Mexico City Metrobús Line 5

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 municipality of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to San Lázaro in Venustiano Carranza.

Metrobús Line 5
Río de los Remedios station
Overview
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
StatusIn service
TerminiRío de los Remedios
San Lázaro
Stations17
Services1
Daily ridership70,000[1]
WebsiteLínea 5
Operation
OpenedNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
Operator(s)See Operators
CharacterExclusive right-of-way
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)[1]

Line 5 has a total of 17 stations and a length of 10 kilometers which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City.[1]

Construction of Line 5 started on 26 March 2013 and it was inaugurated on November 5, 2013 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[2][3]

Service description

Services

The line has a unique itinerary.[4]

Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro

To San Lázaro
  • First Bus: 4:10 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:10 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:10 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:03 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:05 (Sunday)
To Río de los Remedios
  • First Bus: 4:39 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:39 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:32 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:32 (Sunday)

Line 5 services the Gustavo A. Madero and Venustiano Carranza municipalities.

Station list
Stations Connections Neighborhood(s) Municipality Picture Date opened
Río de los Remedios Juan González Romero, Nueva Atzacoalco Gustavo A. Madero November 5, 2013[3]
314. Memorial New's Divine Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco
5 de Mayo Vasco de Quiroga, Nueva Atzacoalco
Vasco de Quiroga
El Coyol Salvador Díaz Mirón, El Coyol
Preparatoria 3 Constitución de la República, El Coyol
San Juan de Aragón San Juan de Aragón Constitución de la República, DM Nacional
Río Guadalupe Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional
Talismán Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, San Pedro el Chico
Victoria Aragón Inguarán, Gertrudis Sánchez
Oriente 101 Ampliación Mártires de Río Blanco, Gertrudis Sánchez
Río Santa Coleta La Joya, Nueva Tenochitlán
Río Consulado Consulado
Eduardo Molina		 La Joya, La Malinche
Canal del Norte Ampliación Michoacana, 20 de Noviembre Venustiano Carranza
Deportivo Eduardo Molina Ampliación 20 de Noviembre, 20 de Noviembre
Archivo General de la Nación Archivo General de la Nación Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria
San Lázaro San Lázaro
San Lázaro		 Del Parque, 7 de Julio

Operators

Line 5 has the following operators.[5]

  • Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA (CITEMSA)
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)

Expansion

Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It is planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1 (originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of Tlalpan and Xochimilco municipalities), in southeastern Mexico City. This extension will add 20 kilometers and 33 stations to the line, serving the Coyoacán, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa, Tlalpan, Venustiano Carranza and Xochimilco municipalities.[6][7]

Stations Connections Neighborhood(s) Municipality Date opened
Moctezuma Moctezuma
Moctezuma		 Del Parque, Jardín Balbuena Venustiano Carranza Expected 2020
Venustiano Carranza Jardín Balbuena
Av. del Taller 24 de Abril
Mixiuhca Mixiuhca Magdalena Mixiuhca
Hospital G. Troncoso Granjas México Iztacalco
Metro Coyuya Coyuya
Coyuya		 Granjas México, Tlazintla
Recreo Tlazintla
Oriente 116 Los Picos de Iztacalco II A
Colegio de Bachilleres 3 INFONAVIT Iztacalco
Canal de Apatlaco Apatlaco Iztapalapa
Apatlaco Apatlaco Purísima Atlazolpa, Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Purísima Atlazolpa, Nueva Rosita
Aculco Aculco Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Pueblo Aculco
Churubusco Ote. El Sifón
Escuadrón 201 Escuadrón 201 Escuadrón 201
Atanasio G. Saravia
Ermita-Iztapalapa Progreso del Sur
Ganaderos Progreso del Sur, Minerva
Pueblo Los Reyes Valle del Sur
San A. Culhuacán 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 Ex Ejido de San Pedro Tepetlapa, Popular Emiliano Zapata
Tepetlapa Alianza Popular Revolucionaria, Popular Emiliano Zapata
Las Bombas CTM Culhuacán X, Cafetales
Vista Hermosa Hacienda de Coyoacán, CTM Culhuacán X Expected 2020
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

References
  1. (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 5" (Line 5 technical data), Metrobús website
  2. "GDF inicia obras de Línea 5 del Metrobús". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. "Inauguran L5 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 5" (Line 5 Map), Metrobús website
  5. Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018
  6. (in Spanish) "Ampliación Línea 5" (Line 5 Expansion), Metrobús website
  7. "Acortan Línea 5 del Metrobús; no llegará a Vaqueritos". El Universal (in Spanish). 30 July 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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