Mexibús

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Mexibús
Mexibús Logo.png
Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7914.JPG
Articulated bus operating for Mexibús BRT in Ecatepec.
Founded2010
LocaleState of Mexico and Mexico City
Service typebus rapid transit
Routes4
Stations119
OperatorTransmasivo (Line I and IV)
Transcomunicador (Line II)
Red de Transporte de Oriente (Line III)

Mexibús is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that is located in the Greater Mexico City part of the State of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City proper through 119 stations.

It is operated by Transmasivo S.A. (Lines I and IV), Transcomunicador S.A. (Line II), and Red de Transporte de Oriente S.A. de C.V. (Line III).[1] As of October 2021, there are four lines with a total length of 74 kilometres (46 mi) and 119 stations located in Ecatepec, Tecámac, Nezahualcóyotl, Chimalhuacán, Coacalco, Tultitlán, Cuautitlán Izcalli, and Eastern Tlalnepantla, all in the State of Mexico, and 3 stations in Mexico City proper in the Venustiano Carranza and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs.

Fare and schedule[edit]

The fare is 9 Mexican pesos (MXN)[2] paid via rechargeable cards which cost 18 pesos and include 9 pesos in transit credit.[3][4]

Service operates daily from 4:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M.

Network[edit]

Routes[edit]

Terminal at Ojo de Agua

Line I: Ciudad Azteca – Ojo de Agua[edit]

Route I serves the northeastern suburbs, operating from Ciudad Azteca (terminus of Line B of the Mexico City metro), to Ojo de Agua, the concession is in hands of Transmasivo S.A. which operates both regular and express routes. It is 16 km long with 24 stations, and approximately 130,000 users per day.[5]

There are three variations of this route:[6]

  • TR-1 Ojo de Agua-Ciudad Azteca regular service
  • TR-3 Ojo de Agua-Ciudad Azteca express service
  • TR-4 Central de Abastos-Ciudad Azteca express service

63 articulated Volvo 7300 BRT buses ply the route painted white with red, light green and dark green trim.[7] It began free operations in October 2010.[8]

Station[9] TR-1 TR-3 TR-4 Location Connection Picture Opened
  Ciudad Azteca ● ● ● Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico City Metro Line B Ciudad Azteca Metro Ciudad Azteca 01.jpg 1 December 2010[10]
Quinto sol ●
Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez ●
Industrial ●
UNITEC ● ● ●
Alfredo Torres ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7900.JPG
Zodiaco ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7903.JPG
Adolfo López Mateos ●
Vocacional 3 ● ● ●
Valle Ecatepec ●
Las Américas ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7910.JPG
1° de mayo ● ● ● Mexibús Las Américas Line II station Mexibus 1 de Mayo 01.jpg
Hospital ● ● ● Mexibus Hospital 01.JPG
Aquiles Serdán ● Mexibus Aquiles Serdan 01.JPG
Jardines de Morelos ● ● ● Mexibus Jardines de Morelos 05.jpg
Palomas ●
19 de septiembre ●
Central de Abastos ● ● ●
Las Torres ●
Hidalgo ●
Cuauhtémoc Sur ● Estacion del mexibus Cuahutemoc Sur.jpg
Cuauhtémoc Norte ● ●
Esmeralda ●
Ojo de Agua ● ● Tecámac Mexibus Ojo de Agua 03.jpg

Line II: Las Américas – La Quebrada[edit]

A Mexibús in Line II station Las Américas

Mexibús line II runs 21.3 km long, from Fraccionamiento Las Américas in Ecatepec to La Quebrada, in Cuautitlán Izcalli, running along Avenida Primero de Mayo, Avenida Revolución and Avenida José López Portillo; it has 43 stations and 97 buses. Urbanbus is the concessionnaire.

This line connects two largest commercial centers of the far north metropolitan area: Perinorte and Plaza Las Américas.[11] As of mid-2013 it was expected that the service would be operational in 2014.[12] But it was until January 2015 when it was opened.[13]

On 8 October 2018, the Servicio Exprés was opened, going from Lechería to Ecatepec stations.[14] Until 15 December 2020, Mexibús II provided a provisional route from Las Américas to Indios Verdes metro station.[15]

