Mexico City Metrobús Line 6

Metrobús Line 6
Bus at the Villa de Aragón terminal station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • El Rosario
  • Villa de Aragón
Stations37
WebsiteLínea 6
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services3
Operator(s)See Operators
Daily ridership150,000[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 21, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-21)
Technical
Line length20 km (12.4 mi)[1]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 6 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between El Rosario in the municipality of Azcapotzalco, in northern Mexico City, and Villa de Aragón in Gustavo A. Madero, in the eastern limits of the city with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Line 6 has a total of 37 stations and a length of 20 kilometers (12.4 mi), which runs from northwestern to eastern Mexico City.[1]

Construction of Line 6 started on August 6, 2014 and it was inaugurated on January 21, 2016 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[2][3]

Service description

Services

The line has three itineraries:[4]

Villa de Aragón to El Rosario

To El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:20 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:18 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:20 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:18 (Sunday)
To Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:22 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:17 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:21 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:13 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:17 (Sunday)

Villa de Aragón to Instituto Politécnico Nacional

From Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:16 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday
To Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:37 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:55 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:26 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday

Deportivo 18 de Marzo to El Rosario

To El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:15 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
From El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:24 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:36 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

Line 6 services the Azcapotzalco and Gustavo A. Madero municipalities.

Station list

Key[a]
Metrobús Denotes a Metrobús transfer
CETRAM Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Mexico City Metro Denotes a connection with the Metro system
Mexibús Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
Public buses Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Trolleybus Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
El Rosario
  • CETRAM El Rosario
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: El Rosario station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 7 Line 7: El Rosario station
  • Mexibús Line V: El Rosario station (under planning)[11]
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107
  • Trolleybus Lines 4 and 6: El Rosario stop
    		• Unidad Habitacional El Rosario Azcapotzalco January 21, 2016[3]
    Colegio de Bachilleres 1
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107
  • Trolleybus Line 6: Bachilleres 1 stop
    • De las Culturas
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 107
    		• Unidad Habitacional El Rosario, San Martín Xochinahuac
    Ferrocarriles Nacionales
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A
    		• San Martín Xochinahuac
    UAM Azcapotzalco
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 107, 107-B
    		• San Martín Xochinahuac, Santa Bárbara
    Tecnoparque
  • RTP Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B
    		• Santa Bárbara
    Norte 59 Industrial Vallejo
    Norte 45
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: Norte 45 station (at distance)
  • Public buses Route: 15-A (at distance)
    • Montevideo
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Montevideo
    		• Industrial Vallejo, Nueva Vallejo Azcapotzalco, Gustavo A. Madero
    Lindavista-Vallejo Nueva Vallejo, Lindavista Vallejo Gustavo A. Madero
    Instituto del Petróleo
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 5 Line 5: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 23, 27-A, 103
  • Trolleybus Line 1: Instituto del Petróleo stop (north–south route; at distance)
  • Trolleybus Line 8: Montevideo stop (at distance)
    		• Lindavista Vallejo, San Bartolo Atepehuacán
    San Bartolo San Bartolo Atepehuacán, Lindavista Sur
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • RTP Routes: 25, 104
    		• Lindavista Sur
    Riobamba
    Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • CETRAM Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Public buses Route: 15-B
    		• Tepeyac Insurgentes
    La Villa
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: La Villa-Basílica station (at distance)
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Garrido station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 25, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Garrido stop (at distance)
  • Public buses Route: 15-B (at distance)
    • De los Misterios[c]
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: De los Misterios station
  • RTP Routes: 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Av. Montevideo stop
    		• Tepeyac Insurgentes, Villa Gustavo A. Madero
    Hospital Infantil La Villa[c]
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Hospital Infantil La Villa station
  • RTP Routes: 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Hospital de la Villa stop
    		• Villa Gustavo A. Madero, Estanzuela
    Delegación Gustavo A. Madero
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Delegación Gustavo A. Madero station
  • RTP Route: 107-B
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Cuauhtémoc stop
    		• Villa Gustavo A. Madero, Martín Carrera
    Martín Carrera
  • CETRAM Martín Carrera
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 4 Line 4: Martín Carrera station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 6 Line 6: Martín Carrera station
  • RTP Routes: 33, 37
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Martín Carrera stop
  • Public buses Route: 5-A
    		• Constitución de la República, Granjas Modernas
    Hospital General La Villa
    San Juan de Aragón
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: San Juan de Aragón station
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Gran Canal stop
    		• Constitución de la República, Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional
    Gran Canal DM Nacional, Amp. Casas Alemán
    Casas Alemán Ampliación Casas Alemán, Héroes de Chapultepec
    Pueblo San Juan de Aragón Pueblo San Juan de Aragón
    Loreto Fabela
  • Public buses Routes: 15-B, 15-C
    		• Pueblo San Juan de Aragón, San Juan de Aragón
    482[d]
  • Public buses Route: 15-C
    		• San Juan de Aragón
    414[d]
    416 Oriente[d]
    416 Poniente[c]
  • RTP Route: 43
  • Public buses Route: 15-B
    		• Ampliación Casas Alemán, San Juan de Aragón
    Deportivo Los Galeana[c]
  • RTP Route: 43
  • Public buses Route: 15-B
    • Ampliación Providencia[c] Providencia, San Juan de Aragón
    Volcán de Fuego[c] Ampliación Providencia, San Juan de Aragón
    La Pradera La Pradera, San Juan de Aragón
    Colegio de Bachilleres 9
    Francisco Morazán Villa de Aragón, San Juan de Aragón
    Villa de Aragón
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: Villa de Aragón station
  • Routes: 15-A, 15-C

    • Operators

    Corredor Antenas-Rosario, SA de CV (CARSA) is the sole operator of Line 6.[12]

    Notes

    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[5]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[6]
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7]
      • Mexibús () 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.[8]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[9]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[10]
    2. ^ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ a b c d e f Accessible from Villa de Aragón to El Rosario.
    4. ^ a b c Accessible from El Rosario to Villa de Aragón.

    References

    1. ^ a b c (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 6" (Line 6 technical data), Metrobús website
    2. ^ "Inicia obra por Línea 6 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
    3. ^ a b "Mancera inaugura Línea 6 del Metrobús". El Financiero (in Spanish). January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
    4. ^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 6" (Line 6 Map), Metrobús website
    5. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    6. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    7. ^ a b "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. ^ "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. ^ Contreras, Jorge (24 July 2024). "¿Habrá nueva línea de Mexibús hasta el Metro Rosario? Esto respondieron las autoridades del Edomex". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
    12. ^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018