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The **Aburrá Valley Integrated Transport System** (**SITVA**, Spanish: *Sistema Integrado de Transporte del Valle de Aburrá*) is the public transportation system of [Medellín](/source/Medell%C3%ADn) and its metropolitan area. It allows people from the [Metropolitan Area of Medellín](/source/Metropolitan_Area_of_Medell%C3%ADn) to move across the ten [Aburrá Valley](/source/Aburr%C3%A1_Valley) municipalities using different transport modes. It uses integrated fares and a single payment card ([Cívica card](/source/C%C3%ADvica_card)).

## Components

SITVA includes the [Medellín Metro](/source/Medell%C3%ADn_Metro), currently comprising two lines: *Line A*, which is 25.8 kilometres (16.0 mi) long and serves 21 stations, and *Line B*, which is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) long and serves 6 stations (plus [San Antonio station](/source/San_Antonio_station_(Medell%C3%ADn)), the transfer station with Line A). There is also a [tram](/source/Tram) line: *Line T* ([Ayacucho Tram](/source/Ayacucho_Tram)).[1][4]

Additionally, the aerial [cable car](/source/Aerial_lift) system, [Metrocable](/source/Metrocable_(Medell%C3%ADn)), which supplements the [metro system](/source/Rapid_transit), comprises six lines: *Line J* with 3 stations (plus one transfer station with Metro Line B),[4][1] *Line K* with 3 stations (plus one transfer station with Metro Line A and one with Line L),[1][4] *Line L* with one station (plus one transfer station with Line K), *Line H* with two stations (plus one transfer station with Line T), *Line M* with two stations (plus one transfer station with Line T) and *Line P* with 3 stations (plus one transfer station with Metro Line A).[4] SITVA also integrates a [bus rapid transit](/source/Bus_rapid_transit) (BRT) system ([Metroplús](/source/Metropl%C3%BAs)), a minibus network called *Sistema Integrado de Transporte* ([SIT](/source/SIT_(Medell%C3%ADn))) in Spanish and a bicycle-sharing system ([EnCicla](/source/EnCicla)).

As of 2026, there are 26 [metro stations](/source/Metro_station), 14 Metrocable stations, 2 tramway stations (+ 6 [tram stops](/source/Tram_stop)), 22 BRT stops (+ 24 [bus stops](/source/Bus_stop)) in the SITVA network,[3] all listed in the following table; for a total of 42 stations, 28 tram and BRT stops, and 24 bus stops. Transfer stations are in bold, and the transfer station between metro lines A and B is shown in bold-italic:

Name Stations Date of opening Fleet Commercial speed Capacity (per vehicle) Capacity (passengers/h-direction) Travel time one journey Top frequency (rush hour) Metro services Line A North to South 25.8 km (16.0 mi)[1] 21 stations[4] Niquía Bello Madera Acevedo Tricentenario Caribe University Hospital Prado Berrío Park San Antonio Alpujarra Exposiciones Industriales Poblado Aguacatala Ayurá Envigado Itagüí Sabaneta La Estrella 30 November 1995 80 three-car trains; for a total of 240 cars 40 km/h (25 mph); max. speed 80 km/h (50 mph) 300 users per car 41,480 42 minutes 3 minutes Line B Center to West 5.5 km (3.4 mi)[1] 7 stations[4] San Antonio Cisneros Suramericana Estadio Floresta Santa Lucía San Javier 29 February 1996 16,231 10.5 minutes 3:50 minutes Metrocable services Line K North to Northeast 2.07 km (1.29 mi)[1] 4 stations[4] Acevedo Andalucía Popular Santo Domingo Savio 7 August 2004 93 gondolas 18 km/h (11 mph) 8 users sitting, 2 standing; for a total of 10 users per gondola 3,000 9 minutes 0:12 minutes Line J West to North 2.7 km (1.7 mi)[1] 4 stations[4] San Javier Juan XXIII Vallejuelos La Aurora 3 March 2008 119 gondolas 12 minutes Line L Northeast to far Northeast 4.8 km (3.0 mi)[1] 2 stations[4] Santo Domingo Savio Arví 9 February 2010 55 gondolas 1,200 15 minutes 0:14 minutes Line H East to far Northeast 1.4 km (0.87 mi)[1] 3 stations[4] Oriente Las Torres Villa Sierra 17 December 2016 44 gondolas 1,800 5 minutes 0:13 minutes Line M East to Northeast 1.05 km (0.65 mi)[1] 3 stations[4] Miraflores El Pinal Trece de Noviembre 28 February 2019 49 gondolas 2,500 4 minutes 0:09 minutes Line P West to Northwest 2.7 km (1.7 mi)[1] 3 stations[4] Acevedo SENA Doce de Octubre El Progreso 10 June 2021 138 gondolas 19 km/h (12 mph) 10 users sitting, 2 standing; for a total of 12 users per gondola 4,000 10 minutes 0:11 minutes BRT services Line 1 West to Northeast 12.5 km (7.8 mi)[1] 20 stations[4] U. de M. Los Alpes La Palma Parque Belén Rosales Fátima Nutibara Industriales Plaza Mayor Cisneros Minorista Chagualo U. de A. Hospital Palos Verdes Gardel Manrique Las Esmeraldas Berlín Parque Aranjuez 22 December 2011 30 gas working buses, 1 fully electric bus; for a total of 31 articulated buses 16 km/h (9.9 mph); max. speed 60 km/h (37 mph) 154 users per bus 3,270 45 minutes 2:45 minutes Line 3 Southwest/Southeast South Corridor Under development Feeding bus services Line 2 West to Northeast 13.5 km (8.4 mi)[1] 15 stations + 8 stops[4] U. de M. (station) Los Alpes (station) La Palma (station) Parque Belén (station) Rosales (station) Fátima (station) Nutibara (station) Industriales (station) Barrio Colombia San Diego Barrio Colón San José La Playa Catedral Metropolitana Palos Verdes (station) Gardel (station) Manrique (station) Las Esmeraldas (station) Berlín (station) Parque Aranjuez (station) 22 April 2013 47 gas feeding buses 13 km/h (8.1 mph); max. speed 60 km/h (37 mph) 90 users per bus 1,417 52 minutes 4:17 minutes Line O North to South 9 km (5.6 mi)[1] 27 stops[4] Caribe Floresta La Palma 2 December 2019 64 electric buses 13 km/h (8.1 mph); max. speed 60 km/h (37 mph) 80 users per bus 800 45 minutes 6:00 minutes Tram services Line T Center to East 4.2 km (2.6 mi)[1] 3 stations + 6 stops[4] San Antonio (station) San José Pabellón del Agua Bicentenario Buenos Aires Miraflores (station) Loyola Alejandro Echavarría Oriente (station) 31 March 2016 12 tramway vehicles 16 km/h (9.9 mph); max. speed 70 km/h (43 mph) 300 users per tram 3,807 19 minutes 4:44 minutes Total 65 stations (48 stops) Oldest: 30 November 1995 Newest: 6 June 2021 240 cars 498 gondolas 31 articulated buses 111 feeding buses 12 tramway Fastest: max. speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Slowest: 13 km/h (8.1 mph) Most capacity: 300 users per car/tram Least capacity: 10 users per gondola 82,502 Fastest journey: 4 minutes Slowest journey: 52 minutes Least wait time: 0:09 minutes Most wait time: 6:00 minutes