Stations[16]
Station L Ex Location Connection Picture Opened
  Las Américas ● Ecatepec de Morelos Mexibús 1° de mayo Line I station Mexibus Las Americas 04.JPG 12 January 2015[13]
1° de Mayo ● Mexibus 1 de Mayo 07.JPG
San Martín ● Mexibus San Martín 03.JPG
Puente de Fierro ● Mexibús Puente de Fierro Line IV station (under construction) Mexibus Puente de Fierro 01.JPG
Casa de Morelos ● Mexibus Casa de Morelos 03.JPG
UPE ● Mexibus UPE 06.JPG
San Cristóbal ● Mexibus San Cristóbal 04.JPG
Agricultura ●
ISSEMYM ●
El Carmen ●
Ecatepec ● ●
DIF ● ●
Guadalupe Victoria ● ●
Venustiano Carranza ● Venustiano Carranza (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
FOVISSSTE ● ● FOVISSSTE (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
San Carlos ● San Carlos (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
La Laguna ● ● Coacalco de Berriozábal
Parque Residencial ● ● Parque Residencial (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Eje 8 ● ●
1ª de Villa ● ●
Las Flores Zacuautitla ● ●
San Francisco ● ● San Francisco (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Héroes-Canosas ● ● Héroes-Canosas (Mexibús L2) 1.JPG
Coacalco-Tultepec ● ●
Ex Hacienda San Felipe ●
Bosques del Valle ● ●
Coacalco Berriozábal ● ● Coacalco Berriozábal (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Santa María ● Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo Santa María (Mexibús L2) 2.jpg
Villas de San José ● ●
Mariscala Real del Bosque ● ●
Fuentes del Valle ● ●
De la Cruz San Mateo ●
Cartagena ● ●
Bello Horizonte ●
La Bandera/Tultitlán ● ● Bandera Tultitlán (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Buenavista ● Buenavista (Mexibús L2) 1.png
COCEM ● COCEM (Mexibús L2) 1.png
Recursos Hidráulicos ● Recursos Hidráulicos (Mexibús L2) 2.jpg
Chilpan ● ● Chilpan (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Ciudad Labor ● Ciudad Labor (Mexibús L2) 1.jpg
Vidriera ● Vidriera (Mexibús L2) 1.png
Lechería ● Ferrocarril Suburbano.svg Lechería Lechería (Mexibus L2) 2.jpg
Lechería (express service-only) ● Lechería (Servicio Exprés, Mexibús L2) 1.jpg 8 October 2018[14]
La Quebrada ● Cuautitlán Izcalli Mexibus La Quebrada 01.JPG 12 January 2015[13]

Line III: Pantitlán – Chimalhuacán[edit]

Mexibus Route 3 Chimalhuacán-Pantitlán

Mexibús Line III was the second line in service. It runs 14.5 kilometers from Pantitlán (transfer for multiple lines of the Mexico City Metro) in Mexico City proper to Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico. The concessionaire is Red de Transporte de Oriente S.A. de C.V.[1] There are 30 stations, 2 terminals, and 85 buses. The line began construction at the end of 2010 [17][18] and began operations 30 April 2013.[19]

There are four service variations provided on the line:

  • O: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán local (27 stops)[20]
  • EX-1: Pantitlán-Acuitlapilco express (13 stops)[21]
  • EX-2: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (8 stops)[22]
  • EX-3: Pantitlán-Rayito de Sol express (8 stops)[23][24]

The buses are white with red, light and dark green trim.

Stations[25][26]
Station O EX-1 EX-2 EX-3 Location Connection Picture Opened
  Pantitlán ● ● ● ● Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Mexico City Metro Line 1Mexico City Metro Line 5Mexico City Metro Line 9Mexico City Metro Line A Pantitlán
Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 icon.svg Pantitlán 		Mexibus Pantitlan 05.JPG 30 April 2013[19]
Calle 6 ● ● 4 November 2019[27][28]
El Barquito ● ● ● Nezahualcóyotl Mexibus El Barquito 01.JPG 30 April 2013[19]
Maravillas ●
Vicente Riva Palacio ● ● ● ● Mexibus Vicente Riva Palacio 01.JPG
Virgencitas ●
Nezahualcóyotl ● ● Mexibus Nezahualcóyotl 01.JPG
Lago de Chapala ● Mexibus Lago de Chapala 01.JPG
Adolfo López Mateos ● ● ● ● Mexibus Adolfo López Mateos 01.JPG
Palacio Municipal ● ● ● Mexibus Palacio Municipal 01.JPG
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ●
El Castillo ●
General Vicente Villada ● ● ● ● Mexibus General Vicente Villada 01.JPG
Rayito de Sol ● ● ● Mexibus Rayito de Sol 01.JPG
Las Mañanitas ● Mexibus Las Mañanitas 01.JPG
Rancho Grande ● Mexibus Rancho Grande 01.JPG
Bordo de Xochiaca ●
Las Torres ● ● ● Mexibus Las Torres 01.JPG
Guerrero Chimalli ● Chimalhuacán
Las Flores ● ● Mexibus Las Flores 01.JPG
Canteros ● Mexibus Canteros 01.JPG
La Presa ● ● ● Mexibus La Presa 01.JPG
Embarcadero ● Mexibus Embarcadero 01.JPG
Santa Elena ● Mexibus Santa Elena 01.JPG
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano ●
San Pablo ●
Los Patos ● ● ● Mexibus Los Patos 01.JPG
Refugio ● Mexibus Refugio 01.JPG
Acuitlapilco ● ●
Chimalhuacán ● ● Mexibus Chimalhuacán 01.JPG

