Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
Bus route in Mexico City
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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 boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to Preparatoria 1 in Xochimilco.
- Río de los Remedios
- San Lázaro / Las Bombas / Preparatoria 1
| Metrobús Line 5 | |
|---|---|
Río de los Remedios station | |
| Overview | |
| Status | In service |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 51 |
| Website | Línea 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit |
| System | Mexico City Metrobus |
| Services | 4 |
| Operator(s) | See Operators |
| Daily ridership | 70,000[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | November 5, 2013 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 28.5 km (17.7 mi)[2] |
| Character | Exclusive right-of-way |
Line 5 has a total of 51 stations and a length of 28.5 kilometers,[2] which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City.[1]
History and construction
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] The service ran from Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro.
Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It was planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1, although originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs), in southeastern Mexico City. The first extension added 26 stations along 16 kilometers. The second extension added 4 kilometers and 7 stations to the line,[5] serving the Coyoacán, Tlalpan, and Xochimilco boroughs.[6][7]
Service description
Services
The line has three itineraries.[8]
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, Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs.
Station list
| Denotes a centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) | |
| Denotes a Metrobús transfer | |
| Denotes a connection with the Metro system | |
| Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system | |
| Denotes a connection with the public bus system | |
| Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system | |
| Denotes a connection with the trolleybus system |
| Station[b] | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Borough | Picture | Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río de los Remedios |
|
Gustavo A. Madero | November 5, 2013[4] | ||
| 314. Memorial New's Divine | Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco | ||||
| 5 de Mayo |
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| Vasco de Quiroga | |||||
| El Coyol |
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| Preparatoria 3 |
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| San Juan de Aragón |
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| Río de Guadalupe | Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional | ||||
| Talismán |
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| Victoria |
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| Oriente 101 |
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| Río Santa Coleta |
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| Río Consulado |
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| Canal del Norte |
|
Venustiano Carranza | |||
| Deportivo Eduardo Molina |
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| Mercado Morelos |
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| Archivo General de la Nación |
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| San Lázaro |
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| Moctezuma |
|
September 7, 2020[15][16] | |||
| Venustiano Carranza | Jardín Balbuena | ||||
| Avenida del Taller | 24 de Abril | ||||
| Mixiuhca | Magdalena Mixiuhca | ||||
| Hospital General Troncoso | Granjas México | Iztacalco | |||
| Metro Coyuya |
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| Recreo | Tlazintla | ||||
| Oriente 116 | Los Picos de Iztacalco II A | ||||
| Colegio de Bachilleres 3 | INFONAVIT Iztacalco | ||||
| Canal de Apatlaco | Apatlaco | Iztapalapa | |||
| Apatlaco |
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| Aculco |
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| Churubusco Oriente | El Sifón | ||||
| Escuadrón 201 |
Escuadrón 201 | ||||
| Atanasio G. Sarabia | |||||
| Ermita Iztapalapa | Progreso del Sur | ||||
| Ganaderos |
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| Pueblo Los Reyes |
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| 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 |
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| Tepetlapa |
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| Las Bombas |
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| Vista Hermosa |
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May 3, 2021[2] | |||
| 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 |
Operators
Line 5 has the following operators.[17]
- Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA (CITEMSA)
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)
Incidents
A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.[18]
Notes
- The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metrobús (
) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[9] - Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM;
) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10] - Metro (
) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[11] - Mexibús (
) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[11] - Public buses network (peseros) (
) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[12] - Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (
) obtained from their official website.[13] - Trolleybuses (
) obtained from their official website.[14]
- Metrobús (
- All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.


