# Sistema Integral del Tren Ligero

The Sistema Integral de Tren Ligero (SITREN) (Spanish for Light Rail Integral System) (formerly PreTren) is the semi-articulated bus service which feeds the Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano in Jalisco, Mexico. It started operations on January 5, 2007. It serves the municipalities of Guadalajara, Zapopan and Tonalá.

## History
### Sistema Auxiliar de Enlace

The history of train feeder buses in Guadalajara began with a project called the Auxiliary Link System (Spanish: Sistema Auxiliar de Enlace) (SAE). On 1 February 1995, SITEUR introduced a project which aimed to increase user reach. Based on the experiences of other transport systems in the world, it was contemplated to integrate feeder routes that would be shared between the existing lines 1 and 2. The routes would be strategically traced based on studies about the areas with the highest influx of passengers.
Eight routes were proposed. These were: Dermatológico - Los Belenes (Telmex Auditorium), Tesoro - Las Águilas (López Mateos Sur), 18 de Marzo - Industrial Zone, Oblatos - CUCEI, San Andrés - Circunvalación Oblatos, San Jacinto - Pila Seca (Tlaquepaque), La Aurora - Beatriz Hernández and Tetlán - Guadalajara Bus Station.
On 29 January 1996, the system began operations with 7 out of the 8 proposed routes —the 18 de Marzo - Industrial Zone route was postponed due to technical issues—. The transfer from the train to the buses and vice versa was free of charge. The average speed was 18 km/h (11 mph), and the headway approximately 10 minutes. The routes were covered by 22 buses + 5 reserves. The service was operated in a coordinated manner between SITEUR and the state-owned Servicios y Transportes (SyT).
The service was temporarily shutdown on 28 November 1998, arguing a lack of drivers and buses, as well as low demand. However, the service was never re-established .

### Pre-Tren

On 5 January 2007, the operations of a service known back then as PreTren began. It connected the city centre with the western zone of Zapopan. The route starts at the Juárez station of Line 2 and ends at the Zapopan west bus station.
Line 1 route starts at Av. Juárez and Calzada del Federalismo, passing along Av. Vallarta until the Periférico Beltway. From there it returns by Av. Vallarta until the Glorieta Minerva, where it takes Av. López Mateos Norte and Av. Hidalgo until Calzada del Federalismo, where it started.
It has a special service on Sundays, since the Vía RecreActiva (a biking route) blocks a section of the route, so the bus takes an alternative route.

### SiTren

On 29 January 2015, the Jalisco state governor, Aristóteles Sandoval, announced an expansion of the then called PreTren, although now under the name of SITREN, an acronym for Sistema Integral del Tren Ligero (Spanish for Light Rail Integral System).
Line 2 of SITREN began operations on Tuesday 3 February 2015. This line was planned to run to the municipality of Tonalá, serving the neighbourhoods of Zalatitán, Basilio Vadillo, Bosques de Tonalá and Educadores. Its route begins at the Tetlán station of line 2 of SITEUR, and runs by the avenues María Reyes, Juárez (Zalatitán), Gigantes, Ruperto García del Alba, Juan Gil Preciado (Tonalá), Encino, Juan de Dios Robledo, De los Maestros, Tonaltecas and ends at the Emiliano Zapata street until the Glorieta to the Tonalteca Crafts. It returns through Zaragoza street and then back to Tetlán. This line was of great importance since Tonalá suffers from a serious lag in terms of public transport and the quality of its streets and avenues is extremely poor.
Line 3 of SITREN started operations on 2 February 2016, replacing the trolleybus route 400, now under SITEUR authority. It follows the same 34 km route that the original route had, from the Felipe Ángeles street until the vicinity of the Glorieta Minerva. It has 54 stops.
It must be mentioned that for this line only modern trolleybuses were acquired. They have the capacity to disconnect from the catenary in case of breakdowns or incidents on the roads. Twenty five units were purchased, of which five had card recharge machines.
On 26 November 2018, the system was expanded with the creation of Line 4, starting in Zapopan and ending in Valle de los Molinos. This line arose with the idea of feeding line 3 of SITEUR, then still under construction.
On 15 October an agreement was signed with the University of Guadalajara, creating an extension of line 1, named Line 1-B. This extension arose due to the need for transportation of the students of the University Center of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (CUCBA). The route aims to solve a 40-year-problem, since public transport to and from the university centre had always been poor. In addition, this route benefited the workers of El Bajío, an area through which this line runs.

