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 in the parts of Greater Mexico City that are located in the State of Mexico, which surrounds the Mexican Federal District, i.e. Mexico City proper, on three sides.

It is operated by Transmasivo S.A. (line I), Transcomunicador S.A. (line II) and Red de Transporte de Oriente S.A. de C.V. (line III).[1] There are three lines with a total length of 52 kilometres (32 mi) and 95 stations located in Ecatepec, Tecámac, Nezahualcóyotl, Chimalhuacán, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo, and Cuautitlán Izcalli, all in the State of Mexico (and Greater Mexico City zone), as well as one 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]

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]

Stations[10]
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
Ecatepec
DIF
Guadalupe Victoria
Venustiano Carranza
FOVISSSTE
San Carlos
La Laguna Coacalco de Berriozábal
Parque Residencial
Eje 8
1ra de Villa
Las Flores Zacuatitla
San Francisco
Héroes Canosas
Coacalco-Tultepec
Ex Hacienda San Felipe
Bosques del Valle
Coacalco Berriozábal
Santa María Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
Villas de San José
Mariscala Real del Bosque
Fuentes del Valle
De la Cruz San Mateo
Cartagena
Bello Horizonte
La Bandera Tultitlán
Buenavista
COCEM
Recursos Hidráulicos
Chilpan
Ciudad Labor
Vidriería
Lechería Lechería
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 [11][12] and began operations 30 April 2013.

There are three service variations provided on the line:

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

Stations[13][14]
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 6 Mexican pesos (MXN) [15] paid via rechargeable cards which cost 16 pesos and include 6 pesos in transit credit.[16][17]

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. ↑ http://www.edomex.gob.mx/portal/page/portal/secom/transporte/tarticcdazt
  3. ↑ http://www.edomex.gob.mx/comunicaciones/docs/pdf/mexibus.pdf
  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. 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. ↑ http://www.eluniversaledomex.mx/ecatepec/linea-2-del-mexibus-funcionara-a-inicios-del-2014.html
  9. ↑ http://excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/01/12/1002228
  10. ↑ "Rutas" (in Spanish). Transcomunicador Offucial Website. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "En Proceso de Licitación" [Tendering bids] (PDF). Gaceta del Gobierno del Estado de México. Chimalhuacán, Méx., México. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Listas en 2012, tres líneas del Mexibús" [Ready in 2012, three Mexibús routes], El Universal, Chimalhuacán, Méx., México, 7 November 2011, retrieved 6 December 2011
  13. ↑ http://ceape.edomex.gob.mx/sites/ceape.edomex.gob.mx/files/Nezahualc%C3%B3yotl.pdf
  14. ↑ 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
  15. ↑ Alejandro León (16 May 2013), "Aumenta un peso tarifa del Mexibús" [Mexibús fares go up], Reforma, Distrito Federal, México, retrieved 17 May 2013
  16. ↑ http://www.hoyestado.com/nota.php?id=10593
  17. ↑ http://www.reforma.com/libre/online07/preacceso/articulos/default.aspx?plazaconsulta=reforma&url=http://www.reforma.com/edomex/articulo/694/1387616/&urlredirect=http://www.reforma.com/edomex/articulo/694/1387616/
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