Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the municipality of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to Las Bombas in Coyoacán.
Metrobús Line 5 | |
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Río de los Remedios station | |
Overview | |
Status | In service |
Termini | Río de los Remedios San Lázaro / Las Bombas |
Stations | 44 |
Website | Línea 5 |
Service | |
Type | Bus rapid transit |
System | Mexico City Metrobus |
Services | 3 |
Operator(s) | See Operators |
Daily ridership | 70,000[1] |
History | |
Opened | November 5, 2013 |
Technical | |
Line length | 24.5 km (15.2 mi) |
Character | Exclusive right-of-way |
Line 5 has a total of 44 stations and a length of 24.5 kilometers,[2] which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City.[1]
Construction of Line 5 started on March 26, 2013 and it was inaugurated on November 5, 2013 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, then-Head of Government of the Federal District.[3][4]
Service description
Services
The line has three itineraries.[5]
Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro Norte
- To San Lázaro Norte
- First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 21:29 (Monday-Friday)
- First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
- Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday)
- First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
- Last Bus: 23:40 (Sunday)
- To Río de los Remedios
- First Bus: 4:39 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 22:21 (Monday-Friday)
- First Bus: 4:32 (Saturday)
- Last Bus: 00:11 (Saturday)
- First Bus: 5:09 (Sunday)
- Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday)
Las Bombas to San Lázaro Sur
- To San Lázaro Sur
- First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 21:57 (Monday-Friday)
- To Las Bombas
- First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 21:12 (Monday-Friday)
Río de los Remedios to Las Bombas
- To Las Bombas
- First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 00:07 (Monday-Friday)
- To Río de los Remedios
- First Bus: 4:36 (Monday-Friday)
- Last Bus: 00:02 (Monday-Friday)
Line 5 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán municipalities.
Station list
Stations | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Municipality | Picture | Date opened |
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Río de los Remedios | Juan González Romero, Nueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | November 5, 2013[4] | ||
314. Memorial New's Divine | Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco | ||||
5 de Mayo | Vasco de Quiroga, Nueva Atzacoalco | ||||
Vasco de Quiroga | |||||
El Coyol | Salvador Díaz Mirón, El Coyol | ||||
Preparatoria 3 | Constitución de la República, El Coyol | ||||
San Juan de Aragón | San Juan de Aragón | Constitución de la República, DM Nacional | |||
Río Guadalupe | Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional | ||||
Talismán | Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, San Pedro el Chico | ||||
Victoria | Aragón Inguarán, Gertrudis Sánchez | ||||
Oriente 101 | Ampliación Mártires de Río Blanco, Gertrudis Sánchez | ||||
Río Santa Coleta | La Joya, Nueva Tenochitlán | ||||
Río Consulado | Consulado Eduardo Molina |
La Joya, La Malinche | |||
Canal del Norte | Ampliación Michoacana, 20 de Noviembre | Venustiano Carranza | |||
Deportivo Eduardo Molina | Ampliación 20 de Noviembre, 20 de Noviembre | ||||
Mercado Morelos | 20 de Noviembre | ||||
Archivo General de la Nación | Archivo General de la Nación | Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria | |||
San Lázaro | San Lázaro San Lázaro |
Del Parque, 7 de Julio | |||
Moctezuma | Moctezuma Moctezuma |
Del Parque, Jardín Balbuena | September 7, 2020[6][7] | ||
Venustiano Carranza | Jardín Balbuena | ||||
Avenida del Taller | 24 de Abril | ||||
Mixiuhca | Mixiuhca | Magdalena Mixiuhca | |||
Hospital General Troncoso | Granjas México | Iztacalco | |||
Metro Coyuya | Coyuya Metro Coyuya |
Granjas México, Tlazintla, Coyuya, Barrio de los Reyes | |||
Recreo | Tlazintla | ||||
Oriente 116 | Los Picos de Iztacalco II A | ||||
Colegio de Bachilleres 3 | INFONAVIT Iztacalco | ||||
Canal de Apatlaco | Apatlaco | Iztapalapa | |||
Apatlaco | Apatlaco | Purísima Atlazolpa, Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Purísima Atlazolpa, Nueva Rosita | |||
Aculco | Aculco | Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Pueblo Aculco | |||
Churubusco Oriente | El Sifón | ||||
Escuadrón 201 | Escuadrón 201 | Escuadrón 201 | |||
Atanasio G. Saravia | |||||
Ermita Iztapalapa | Progreso del Sur | ||||
Ganaderos | Progreso del Sur, Minerva | ||||
Pueblo Los Reyes | Valle del Sur | ||||
Barrio San Antonio | Barrio San Antonio Culhuacán | ||||
Calzada Taxqueña | Barrio Tula | ||||
Cafetales | San Francisco Culhuacán | Coyoacán | |||
ESIME Culhuacán | CTM Culhuacán V | ||||
Manuela Sáenz | CTM Culhuacán VI | ||||
La Vírgen | Ex Ejido de San Pedro Tepetlapa, Popular Emiliano Zapata | ||||
Tepetlapa | Alianza Popular Revolucionaria, Popular Emiliano Zapata | ||||
Las Bombas | CTM Culhuacán X, Cafetales |
Operators
Line 5 has the following operators.[8]
- Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA (CITEMSA)
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)
Expansion
Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It is planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1 (originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of Tlalpan and Xochimilco municipalities), in southeastern Mexico City. This extension will add 4 kilometers and 7 stations to the line,[9] serving the Coyoacán, Tlalpan, and Xochimilco municipalities.[10][11]
Stations | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Municipality | Date opened |
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Vista Hermosa | Hacienda de Coyoacán, CTM Culhuacán X | Coyoacán | Expected October 2020[9] | |
Calzada del Hueso | Hacienda de Coyoacán | |||
Cañaverales | Granjas Coapa | Tlalpan | ||
Muyuguarda | San Lorenzo la Cebada | Xochimilco | ||
Circuito Cuemanco | Barrio 18 | |||
DIF Xochimilco | ||||
Preparatoria 1 | Potrero de San Bernardino |
Incidents
A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.[12]
References
- (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 5" (Line 5 technical data), Metrobús website
- "Capuano: ampliación de L5 de Metrobús, parteaguas para movilidad en oriente de CdMx". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- "GDF inicia obras de Línea 5 del Metrobús". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Inauguran L5 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 5" (Line 5 Map), Metrobús website
- López, Jonás (August 29, 2020). "Línea 5 del Metrobús iniciará operaciones el 7 de septiembre". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- "Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018
- Hernández, Eduardo (September 7, 2020). "Inauguran nuevo tramo de la Línea 5 del Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- (in Spanish) "Ampliación Línea 5" (Line 5 Expansion), Metrobús website
- "Acortan Línea 5 del Metrobús; no llegará a Vaqueritos". El Universal (in Spanish). July 30, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- "Tráiler choca y daña estación Hospital Troncoso del Metrobús (aún no inaugurada)". Animal Político (in Spanish). September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.