## Service
### Fleet

A total of twenty seven units serve Line 1, of which 3 have disabled access, across 27 stations (plus eight that are used on Sunday route, since a section of the normal route is blocked during that day), It runs from 5:00 to 23:00 hours. Line 1-B is served by 7 units (2 with disabled access), while Line 2 is served by 22 units (3 with disabled access). Line 3 counts with 25 trolleybuses, all with disabled access. Line 4 has 33 units serving the route (6 of which have disabled access).

### Payment system

The toll payment system is through a smart card that can be acquired at the Light Rail facilities as well as in various shops and services located along the Vallarta corridor. Payment with cash is also possible, depositing the exact amount in a slot machine that the buses have at the entrance; the machine does not return exchange. The authorized fare is $ 9.50 Mexican pesos, and, by using the smart card as a payment method, users can transfer to the SITEUR network and vice versa paying only half of the official fare (Mex$4.75), saving considerably, especially those who regularly use the car or the conventional public transport.

## Characteristics
### Monitoring system

The system implements state-of-the-art technology that allows detailed monitoring of the quality of the service provided to its users. This is achieved by logging bus operation telemetry, especially driving telemetry, such as acceleration, braking, travel time, punctual departures and arrivals at the terminals.

### Support for ecology

The SITREN service helps reduce pollutants that are dumped into the environment, guaranteeing the efficient use of fuel since all buses comply with the EPA 98 ecological standard, apart from the fact that their transmission is automatic and not manual. In addition, due to its system of predefined stops, the bus makes fewer starts, generating less pollution.

### Disabled Access Units

The norm to equip more than 10% of the buses with special platforms for users with reduced mobility is also complied with; two to four buses are equipped with said platforms on each line.

## Operation

According to INEGI data, the first two SITREN routes operate with 38 units during the week and 25 on Saturdays and Sundays. In 2017, the units travelled 2,096,255 kilometres (1,302,552 mi), that is, an average of 175,000 kilometres (109,000 miles) per month. That same year, the units transported 4,901,737 passengers (of which 34,608 paid with a discount), 408,478 per month on average.
| Year | Kilometers traveled | Passengers |
| 2013 | 910,743 | 1,924,589 |
| 2014 | 679,059 | 1,512,176 |
| 2015 | 1,837,232 | 3,498,342 |
| 2016 | 2,232,396 | 4,960,609 |
| 2017 | 2,096,255 | 4,901,737 |
Line 3 is not included because INEGI counts it separately, since it considers the line a type of electric transport, like the urban rail.

## Lines

SITREN Lines :
| Line | Color | Trip | Start date | Length | Number of stops | Branches | Number of stops in branch |
| Line 1 | Green | Juárez - Aviación | January 5, 2007 | 26.5 km (16.5 mi) | 51 | 1 | 8 |
| Line 1-B | | Aviación - CUCBA | October 11, 2018 | 28 km (17 mi) | 30 | 1 | |
| Line 2 | Red | Tetlán - Tonalá | February 3, 2015 | 18 km (11 mi) | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Line 3 (formerly route 400) | Light blue | Los Arcos - Felipe Angeles | January 31, 2016 | 18 km (11 mi) | 55 | 1 | 7 |
| Line 4 | | Zapopan - Valle de los Molinos | November 23, 2018 | 38 km (24 mi) | 72 | 1 | 17 |

### Line 1

* Line 1 Aviación stops
* Juárez ArgentinaConsuladoChapultepecUniónClub de IndustrialesCentro MagnoLos ArcosJuan Palomar y AriasGran PlazaCámara de ComercioPatria PonientePlaza GaleríasSta. Maria del PueblitoJocotanCiudad GranjaLos PirulesFuneral ColoniasConcentroPeriférico PonienteAviación
* Line 1 Juárez stops
* AviaciónPeriférico PonienteCarretera NogalesAviaciónCarretera NogalesConcentroFuneral ColoniasLos PirulesCiudad GranjaJocotanSta. Maria del PueblitoPlaza GaleríasVelazquezPatria PonienteLos CubosCamara de ComercioGran PlazaExi-ModaJuan Palomar y AriasLa MinervaAdolfo López MateosVictoriano Salado ÁlvarezClub de IndustrialesAmericasChapultepecGeneral CoronadoGregorio DavilaFederalismoJuárez
* Line 1 alternate route (Via Recreativa) stops
* FederalismoU. de G.General CoronadoChapultepecAméricasClub de IndustrialesV. Salado ÁlvarezLa Minerva

