# Centro de transferencia modal

A centro de transferencia modal (English: Modal Transfer Center; abbreviated as CETRAM), is a type of transport 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, and in the State of Mexico, where they are known as estación de tranferencia modal (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 Ruta 100 [es]), 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

Key :
* Denotes a connection with a bus intercity terminal
* Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
* Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
* Denotes a connection with the Metro system
* Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
* Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
* Denotes a connection with the Mexicable system
* Denotes a connection with the public bus system
* Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
* Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
* Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
* Denotes a connection with the Xochimilco Light Rail system
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 | Álvaro Obregón |
| Observatorio | Observatorio metro station | | Calzada Minas de Arena, Colonia Cove | Álvaro Obregón |
| Refinería | Refinería metro station | | Av. 5 de Mayo and Av. Aquiles Serdán, Colonia Ángel Zimbrón | Azcapotzalco |
| El Rosario | El Rosario metro station | | Av. El Rosario and Av. de las Culturas, Colonia Ex-Ejidos del Rosario | Azcapotzalco |
| 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 | Benito Juárez |
| Miguel Ángel de Quevedo | Miguel Ángel de Quevedo metro station | | Av. Universidad and Av. Miguel Ángel de Quevedo, Colonia Oxtopulco | Coyoacán |
| 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 | Coyoacán |
| Viveros | Viveros / Derechos Humanos metro station | | Av. Universidad, Colonia Ampliación del Carmen | Coyoacán |
| Buenavista | Buenavista metro station | | Av. Mosqueta, Colonia Buenavista | Cuauhtémoc |
| Chapultepec | Chapultepec metro station | | Av. Chapultepec, Colonia Condesa | Cuauhtémoc |
| Nezahualcóyotl | Pino Suárez metro station | | Calzada de Tlalpan, Colonia Tránsito | Cuauhtémoc |
| 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 | Gustavo A. Madero |
| Martín Carrera | Martín Carrera metro station | | Av. San Juan de Aragón and Av. Ferrocarril Hidalgo, Colonia Martin Carrera | Gustavo A. Madero |
| Politécnico | Politécnico metro station | | Av. 100 metros, Colonia Lindavista-Vallejo | Gustavo A. Madero |
| Potrero | Potrero metro station | | Av. Insurgentes Norte, Colonia Industrial and Colonia Caputitlán | Gustavo A. Madero |
| La Raza | La Raza metro station | | Av. Insurgentes Norte, Colonia Guadalupe Victoria | Gustavo A. Madero |
| Villa Cantera | Hospital Pediátrico La Villa | | Av. Hidalgo, Colonia Villa Gustavo A. Madero | 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 | Iztapalapa metro station | | Calzada Ermita-Iztapalapa, Colonia Barrio San Lucas | Iztapalapa |
| Periférico Oriente | Periférico Oriente metro station | | Av. Tláhuac and Periférico Oriente | Iztapalapa |
| Santa Marta | Santa Marta metro station | | Carretera México-Puebla, Colonia Santa Marta Acatitla | Iztapalapa |
| Tepalcates | Tepalcates metro station | | Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia Unidad Habitacional Tepalcates | Iztapalapa |
| 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 | Miguel Hidalgo |
| Tláhuac | Tláhuac metro station | | Av. San Rafael Atlixco, Colonia Santa Cecilia | Tláhuac |
| Huipulco | Estadio Azteca | | 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 | Venustiano Carranza |
| Pantitlán | Pantitlán metro station | | Av. Río Churubusco and Av. Miguel Lebrija, Colonia Ampliación Adolfo López Mateos | Venustiano Carranza |
| Puerto Aéreo | Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station | | Circuito Interior | Venustiano Carranza |
| San Lázaro | San Lázaro metro station | | Av. Eduardo Molina and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia 7 de Julio | Venustiano Carranza |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza metro station | | Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza, Colonia Aviación Civil and Colonia Cuatro Árboles | Venustiano Carranza |
| 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 Marcos | Xochimilco |
| ETRAM 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 | Ecatepec de Morelos |
| Ciudad Azteca | Ciudad Azteca metro station | | Av. Cegor and Av. Carlos Hank González, Colonia San Agustín | Ecatepec de Morelos |
| Jardines de Morelos | Jardines de Morelos bus station | | Av. Central, Colonia Jardines de Morelos | Ecatepec 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 | Tultitlán |
| San Rafael | San Rafael railway station | | Prolongación de Avenida Hidalgo, Colonia Tlayapa | Tlalnepantla |
| Tlalnepantla | Tlalnepantla railway station | | Av. Mario Colín, Colonia Valle Ceylán | Tlalnepantla |
| CETRAM in Jalisco |||||
| CETRAM | Services | Connections | Location | Municipality |
| La Normal | La Normal railway station | | Av. de los Maestros, Colonia Alcalde Barranquitas | Guadalajara |

## Gallery

* CETRAM Buenavista
* CETRAM El Rosario
* CETRAM Indios Verdes
* CETRAM La Raza
* CETRAM Pantitlán
* CETRAM San Lázaro
* CETRAM Santa Marta
* CETRAM Tasqueña
* CETRAM Universidad
* CETRAM Zapata
* ETRAM Cuautitlán
* ETRAM San Rafael