Mexibús Line IV | |
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Overview | |
Status | In service |
Termini |
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Stations | 30 |
Website | Línea IV |
Service | |
Type | Bus rapid transit |
System | Mexibús |
Services | 2 |
Operator(s) | Transmasivo |
Depot(s) | Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario |
Rolling stock | 71 |
History | |
Opened | 24 February 2021 |
Technical | |
Line length | 22.3 km (13.9 mi) |
Character | Exclusive right-of-way |
The Mexibús Line IV (also stylized in Arabic numbers as 4) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It operates between the Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario (UMB) in Tecámac, State of Mexico, and La Raza metro station in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City. It was the fourth line to be built and the fourth to be opened. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Alfredo del Mazo Maza on 24 February 2021. It has 30 operative stations. It is 22.3 kilometers (13.9 mi) long. The line has two different types of services, and both include a service exclusively for women and children named Servicio Rosa (Pink Service). The line operates with 71 buses.[1][2]
While the line was under construction, Line II provided a provisional route from Las Américas to Indios Verdes.[3]
History and construction
The line began construction in June 2014,[4] and was expected to open since 2015.[5] It started free pre-operative tests on 24 February 2021.[2] Operations started on 9 October 2021.[6]
On April 7, 2024, the southern expansion from the Indios Verdes station to the La Raza metro station station came into operation.[7][8]
Stations
Denotes a Mexibús transfer | |
Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system | |
Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system. In the State of Mexico, they are called Estación de tranferencia modal (ETRAM). | |
Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system | |
Denotes a connection with the Mexicable 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] | O | Ex | Location | Connection | Picture | Opened | |
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La Raza | ● | Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City |
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7 April 2024[8] | |||
Indios Verdes[c] | ● | ● |
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24 February 2021[2] | |||
Periférico | ● | ● | Tlalnepantla de Baz |
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Martín Carrera | ● | ||||||
Clínica 76 | ● | ● | Ecatepec de Morelos | ||||
Vía Morelos | ● | ||||||
Monumento a Morelos | ● | ||||||
5 de Febrero | ● | ||||||
Santa Clara | ● | ● |
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Cerro Gordo | ● | ||||||
Servicios Administrativos | ● | ||||||
Clínica 93 | ● | ● | |||||
Industrial | ● | ||||||
5ta. Aparición | ● | ||||||
Tulpetlac | ● | ● | |||||
Siervo de la Nación | ● | ||||||
Nuevo Laredo | ● | ● | |||||
Laureles | ● | ||||||
La Viga | ● | ||||||
San Cristóbal | ● | ||||||
Puente de Fierro | ● | ● |
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Izcalli Palomas | ● | 9 October 2021[6] | |||||
Central de Abastos | ● | ● |
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Santa María Chiconautla | ● | 27 May 2023 | |||||
Ejido Santo Tomás | ● | 9 October 2021[6] | |||||
Revolución | ● | ||||||
Margarito F. Ayala | ● | Tecámac | |||||
Flores | ● | ● | |||||
Bosques | ● | ||||||
Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario | ● | ● |
Expansion
The line is expected to connect with the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, in Zumpango Municipality to the north.
Notes
- ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Mexibús () adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[9]
- Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[9]
- Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
- Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[11]
- Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[12]
- Mexicable () adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[9]
- Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[13]
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[14]
- Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[11]
- ^ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities, except Cerro Gordo.
- ^ New station in operation from April 7, 2024.[15]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "L4 DEL MEXIBÚS, A PRUEBA". Pasajero7 (in Spanish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "¡Aviso importante!". Mexibús Line II Official Facebook. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Solís, Fernando (9 October 2021). "Inicia operaciones la Línea 4 del Mexibús en Tecámac". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Cerón, Mayra (12 September 2017). "Unidades del Mexibús llegarán a Indios Verdes y La Raza". Revista Transportes y Turismo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Línea 4 del Mexibús entrará en operaciones este domingo". El Sol de Toluca (in Spanish). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Centros de Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico" [Massive Transportation and Telepheric System] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Lázaro, Esmeralda (7 April 2024). "Primera etapa del Cetram Indios Verdes inicia operaciones". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2024.