## Expansions

### Metrocable

On 7 August 2004,[5] the city inaugurated a new line known as "Metro Cable" (Line K). The line starts in the Acevedo Station and goes to the up hill district of Santo Domingo Savio.[6] This important addition integrated new additions to the city that since the 1960s that previously were not considered part of the "real city".

On 3 March 2008,[5] a second "Metro Cable" line (Line J) was inaugurated. The line starts in the San Javier Station and goes through Juan XXIII and Vallejuelos to the La Aurora district.[6] This new line benefits approximately 150,000 new users.

A new Metrocable line (line L) was inaugurated in 2009[5] with a transfer station at Santo Domingo Savio Station. This line continues further uphill to El Tambo[6] in Arví park near [Guarne](/source/Guarne). The reason for constructing this line is because the city wants to promote tourism in the rural area near Lake Guarne. It takes 14 minutes to ascend to El Tambo and there are no intermediate stations.

On June 10, 2022 there was a new "Metro Cable" line (Line P). The line starts from the Acevedo station and goes all the way to the El Progreso station, in the northwest. It takes approximately 10 minutes to go through all the stations, and it benefits 200,000 people.

### Line A extension

Line A was expanded from [Itagüí](/source/Itag%C3%BC%C3%AD) to [La Estrella](/source/La_Estrella,_Colombia), in the south of the metropolitan area. A new intermediate station, [Sabaneta](/source/Sabaneta,_Antioquia), built near 67th South Street, was opened on 5 August 2012[7] and the final station, [La Estrella](/source/La_Estrella_station), was built near 77th South Street and opened on 17 September 2012.[8]

### Train line

In February 2020 it was announced that Medellín will reactivate the train line between Bello and Caldas.[9]

## References

1. ["Metro facts"](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/usuarios/sistema-integrado/#info-general). Medellín Metro. 16 Jun 2021.

1. ["Anexos Encuesta de Transporte Urbano de Pasajeros (ETUP) IV trimestre de 2025"](https://www.dane.gov.co/files/operaciones/ETUP/anex-ETUP-IVtrim2025.xlsx). sheet 13

1. ["Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2023"](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/hubfs/memorias-de-sostenibilidad/memoria-de-sostenibilidad-metro-de-medellin-2023.pdf). pp. 25-26.

1. ["Metro map"](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/en/users/integrated-system#maps). Medellín Metro. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

1. ["Historia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160425201912/https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/Qui%C3%A9nessomos/Historia.aspx) [History] (in Spanish). Metro de Medellín. 4 January 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/Qui%C3%A9nessomos/Historia.aspx) on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

1. ["Metrocable - Metrocable Lines"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150610210628/https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=1&lang=en). Metro de Medellín. 15 November 2013. Archived from [the original](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=1&lang=en) on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

1. ["ESTE DOMINGO 5 DE AGOSTO INICIA LA OPERACIÓN COMERCIAL HASTA LA NUEVA ESTACIÓN SABANETA"](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=518%3Aboletin-metro-1076-este-domingo-5-de-agosto-inicia-la-operacion-comercial-hasta-la-nueva-estacion-sabaneta&catid=1&Itemid=50&lang=es) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2013.

1. ["ESTE LUNES 17 DE SEPTIEMBRE EL METRO INAUGURARÁ LA EXTENSIÓN AL SUR"](https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537%3Aboletin-metro-1093-este-lunes-17-de-septiembre-el-metro-inaugurara-la-extension-al-sur&catid=1&Itemid=50&lang=es) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2013.

1. El Colombiano. ["Antioquia definió el primer tramo para reactivar su ferrocarril"](https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/reactivacion-del-ferrocarril-de-antioquia-se-definio-tramo-entre-bello-e-industriales-DO12490762). Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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