Mexibús Line 3
Bus rapid transit line in the State of Mexico
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The Mexibús Line 3 (also stylized in Roman numbers as III) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It was the third line to be built and the second to be opened. It operates between Chimalhuacán, in the State of Mexico and Pantitlán metro station in Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila on 30 April 2013 with 29 stations.[1] Another station was opened in 2019. In 2023, an extension was added from Chimalcuacán Municipality to Chicoloapan de Juárez. It is 23 kilometers (14 mi) long. The line operates with 85 articulated buses.
- Chimalhuacán / Acuitlapilco
- Pantitlán / Rayito de Sol / Chicoloapan
| Line 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Mexibús over Avenida Chimalhuacán | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | In service | ||
| Termini |
| ||
| Stations | 45 | ||
| Website | Línea 3 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Bus rapid transit | ||
| System | Mexibús | ||
| Services | 5 | ||
| Operator | Red de Transporte de Oriente | ||
| Depot | Chimalhuacán | ||
| Rolling stock | 85 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 30 April 2013 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 23 km (14.3 mi) | ||
| Character | Exclusive right-of-way | ||
| |||
Stations
There are four service variations provided on Pantitlán–Chimalhuacán. The Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto route has a different type of service and stations layout:
- O: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán local (27 stops)[2]
- EX-1: Pantitlán-Acuitlapilco express (13 stops)[3]
- EX-2: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (8 stops)[4]
- EX-3: Pantitlán-Rayito de Sol express (8 stops)[5][6]
| Fully accessible station | Cablebús connection | RTP connection | |||||
| Partially accessible station | Mexibús connection | Tren Interurbano connection | |||||
| CETRAM transfer station | Mexicable connection | Tren Suburbano connection | |||||
| ETRAM transfer station | Mexico City Metro connection | Trolleybus connection | |||||
| Ecobici bikeshare | Pesero connection | Xochimilco Light Rail connection |
Pantitlán–Chimalhuacán
| Station[14][15][b] | Local |
EX-1 |
EX-2 |
EX-3 |
Location | Connection | Picture | Opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantitlán |
● | ● | ● | ● | Iztacalco/ Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City |
30 April 2013[1] | |||
| Calle 6 | ● | ● | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City |
4 November 2019[16][17] | |||||
| El Barquito | ● | ● | ● | Nezahualcóyotl | 30 April 2013[1] | ||||
| 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 | ● | ● | |||||||
Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto
- Since the Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto route has several one-way stations, the following table will start at Acutilapilco station and follow an eastward flow until reaching the Central de Abasto Terminal Station, then follow the route westward culminating with the Prolongación Peñón station.
| Station[b] | Eastward | Westward | Location | Connection | Picture | Opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuitlapilco | ● | ● | Chimalhuacán | 24 March 2023[18] | |||
| San Miguel | ● | ||||||
| Arca de Noé | ● | ||||||
| Tláloc | ● | ||||||
| Las Fuentes | ● | ||||||
| Santa María Nativitas | ● | ||||||
| Lagunilla | ● | ||||||
| Chicoloapan | ● | Chicoloapan de Juárez | |||||
| Central de Abasto | ● | ● | |||||
| Benito Juárez | ● | ||||||
| Recinto Ferial | ● | Chimalhuacán | |||||
| Camino Viejo | ● | ||||||
| Tequesquite | ● | ||||||
| Cuauhtémoc | ● | ||||||
| Ciudad Alegre | ● | ||||||
| Prolongación Peñón | ● | ||||||
Notes
- The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metro (
) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7] - Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol
‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol
† are partially accessible.[7] - Cablebús (
) obtained from their official website.[8] - Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM;
) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[9] - Ecobici (
) obtained from their official website.[10] - Metrobús (
) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[11] - Mexibús (
) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7] - Mexicable (
) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7] - 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.[8]
- Metro (
- All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
