Mexibús Line III

The Mexibús Line III is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It was the third line to be built and the second to be opened. It operates between Chimalhuacán, in the State of Mexico and Pantitlán metro station in Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila on 30 April 2013 with 29 stations.[1] Another station was opened later. It is 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) long. The line operates with 85 articulated buses.

Mexibús Line III
Mexibús over Avenida Chimalhuacán
Overview
StatusIn service
TerminiChimalhuacán
Pantitlán / Rayito de Sol
Stations30
WebsiteLínea III
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexibús
Services4
Operator(s)Red de Transporte de Oriente
Depot(s)Chimalhuacán
Rolling stock85
History
Opened30 April 2013 (2013-04-30)
Technical
Line length14.5 km (9.0 mi)
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Stations

There are four service variations provided on the line:

  • O: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán local (27 stops)[2]
  • EX-1: Pantitlán-Acuitlapilco express (13 stops)[3]
  • EX-2: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (8 stops)[4]
  • EX-3: Pantitlán-Rayito de Sol express (8 stops)[5][6]

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

Key[lower-alpha 1]
Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system
Denotes a connection with the Metrobús 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
Station[13][14][lower-alpha 2] O EX-1 EX-2 EX-3 Location Connection Picture Opened
  Pantitlán ● ● ● ● Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
  • Pantitlán
  • Line 1: Pantitlán
  • Line 5: Pantitlán
  • Line 9: Pantitlán
  • Line A: Pantitlán
  • Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station
  • Route: 168
  • Line 2: Pantitlán stop
  • Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G
    		•  30 April 2013[1]
    Calle 6 ● ● Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
  • Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Calle 6 station
    		•  4 November 2019[15][16]
    El Barquito ● ● ● Nezahualcóyotl 30 April 2013[1]
    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 ● ●

    Notes
    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    2. All the stations are fully accessible.

    References
    1. Notimex (30 April 2013). "Inicia operaciones línea 3 del Mexibús en Edomex". 20Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
    2. "Ordinario". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    3. "Express 1". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    4. "EXPRESS 2". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    5. Moreno, Lucas (18 December 2019). "Línea III del Mexibús contará con ruta exprés desde Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    6. "Express 3". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    7. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. "Nezahualcoyotl" (PDF). Ceape.edomex.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
    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. Del Mazo Maza, Alfredo (4 November 2019). "Pusimos en marcha la estación "Calle 6" de la Línea III del Mexibús, que nos permite darle mayores oportunidades de traslado a todas las familias de #Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
    16. "Estación fantasma de Mexibús cuesta 27 mdp". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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