There are several between-cities bus lines at the bus station downtown. Buses are modern and efficient, with many arrivals and departures everyday into deeper Mexico, to the U.S. border and into the United States. Monterrey is also connected by at least three important railroad freight lines: Nuevo Laredo-Mexico City, Monterrey-Tampico, and Monterrey-Pacific (Mazatlán). Passenger rail service to the city no longer exists. Public transportation in the city includes a modern but limited in lenght, rapid transit system or metro with only two lines , the Metro Línea 2 is currently being expanded to the north of the city, and construction works are estimated to finish by September 2007. There are many city bus lines that vary in quality and route, althought by decree, all bus lines (privately funded) had to change their vehicles by January 2007. Thousands of economical and efficient taxi cabs can also be found. Traffic jams, although less impressive than those seen in other Latin American big cities, are becoming more frequent, primarily at rush hours.
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