovated, including those at Cuatro Caminos and Ciudad Azteca stations, or are under renovations, including at Indios Verdes, San Lázaro and Martín Carrera stations.
List of modal transfer centers
CETRAM of México City CETRAM Services Connections Location Borough Barranca del Muerto Barranca del Muerto metro station Av. Revolución, Colonia Los Alpes Álvaro Obregón Doctor Gálvez Doctor Gálvez bus station Between Av. Revolución and Av. Insurgentes Sur, Colonia San Ángel Observatorio Observatorio metro station Calzada Minas de Arena, Colonia Cove Fortuna Fortuna railway station Av. Fortuna, Colonia Industrial Vallejo Azcapotzalco Refinería Refinería metro station Av. 5 de Mayo and Av. Aquiles Serdán, Colonia Ángel Zimbrón El Rosario El Rosario metro station Av. El Rosario and Av. de las Culturas, Colonia Ex-Ejidos del Rosario Mixcoac Mixcoac metro station Av. Extremadura and Av. Revolución, Colonia Mixcoac Benito Juárez Zapata Zapata metro station Av. Municipio Libre and Av. Universidad, Colonia Santa Cruz Atoyac Tasqueña Tasqueña metro station Calzada Tasqueña and Canal de Miramontes, Colonia Campestre Churubusco Coyoacán Universidad Universidad metro station Av. Antonio Delfín Madrigal, Av. Pedro Henríquez Ureña and Av. Aztecas, Colonia Pedregal de Santo Domingo Buenavista Buenavista metro station Av. Mosqueta, Colonia Buenavista Cuauhtémoc Chapultepec Chapultepec metro station Av. Chapultepec, Colonia Condesa Nezahualcóyotl Pino Suárez metro station Calzada de Tlalpan, Colonia Tránsito Deportivo 18 de Marzo Deportivo 18 de Marzo metro station Av. Insurgentes Norte, Colonia Lindavista and Colonia Tepeyac Insurgentes Gustavo A. Madero Indios Verdes Indios Verdes metro station Av. Insurgentes Norte and Calzada Ticomán, Colonia Residencial Zacatenco Martín Carrera Martín Carrera metro station Av. San Juan de Aragón and Av. Ferrocarril Hidalgo, Colonia Martin Carrera Politécnico Politécnico metro station Av. 100 metros, Colonia Lindavista-Vallejo Potrero Potrero metro station Av. Insurgentes Norte, Colonia Industrial and Colonia Caputitlán La Raza La Raza metro station Av. Insurgentes Norte, Colonia Guadalupe Victoria Villa Cantera Hospital Pediátrico La Villa Av. Hidalgo, Colonia Villa Gustavo A. Madero Central de Abastos Central de Abastos Av. Trabajadoras Sociales and Av. Javier Rojo Gómez, Colonia Central de Abastos Oriente Iztapalapa Constitución de 1917 Constitución de 1917 metro station Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa, Colonia Los Ángeles Iztapalapa Iztapalapa metro station Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa, Colonia Barrio San Lucas Periférico Oriente Periférico Oriente metro station Av. Tláhuac and Periférico Oriente Santa Marta Santa Marta metro station Carretera México-Puebla, Colonia Santa Marta Acatitla Tepalcates Tepalcates metro station Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia Unidad Habitacional Tepalcates Coyuya Coyuya metro station Av. Plutarco Elías Calles and Av. Francisco del Paso y Troncoso, Colonia Recreo Iztacalco Tacuba Tacuba metro station Av. Marina Nacional and Calzada México-Tacuba, Colonia Tacuba Miguel Hidalgo Tacubaya Tacubaya metro station Av. Carlos Lazo, Av. Jalisco and Av. Parque Lira, Colonia Tacubaya Tláhuac Tláhuac metro station Av. San Rafael Atlixco, Colonia Santa Cecilia Tláhuac Huipulco Estadio Azteca light rail station Calzada de Tlalpan, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco Tlalpan Balbuena Balbuena metro station Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia Ignacio Zaragoza Venustiano Carranza Moctezuma Moctezuma metro station Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and Av. Waldo Martín del Campo, Colonia Moctezuma 1a. Sección Pantitlán Pantitlán metro station Av. Río Churubusco and Av. Miguel Lebrija, Colonia Ampliación Adolfo López Mateos Puerto Aéreo Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station Circuito Interior San Lázaro San Lázaro metro station Av. Eduardo Molina and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia 7 de Julio Zaragoza Zaragoza metro station Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia Aviación Civil and Colonia Cuatro Árboles Deportivo Xochimilco Deportivo Xochimilco Av. Prolongación 16 de Septiembre, Colonia Barrio San Pedro Xochimilco Xochimilco Xochimilco railway station Av. Cuauhtémoc and Prolongación División del Norte, Colonia Barrio San MarcosETRAM in the State of Mexico ETRAM Services Connections Location Municipality Cuautitlán Cuautitlán railway station Av. Ferronales, Colonia Paseos de Cuautitlán Cuautitlán La Quebrada La Quebrada bus station Av. Gustavo Baz, Colonia Santa María Guadalupe Cuautitlán Izcalli 1° de Mayo Centro Comercial Las Américas Av. 1° de Mayo, Colonia Las Américas Ecatepec de Morelos Central de Abastos Central de Abastos Autopista México-Texcoc, Colonia Santa Cruz Venta de Carpio Ciudad Azteca Ciudad Azteca metro station Av. Cegor and Av. Carlos Hank González, Colonia San Agustín Jardines de Morelos Jardines de Morelos bus station Av. Central, Colonia Jardines de Morelos Cuatro Caminos Cuatro Caminos metro station Av. Transmisiones Militares and Av. Ingenieros militares, Colonia Argentina Poniente Naucalpan de Juárez La Paz La Paz metro station Av. Puebla, Colonia Villas de la Paz La Paz Lechería Lechería railway station Av. del Parque, Colonia Buenavista Tultitlán Tultitlán Tultitlán railway station Temascalcingo Street, Colonia La Acocila San Rafael San Rafael railway station Prolongación de Avenida Hidalgo, Colonia Tlayapa Tlalnepantla Tlalnepantla Tlalnepantla railway station Av. Mario Colín, Colonia Valle CeylánCETRAM in Jalisco CETRAM Services Connections Location Municipality La Normal La Normal railway station Av. de los Maestros, Colonia Alcalde Barranquitas Guadalajara
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