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 boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to Preparatoria 1 in Xochimilco.

Metrobús Line 5
Río de los Remedios station
Overview
StatusIn service
TerminiRío de los Remedios
San Lázaro / Las Bombas / Preparatoria 1
Stations51
WebsiteLínea 5
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services4
Operator(s)See Operators
Daily ridership70,000[1]
History
OpenedNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
Technical
Line length28.5 km (17.7 mi)[2]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Line 5 has a total of 51 stations and a length of 28.5 kilometers,[2] which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City.[1]

History and construction

Construction of Line 5 started on March 26, 2013 and it was inaugurated on November 5, 2013 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, then-Head of Government of the Federal District.[3][4] The service ran from Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro.

Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It was planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1, although originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs), in southeastern Mexico City. The first extension added 26 stations along 16 kilometers. The second extension added 4 kilometers and 7 stations to the line,[5] serving the Coyoacán, Tlalpan, and Xochimilco boroughs.[6][7]

Service description

Services

The line has three itineraries.[8]

Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro Norte

To San Lázaro Norte
  • First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:29 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Sunday)
To Río de los Remedios
  • First Bus: 4:39 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:21 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:32 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:11 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:09 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday)

Las Bombas to San Lázaro Sur

To San Lázaro Sur
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:57 (Monday-Friday)
To Las Bombas
  • First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:12 (Monday-Friday)

Río de los Remedios to Las Bombas

To Las Bombas
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:07 (Monday-Friday)
To Río de los Remedios
  • First Bus: 4:36 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:02 (Monday-Friday)

Line 5 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs.

Station list
Key[lower-alpha 1]
Denotes a Metrobús transfer
Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Denotes a connection with the Metro 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
Stations[lower-alpha 2] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
Río de los Remedios Juan González Romero, Nueva Atzacoalco Gustavo A. Madero November 5, 2013[4]
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
  • Line 6: San Juan de Aragón station
  • Line 5: Gran Canal stop
    		•  Constitución de la República, DM Nacional
    Río Guadalupe Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional
    Talismán
  • Route: 15-C
    		•  Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, San Pedro el Chico
    Victoria Aragón Inguarán, Gertrudis Sánchez
    Oriente 101
  • Line 4: Av. Eduardo Molina stop
  • Routes: 11-A, 12
    		•  Ampliación Mártires de Río Blanco, Gertrudis Sánchez
    Río Santa Coleta La Joya, Nueva Tenochitlán
    Río Consulado
  • Line 4: Consulado station (at distance)
  • Line 5: Consulado station (at distance)
  • Line 5: Eduardo Molina station (at distance)
  • Routes: 37, 200
  • Routes: 5-A, 20-A, 20-B
    		•  La Joya, La Malinche
    Canal del Norte
  • Route: 20-B
    		•  Ampliación Michoacana, 20 de Noviembre Venustiano Carranza
    Deportivo Eduardo Molina Ampliación 20 de Noviembre, 20 de Noviembre
    Mercado Morelos
  • Route: 18
    		•  20 de Noviembre, Col. Morelos
    Archivo General de la Nación
  • Line 4: Archivo General de la Nación station
    		•  Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria
    San Lázaro
  • Line 4: San Lázaro station
  • San Lázaro
  • Line 1: San Lázaro station
  • Line B: San Lázaro station
  • East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
    		•  Del Parque, 7 de Julio
    Moctezuma
  • Line 4: Moctezuma station (at distance)
  • Line 1: Moctezuma station (at distance)
  • Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H (all at distance)
    		•  Del Parque, Jardín Balbuena September 7, 2020[15][16]
    Venustiano Carranza
  • Routes: 19-F, 19-H
    		•  Jardín Balbuena
    Avenida del Taller
  • Route: 19-F
    		•  24 de Abril
    Mixiuhca
  • Line 9: Mixiuhca station
  • Line 2: Mixiuhca stop
  • Route: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A
    		•  Magdalena Mixiuhca
    Hospital General Troncoso Granjas México Iztacalco
    Metro Coyuya
  • Line 2: Metro Coyuya station (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Coyuya
  • Line 8: Coyuya station
  • Route: 14-A
    		•  Granjas México, Tlazintla, Coyuya, Barrio de los Reyes
    Recreo
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Tlazintla
    Oriente 116
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Los Picos de Iztacalco II A
    Colegio de Bachilleres 3
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  INFONAVIT Iztacalco
    Canal de Apatlaco
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Apatlaco Iztapalapa
    Apatlaco
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
  • Line 8: Apatlaco station
  • Line 9: Metro Apatlaco stop (Sundays-only)
    		•  Purísima Atlazolpa, Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Purísima Atlazolpa, Nueva Rosita
    Aculco
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
  • Line 8: Aculco station
    		•  Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Pueblo Aculco, Jardines de Churubusco
    Churubusco Oriente
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  El Sifón
    Escuadrón 201
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
  • Escuadrón 201 (unused)
  • Line 8: Escuadrón 201 station
  • Route: 22-D
    		•  Escuadrón 201
    Atanasio G. Saravia
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
  • Route: 22-D
    • Ermita Iztapalapa
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
  • Route: 52-C
  • Route: 22-D
    		•  Progreso del Sur
    Ganaderos
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Progreso del Sur, Minerva
    Pueblo Los Reyes
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Valle del Sur, Pueblo Los Reyes Culhuacán
    Barrio San Antonio
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Barrio San Antonio Culhuacán
    Calzada Taxqueña
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  Barrio Tula
    Cafetales
  • : Temporary Line 12 service
    		•  San Francisco Culhuacán Coyoacán
    ESIME Culhuacán CTM Culhuacán V
    Manuela Sáenz CTM Culhuacán VI
    La Vírgen
  • Route: 37
    		•  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 May 3, 2021[2]
    Calzada del Hueso Hacienda de Coyoacán
    Cañaverales Granjas Coapa Tlalpan
    Muyuguarda San Lorenzo la Cebada Xochimilco
    Circuito Cuemanco Barrio 18
    DIF Xochimilco
    Preparatoria 1
  • Routes: 47-A, 81-A, 143
    		•  Potrero de San Bernardino

    Operators

    Line 5 has the following operators.[17]

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

    Incidents

    A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.[18]

    Notes
    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[9]
      • Centro de transferecia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10]
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[11]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[12]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[13]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[14]
    2. All the stations are fully accessible.

    References
    1. (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 5" (Line 5 technical data), Metrobús website
    2. Cruz, Héctor (May 3, 2021). "Confusioón y desconcierto por nuevo tramo de Línea 5 del Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
    3. "GDF inicia obras de Línea 5 del Metrobús". Noticieros Televisa (in Spanish). March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
    4. "Inauguran L5 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
    5. Hernández, Eduardo (September 7, 2020). "Inauguran nuevo tramo de la Línea 5 del Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved September 7, 2020.
    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). July 30, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
    8. (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 5" (Line 5 Map), Metrobús website
    9. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    14. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    15. López, Jonás (August 29, 2020). "Línea 5 del Metrobús iniciará operaciones el 7 de septiembre". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved September 1, 2020.
    16. "Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
    17. Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018
    18. "Tráiler choca y daña estación Hospital Troncoso del Metrobús (aún no inaugurada)". Animal Político (in Spanish). September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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