Mexibús

Mexibús
Articulated bus operating for Mexibús BRT in Ecatepec.
Founded 2010
Locale State of Mexico; Mexico City
Service type bus rapid transit
Routes 3
Stations 95
Operator Transmasivo (Line 1)
Transcomunicador (Line 2)
Red de Transporte de Oriente (Line 3)

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 95 stations.

It is operated by Transmasivo S.A. (line I), Transcomunicador S.A. (line II and line IV), and Red de Transporte de Oriente S.A. de C.V. (line III).[1] As of 2018, there are three lines with a total length of 52 kilometres (32 mi) and 94 stations located in Ecatepec, Tecámac, Nezahualcóyotl, Chimalhuacán, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo, and Cuautitlán Izcalli, all in the State of Mexico, and 1 station in Mexico City proper in the Venustiano Carranza borough.

Network

Routes

Terminal at Ojo de Agua

Mexibús I: Ciudad Azteca - Ojo de Agua

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.[2]

There are three variations of this route:[3]

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

63 articulated Volvo 7300 BRT buses ply the route painted white with red, light green and dark green trim.[4] It began free operations in October 2010.[5]

Stations[6]
Station Location Transference Picture
  Ciudad Azteca Ecatepec de Morelos Metro Ciudad Azteca
Quinto sol
Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez
Industrial
UNITEC
A. Torres
Zodiaco
Adolfo López Mateos
Vocacional 3
Valle Ecatepec
Las Américas Mexibus Las Américas Line 2 station
1° de mayo
Hospital
Aquiles Serdán
Jardines de Morelos
Palomas
19 de septiembre
Central de Abasto
Las Torres
Hidalgo
Cuauhtémoc Sur
Cuauhtémoc Norte
Esmeralda
Ojo de Agua Tecámac

Mexibús II: Las Américas - La Quebrada

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.[7] As of mid-2013 it was expected that the service would be operational in 2014.[8] But it was until January 2015 when it was opened.[9]

On 8 October 2018, the Servicio Exprés was opened.[10]

Key
Servicio exprés Indicates connection with the Servicio Exprés
Connection with Line IV (under construction) Indicates connection with Line IV Indios Verdes-Las Américas (under construction)
Stations[11]
Station Location Transference Picture
  Las Américas‡ Ecatepec de Morelos Mexibus Las Américas Line 1 station
1° de Mayo‡
San Martín‡
Puente de Fierro‡
Casa de Morelos‡
UPE
San Cristóbal
Agricultura
ISSEMYM
El Carmen
Ecatepecdagger
DIFdagger
Guadalupe Victoriadagger
Venustiano Carranza
FOVISSSTEdagger
San Carlos
La Lagunadagger Coacalco de Berriozábal
Parque Residencialdagger
Eje 8dagger
1° de Villadagger
Las Flores Zacuautitladagger
San Franciscodagger
Héroes-Canosasdagger
Coacalco-Tultepecdagger
Ex Hacienda San Felipe
Bosques del Valledagger
Coacalco Berriozábaldagger
Santa María Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
Villas de San Josédagger
Mariscala Real del Bosquedagger
Fuentes del Valledagger
De la Cruz San Mateo
Cartagenadagger
Bello Horizonte
La Bandera/Tultitlándagger
Buenavista
COCEM
Recursos Hidráulicos
Chilpandagger
Ciudad Labor
Vidriera
Lecheríadagger Lechería
Ordinary service station
Express service station
La Quebrada Cuautitlán Izcalli

Mexibús III: Pantitlán - Chimalhuacán

Mexibus Route 3 Chimalhuacán-Pantitlán

Mexibús line III was the second line in service. It runs 14.5 kilometers from Metro Pantitlán (transfer for multiple lines of the Mexico City Metro) in Mexico City proper to Chimalhuacán, State of Mexico. The concessionnaire is Red de Transporte de Oriente S.A. de C.V.[1] There are 29 stations, 2 terminals, and 85 buses. The line began construction at the end of 2010 [12][13] and began operations 30 April 2013.

There are three service variations provided on the line:

  • OR Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán regular (27 stops)
  • EX-1 Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (14 stops)
  • EX-2 Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (8 stops)

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

Stations[14][15]
Station Location Transference Picture
  Pantitlán Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City Metro Pantitlán
El Barquito Nezahualcoyotl
Maravillas
Vicente Riva Palacio
Virgencitas
Nezahualcóyotl
Lago de Chapala
Adolfo López Mateos
Palacio Municipal
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
El Castillo
General Vicente Villada
Rayito de Sol
Las Mañanitas
Rancho Grande
Bordo de Xochiaca
Las Torres
Guerrero Chimalli Chimalhuacán
Las Flores
Canteros
La Presa
Embarcadero
Santa Elena
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
San Pablo
Los Patos
Refugio
Acuitlapilco
Chimalhuacán

Fare

The fare is 7 Mexican pesos (MXN)[16] paid via rechargeable cards which cost 16 pesos and include 7 pesos in transit credit.[17][18]

Service operates seven days a week from 4:30 A.M. to 12:30 A.M.

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Confirman 63 autobuses articulados Volvo para el Mexibus". Estado de México, México: Directorio T21. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Corre el Mexibús, luego de un año de retraso en su inauguración" [Mexibús is running, after a year's delay in its inauguration]. Excélsior. Distrito Federal, México. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Estaciones de ruta 1 del Mexibús" [Stations of Route I of Mexibús]. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Autorizan una segunda ruta de Mexibús" [Second Mexibús route authorized]. El Universal. Ecatepec de Morelos, Méx., México. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Linea 2 del Mexicos funcionari a inicios del 2014". Eluniversaledomex.mx. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Inaugura Peña Nieto Línea 2 del Mexibús". Excelsior.com.mx. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Alfredo del Mazo pone en operación Línea Exprés del Mexibús". Ordenador Político. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Rutas" (in Spanish). Transcomunicador Offucial Website. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "En Proceso de Licitación" [Tendering bids] (PDF). Gaceta del Gobierno del Estado de México. Chimalhuacán, Méx., México. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  13. ↑ "Listas en 2012, tres líneas del Mexibús" [Ready in 2012, three Mexibús routes], El Universal, Chimalhuacán, Méx., México, 7 November 2011, archived from the original on 8 November 2011, retrieved 6 December 2011
  14. ↑ "Nezahualcoyotl" (PDF). Ceape.edomex.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  15. ↑ 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
  16. ↑ "Dan banderazo de salida a 22 nuevas unidades del Mexibús". El Sol de Toluca. Toluca. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  18. ↑ Archived 2013-10-01 at Archive.is
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