### Line 1-B

* Line 1-B CUCBA stops
* AviaciónBimboDaosaLa ModernaBosques VallartaTechnology Park 1Technology Park 2Gasolinera Technology ParkEntronque CUCBAJilguerosCUCBA
* Line 1-B Aviación stops
* CUCBAJilguerosRamón PadillaPuente Pinar de la VentaCrucero NextipacVenta del AstilleroEjidoLa PrimaveraBelenesManuel GarcíaAllendePinar de la Venta 1Pinar de la Venta 2DianaParque de los ContenedoresWest Plaza ParkTechnology ParkRancho ContentoProgresoJiménez AutocamionesAviación

### Line 2

* Line 2 Tonalá stops
* Tetlán SolidaridadGonzález OrtegaLa PilaZalatitánMotoliníaLoma del NorteChapuchinaCampos VidaMisión San FranciscoAntonio CasoBasilio VadilloLoma BonitaCiprésIndustriaInsurgentesCruz BernabéEducadoresLoma AhuisculcoEl ZapotePolicíaTonaláAlfarería
* Line 2 Tetlán stops
* AlfareríaTonaláPolicíaEl ZapoteLoma AhuisculcoEducadoresCruz BernabéInsurgentesIndustriaCiprésLoma BonitaBasilio VadilloAntonio CasoMisión San FranciscoCampos VidaLoma del NorteMotoliníaZalatitánLa PilaGonzález OrtegaSolidaridadTetlán

### Line 3 (Trolleybus)

* Line 3 Felipe Ángeles stops
* ArcosMorelosSalado ÁlvarezFrancisco RojasAurelio L. GallardoAméricasEscuela MilitarChapultepecGeneral CoronadoGregorio DávilaJuan N. CumplidoFederalismo Jesús MaríaLa MercedDegolladoIndependenciaCabañasMariano JiménezUgarte LoyolaAquiles SerdánMercado del MarPedro C. NegreteJosé María GómezRita Pérez de MorenoSan Juan BoscoRivas GuillénFrancisco VillaFelipe Ángeles
* Line 3 Arcos stops
* Felipe ÁngelesIndustriaFrancisco VillaDamián CarmonaSan Juan BoscoRita Pérez de MorenoRamón BlancartePorfirio DíazRomán MoralesAquiles SerdánSan MartínJuan Díaz CovarrubiasCabañasIndependenciaPoder JudicialRotondaMercado CoronaCapuchinasTemplo del CarmenJuárez ParaninfoArgentinaConsuladoChapultepecAméricasClub de IndustrialesCentro MagnoArcos

### Line 4

* Line 4 Valle de los Molinos stops
* BasílicaMorelosIndustriaProl. LaurelesMercado del MarEl VigíaDel PialLa CarretaTerraza BelenesAnillo Periférico Arco del Triunfo Arco de la EstrellaLa CimaDr. Ángel LeañoSanta MónicaDel TigreEco ParkEl ZapoteGuadalajaraAtotonilcoBase AéreaAlamitosMiguel AlemánValle ImperialLa CardonaGranadosLas MagnoliasCalandriasCrucero ColotlánPuerta del LlanoCamino CopalitaAmarantoAmaranto 1CapistranoLos Molinos25 de MayoEjido CopalitaAlbaterraValle de los MolinosValentín VidrioValle de ZapopanValle de la LunaValle de AmecaValle de AtemajacValle de ZapotlánValle de Miranda
* Line 4 Zapopan stops
* Valle de MirandaValle de ZapotlánValle de AtemajacValle de AmecaValle de la LunaValle de ZapopanValle de CopalaValle de los MolinosAlbaterraHacienda Santa Cruz25 de MayoLos MolinosPalermoAlhambraCamino CopalitaPuerta del LlanoCrucero ColotlánCalandriasLas MagnoliasGranadosLa CardonaValle ImperialTercera OrienteQuinta OrienteBase ÁreaGuadalajaraEco ParkAv. FederalistasLos RoblesSanta MónicaDr. Ángel LeañoArco de la EstrellaArco del Triunfo Anillo Periférico PlataEmilio CarranzaAnahuácLópez CotillaPanteón Municipal ZapopanSarcófagoJuan ManuelBenito JuárezBasílica