Line IV: Indios Verdes – Universidad Mexiquense Bicentenario[edit]

Mexibús Line IV is the fourth line in service. It runs 22.3 kilometers from Indios Verdes (transport hub for multiple transport services) in Mexico City proper to Ojo de Agua, Tecámac, State of Mexico. The concessionaire is Transmasivo. There are 29 stations, 2 terminals, and 71 buses.[29] The line began construction in June 2014,[30] and was expected to open since 2015.[31] It started pre-operative tests on 24 February 2021.[32]

Station L Ex Location Connection Picture Opened
  Indios Verdes ● ● Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Mexico City Metro Line 3 Indios Verdes
Cablebús Indios Verdes
Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 icon.svg Indios Verdes
Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 icon.svg Indios Verdes
Mexico City Metrobús Line 7 icon.svg Indios Verdes 		9 October 2021
Periférico ● ● Tlalnepantla de Baz
Martín Carrera ●
Clínica 76 ● ● Ecatepec de Morelos
Vía Morelos ●
Monumento a Morelos ●
5 de Febrero ●
Santa Clara ● ● Mexicable Santa Clara
Cerro Gordo ●
Servicios Administrativos ●
Clínica 93 ● ●
Industrial ●
5ta. Aparición ●
Tulpetlac ● ●
Siervo de la Nación ●
Nuevo Laredo ● ●
Laureles ●
La Viga ●
San Cristóbal ●
Puente de Fierro ● ● Mexibús Puente de Fierro Line II station
Palomas ●
Central de Abastos ● ●
Santo Tomás Chiconautla ●
Ejido Santo Tomás ●
Revolución ●
Felipe Villanueva ● Tecámac
Las Flores ●
Bosques ●
Universidad Mexiquense ● ●

Expansion[edit]

Lines I, II and IV are expected to connect with the Santa Lucía Airport, in Zumpango Municipality. Line I's expansion is planned to be completed by February 2022.[33]

Incidents[edit]

On 12 April 2021, at 5:30 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of FOVISSSTE station on Line 2. The station was empty and only the driver resulted injured.[34] On 29 May 2021, at 6:00 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of UNITEC station on Line 1. No riders resulted injured and the driver and their passengers ran away.[35]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Redacción de El Universal (1 May 2013). "Mexibús Línea 3 dará servicio gratuito" [Mexibús Line 3 will provide free service]. El Universal. Estado de México, México. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Sube 2 pesos la tarifa del Mexibus y el Mexicable costarán 9 pesos a partir de enero de 2020". El Financiero (in Spanish). 26 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  9. ^ "RUTA CORREDOR CD. AZTECA - TECÁMAC". Transmasivo.
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  11. ^ "Autorizan una segunda ruta de Mexibús" [Second Mexibús route authorized]. El Universal. Ecatepec de Morelos, Méx., México. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  12. ^ "Línea 2 del Mexicos funcionará a inicios del 2014". El Universal Edomex. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Inaugura Peña Nieto Línea 2 del Mexibús". Excelsior.com.mx. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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  20. ^ "Ordinario". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  21. ^ "Express 1". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-07.
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  25. ^ "Nezahualcoyotl" (PDF). Ceape.edomex.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  26. ^ Víctor Hugo Ramírez H. (1 May 2013), "Chimalhuacán inicia Mexibus pruebas con pasajeros abordo" [Chimalhuacán begins Mexibús tests with passengers aboard], Alianzatex, Texcoco, Estado de México, retrieved 12 May 2013
  27. ^ Del Mazo Maza, Alfredo (4 November 2019). "Pusimos en marcha la estación "Calle 6" de la Línea III del Mexibús, que nos permite darle mayores oportunidades de traslado a todas las familias de #Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Estación fantasma de Mexibús cuesta 27 mdp". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  29. ^ "Línea 4" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico. Government of the State of Mexico. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Retraso de la Línea 4 del Mexibús ocasiona la pérdida de horas hombre: UNIDEM". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Van 5 años de atraso en línea 4 de Mexibús". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  32. ^ "L4 DEL MEXIBÚS, A PRUEBA". Pasajero7 (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  33. ^ Fernández, Emilio (25 August 2021). "Anuncian ampliación de la Línea 1 del Mexibús; irá de Ciudad Azteca al Aeropuerto de Santa Lucía". El Universal. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  34. ^ Fernández, Emilio (12 April 2021). "Mujer pierde control de camioneta y destroza torniquetes de Mexibús en Ecatepec". El Universal (in Spanish). Ecatepec. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  35. ^ Chávez González, Silvia (29 May 2021). "Conductor ebrio derriba torniquetes del Mexibús en Ecatepec". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links[edit]

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