Capital Bus
Capital Bus (Alexandrian: Bus de la Capitale, Martino: Autobuses de la Capital), also known as Cárdenas Bus or its nickname Cabu, is the integrated bus transit service for Cárdenas, the capital of Nouvelle Alexandrie. It is operated by the Federal District Transport Authority, with a total of 256 bus routes. These include bus rapid transit and limited-stop routes. The FDTA has the objective of covering all areas within Cárdenas with a population density above 2,000 per square km within its service area. In 1738 AN, the average daily ridership stood at around 282,700 and an annual ridership of 84.8 million.
Most bus routes are local services operating in the districts of Cárdenas, which connect to several hubs of the Cárdenas Metro and National rail network. There are a total of 8 BRT routes, which operate from two major hubs: Cárdenas Grande Unión Station and Cárdenas International Airport. Smaller local networks are present in the barrios of Conzalito, Laguzalito, Albaño, and Choba. There are 5 cross-city bus routesthat connect between Albaño and Alanregal; Izaran and Laguzalito; Choba and Tastin; Tamento and Jinozonte; and Choba and Albaño. Several express routes operate from suburbs to downtown Cárdenas.
Capital Bus operates an active bus fleet of around 1,400 buses with diesel-electric hybrid propulsion. It also operates around 150 battery electric buses. The buses are all accessible as low-floor buses with fold-out ramps.
Operations
Capital Bus operates a total of 256 bus routes in both downtown Cárdenas and its barrios. The services are divided into three distinct categories: Local operates within districts and barrios, connecting to various metro or train stations; Interurbanos operates between different districts as well as out to the barrios; and Transurbanos operates from one barrio, through the urban core, outwards to another barrio.
1-90
FDTA reserved routes 1 to 90 for local services in the core of the metropolitan area. Most of them are numbered roughly according to their district, which the lowest number beginning in the Government District. Twelve of these routes - 1, 5, 18, 24, 38, 45, 57, 58, 71, 78, 83, 87 - are designated by FDTA as so-called 'Rutas Clave', meaning they receive the highest frequency of service due to their ridership numbers. These routes for example use articulated buses to provide high-capacity services.
The numbering of routes has remained mostly consistent throughout the years FDTA has operated, however routing has been adapted to serve new developments and changing population density in the metropolitan area.
| Routes | District(s) | Service Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government
University |
Interurbanos |
| 2-4 | Government | Local |
| 5 | Government
Culture |
Interurbanos |
| 6-10 | Government | Local |
| 11-17 | University | Local |
| 18 | University
Entertainment |
Interurbanos |
| 19-23 | Entertainment | Local |
| 24 | Entertainment
Government |
Interurbanos |
| 25-33 | Culture | Local |
| 34-37 | Science | Local |
| 38 | Science
Culture |
Interurbanos |
| 39-44 | Industry | Local |
| 45 | Industry
Science |
Interurbanos |
| 46-47 | Military | Local |
| 48-56 | Banking | Local |
| 57 | Banking
Culture |
Interurbanos |
| 58 | Banking
Science |
Interurbanos |
| 59-62 | Embassy | Local |
| 63-70 | Hotel | Local |
| 71 | Hotel
Culture |
Interurbanos |
| 72-77 | City of Sports | Local |
| 78 | City of Sports
Culture |
Interurbanos |
| 79-82 | Utilities | Local |
| 83 | Utilities
Government |
Interurbanos |
| 84-86 | Harbor | Local |
| 87 | Harbor
Banking |
Interurbanos |
| 88-90 | Harbor | Local |
90-150
Numbers 90 to 130 operate local services as well as Interurbanos services for the barrios of Cárdenas that do not have their own dedicated area bus service. Eight of these lines - 91, 95, 108, 120, 125, 128, 134, 144, and 150 - are also 'Rutas Claves' with articulated buses and high frequency.
| Routes | District(s) | Service Type |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Bocabona
Government |
Interurbanos |
| 92-94 | Bocabona | Local |
| 95 | Patiapa
Utilities |
Interurbanos |
| 96-98 | Patiapa | Local |
| 99-107 | Sicero-Izaran | Local |
| 108 | Sicero-Izaran
Utilities |
Interurbanos |
| 109-119 | Olos-San Ludo | Local |
| 120 | Olos-San Ludo
Hotel |
Interurbanos |
| 121-124 | Alanregal | Local |
| 125 | Alanregal
Hotel |
Interurbanos |
| 126-127 | San Ferriomo | Local |
| 128 | San Ferriomo
Entertainment |
Interurbanos |
| 129-133 | Bagalipe | Local |
| 134 | Bagalipe
San Ferriomo |
Interurbanos |
| 135-143 | Tamento | Local |
| 144 | Tamento
Entertainment |
Interurbanos |
| 145-149 | Ahuaco | Local |
| 150 | Ahuaco
Banking |
Interurbanos |
