Mexibús Line II

Mexibús Line II
A Mexibús arriving at Las Américas station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • Las Américas / Lechería
  • La Quebrada / Ecatepec / Río de los Remedios
Stations52
WebsiteLínea II
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexibús
Services2
Operator(s)Transcomunicador
Depot(s)Las Américas
Rolling stock103
History
Opened12 January 2015; 9 years ago (2015-01-12)
Technical
Line length56.3 km (35.0 mi)
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

The Mexibús Line II (also stylized in Arabic numbers as 2) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It operates between La Quebrada in Cuautitlán Izcalli and Las Américas in Ecatepec de Morelos. It was the second line to be built and the third to be opened. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila on 12 January 2015 with 43 stations.[1] It is 21.3 kilometers (13.2 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 97 buses. On 8 October 2018, the Servicio Exprés was opened, going from Lechería to Ecatepec stations.[2]

Until 15 December 2020, the line provided a provisional route from Las Américas to Indios Verdes metro station and it was later replaced with Line IV.[3]

On 4 March 2024, the state government opened a branch line that connects Las Américas station with the Río de los Remedios BRT station of the Mexico City Metrobús, in Northeastern Mexico City. It is 35 km (22 mi) long.

Stations

Key[a]
Handicapped/disabled access ‡ Denotes a fully or mostly accessible station
Handicapped/disabled access † Denotes a station connected to a non-accessible footbridge
Mexibús Denotes a Mexibús transfer
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM) system
Metrobús Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
Tren Suburbano Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
Station[7] L Ex Location Connection Picture Opened
  Las Américas Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: 1° de mayo station
  • ETRAM Las Américas
    		•  12 January 2015[1]
    1° de Mayo Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    San Martín Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Puente de Fierro Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
  • Mexibús Line 4 Line IV: Puente de Fierro station
    • Casa de Morelos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    UPE Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    San Cristóbal Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Agricultura Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    ISSEMYM Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    El Carmen Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Ecatepec Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    DIF Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Guadalupe Victoria Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Venustiano Carranza Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    FOVISSSTE Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    San Carlos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    La Laguna Handicapped/disabled access † ● ● Coacalco de Berriozábal
    Parque Residencial Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Eje 8 Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    1ª de Villa Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Las Flores Zacuautitla Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    San Francisco Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Héroes-Canosas Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Coacalco-Tultepec Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Ex Hacienda San Felipe Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Bosques del Valle Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Coacalco Berriozábal Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Santa María Handicapped/disabled access † ● Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
    Villas de San José Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Mariscala Real del Bosque Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Fuentes del Valle Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    De la Cruz San Mateo Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Cartagena Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Bello Horizonte Handicapped/disabled access † ●
    Bandera/Tultitlán Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Buenavista Handicapped/disabled access † ●
    COCEM Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Recursos Hidráulicos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Chilpan Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Ciudad Labor Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Vidriera Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Lechería Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
  • ETRAM Lechería
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Lechería station
    • Estación Retorno Oriente[b] Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● 8 October 2018[2]
    La Quebrada Handicapped/disabled access ● Cuautitlán Izcalli
  • ETRAM La Quebrada
    		• 12 January 2015[1]

    Line 2A

    On 29 February 2024, the state government opened a branch line that connects Las Américas station with the Río de los Remedios BRT station of the Mexico City Metrobús, on Line 5, in Northeastern Mexico City.[9] The line is 35 km (22 mi) long and it operates with 10 electric buses.[10]

    Since the Las Américas–Río de los Remedios route has several one-way stations, the following table will start at Las Américas station and follow an southward flow until reaching the Río de los Remedios station, then follow the route northward ending with the Libertadores de América station.
    Station[c] Southward Northward Location Connection Picture Opened
      Las Américas ● ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: 1° de mayo station
  • ETRAM Las Américas
    		•  29 February 2024
    Veracruz ●
    Matamoros ●
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: Hospital station
    • Monumento a la Familia ●
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: Jardines de Morelos station (at distance)
    • Río de los Remedios ● ● Gustavo A. Madero
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: Río de los Remedios station
    		•
    León de los Aldama ●
    Centro Cultural ● Ecatepec de Morelos
    Paseo Ventura ●
    Libertadores de América ●

    Incidents

    On 12 April 2021, at 5:30 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of FOVISSSTE station on Line 2. The station was empty and only the driver resulted injured.[11]

    Notes

    1. ^ 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.[4]
      • Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[4]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[5]
      • Tren Suburbano (Tren Suburbano) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[6]
      • All the stations' facilities are accessible for wheelchairs and have braille signage plates. Some stations have tactile pavings. However, some of the footbridges that connect some of the stations are not adapted for wheelchairs. Stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† are connected with those footbridges.
    2. ^ Otherwise known as the express service-only Lechería station; also abbreviated as ERO.[8]
    3. ^ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Inaugura Peña Nieto Línea 2 del Mexibús". Excelsior.com.mx. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
    2. ^ a b "Alfredo del Mazo pone en operación Línea Exprés del Mexibús". Ordenador Político. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
    3. ^ "¡Aviso importante!". Mexibús Line II Official Facebook. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
    4. ^ a b "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.
    5. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    6. ^ "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    7. ^ Mexibús, Inicia servicio exprés de la Línea 2 del (8 October 2018). "Inicia servicio exprés de la Línea 2 del Mexibús". Capital Edo Méx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    8. ^ Del Mazo Maza, Alfredo [@alfredodelmazo] (8 October 2018). "En la estación Retorno Oriente, también pusimos en operación la línea exprés del #Mexibús, que va de Lechería, en #Tultitlán, hasta Las Américas, en #Ecatepec; reduce el tiempo de traslado de 55 a 30 minutos" [At the Retorno Oriente station, we also put into operation the express line of the #Mexibús, which goes from Lechería, in #Tultitlán, to Las Américas, in #Ecatepec; it reduces travel time from 55 to 30 minutes.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Tultitlán. Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
    9. ^ Campuzano, Marco Antonio (4 March 2024). "Lista de estaciones, colonias y tiempo de traslado de la nueva ruta del Mexibús Línea 2 que va a Río de los Remedios" [List of stations, neighborhoods and travel time of the new Mexibus Line 2 route to Río de los Remedios]. ADN 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
    10. ^ Contreras, Jorge (5 March 2024). "Mexibús L2: ruta las Américas-Río Los Remedios, ¿cuántas estaciones tendrá y cuál será su recorrido?". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
    11. ^ Fernández, Emilio (12 April 2021). "Mujer pierde control de camioneta y destroza torniquetes de Mexibús en Ecatepec". El Universal (in Spanish). Ecatepec. Retrieved 12 April 2021.