Mexico City Metrobús Line 2

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Tepalcates, in Iztapalapa and Tacubaya in the Miguel Hidalgo municipality, in western Mexico City.

Metrobús Line 2
Bus at the Escandón station
Overview
StatusIn service
TerminiTepalcates / Del Moral
Tacubaya / Etiopía
Stations37
WebsiteLínea 2
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services4
Operator(s)See Operators
History
OpenedDecember 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
Technical
Line length20 km (12.4 mi)[1]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Line 2 has a total of 36 stations and a length of 20 kilometers and it runs from east to west through Eje 4 Sur.[1]

Construction of Line 2 started on September 4, 2007 and it was inaugurated on December 16, 2008 by Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2006 to 2012.[2][3]

Service description

Services

The line has four itineraries.[4]

Tepalcates to Tacubaya

To Tacubaya
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:50 (Sunday)
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 4:35 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:35 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:05 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Sunday)

Tepalcates to Etiopía

From Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 4:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:35 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 6:25 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 19:10 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 5:25 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:25 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 7:12 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 20:00 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday

Del Moral to Colonia del Valle (Line 1)

To Colonia del Valle
  • First Bus: 7:20 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 10:07 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 6:20 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 11:00 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

Tepalcates to Colonia del Valle (Line 1)

To Colonia del Valle
  • First Bus: 4:35 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:28 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:28 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:05 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:39 (Sunday)
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:55 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:50 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:43 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:20 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:50 (Sunday)

Line 2 services the Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, and Miguel Hidalgo municipalities.

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 Ecobici 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

Tepalcates–Tacubaya
Stations[lower-alpha 2] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
Tepalcates
  • Tepalcates
  • Line A: Tepalcates station
  • Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
  • Routes: 9-D, 9-E
    		•  Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista, Tepalcates Iztapalapa December 16, 2008[3]
    Nicolás Bravo[lower-alpha 3]
  • Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
    		•  Tepalcates
    Canal de San Juan[lower-alpha 3]
  • Line A: Canal de San Juan station (at distance)
  • Routes: 47-A, 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
  • Routes: 4-B, 4-C, 9-B, 9-E, 14-A
    • General Antonio de León[lower-alpha 4]
    Constitución de Apatzingán
  • Routes: 4-C, 9-A
    • CCH Oriente[lower-alpha 5]
  • Route: 4-C
    		•  Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista
    Leyes de Reforma Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Del Moral[lower-alpha 4] Colonia Cuchilla del Moral, Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Río Frío[lower-alpha 3] Colonia Cuchilla del Moral
    Rojo Gómez Colonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
    Río Mayo
    Río Tecolutla Colonia Real del Moral
    El Rodeo
  • Route: 14-A
    		•  Colonia Paseos de Churubusco, Colonia El Rodeo
    UPIICSA Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Ampliación Gabriel Ramos Millán Iztacalco
    Iztacalco
  • Route: 14-A
    		•
    Goma
  • Routes: 43, 200
  • Route: 14-A
    		•  Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Gabriel Ramos Millán
    Tlacotal
    Canela
    Metro Coyuya
  • Line 5: Metro Coyuya station (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Coyuya
  • Line 8: Coyuya station
  • Route: 14-A
    		•  Coyuya, Granjas México, Barrio de los Reyes, Tlazintla September 7, 2020[12]
    Coyuya Santa Anita, Barrio Los Reyes December 16, 2008[3]
    La Viga
  • Route: 37
    		•  Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Francisco Xicaltongo
    Andrés Molina Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Pedro
    Las Américas Colonia Moderna Benito Juárez
    Xola
  • Line 2: Xola station
  • Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
    		•  Colonia Álamos
    Álamos
    Centro SCOP
  • Line 1: Centro SCOP stop
    		•  Narvarte Oriente
    Doctor Vértiz
    Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
  • Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
    		•  Narvarte Poniente
    Amores Colonia del Valle Norte
    Viaducto
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
    		•  Colonia Roma Sur Cuauhtémoc
    Nuevo León
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station
    		•  Hipódromo
    Escandón Hipódromo, Escandón Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo
    Patriotismo
  • Line 9: Patriotismo station
  • Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200
  • Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 21-A
    		•
    De La Salle
  • Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200
    		•  Hipódromo Condesa, Escandón
    Parque Lira[lower-alpha 4] San Miguel Chapultepec Miguel Hidalgo
    Antonio Maceo[lower-alpha 3] Tacubaya
    Tacubaya
  • Tacubaya
  • (at distance)
  • Line 1: Tacubaya station
  • Line 7: Tacubaya station
  • Line 9: Tacubaya station
  • Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200
  • Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E, 21-A
    		•

    Tepalcates–Colonia del Valle

    The route runs from Tepalcates to Viaducto normally. As soon as it reaches Avenida de los Insurgentes, the route detours towards Colonia del Valle sharing the same stations Line 1 uses.

    Stations[lower-alpha 2] Connections Neighborhood(s) Municipality Picture Date opened
    Viaducto
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
    		•  Colonia Roma Sur Cuauhtémoc December 16, 2008
    Nuevo León Line 1
  • Line 1
    		•  Hipódromo, Roma Sur June 19, 2005[13]
    La Piedad Nápoles, Del Valle Norte Benito Juárez
    Poliforum
    Nápoles Nápoles, Del Valle Centro
    Colonia del Valle Nápoles, Insurgentes San Borja

    Operators

    Line 2 has five operators.[14]

    • Corredor Oriente - Poniente, SA de CV (COP)
    • Corredor Eje 4 - 17 de Marzo, SA de CV (CE4-17MSA)
    • Transportes Sánchez Armas José Juan, SA de CV (TSA)
    • Corredor Tacubaya - Tepalcates, SA de CV (CTT)
    • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal

    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 transferecia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[6]
      • Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[7]
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[9]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[10]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[11]
    2. All the stations are fully accessible.
    3. Accessible from Tacubaya to Tepalcates.
    4. Accessible from Tepalcates to Tacubaya.
    5. Formerly named "Tezontle".

    References
    1. (in Spanish) "Eje 4 Sur", Metrobús website, archive of 2010-08-21
    2. "Comienzan obras del segundo corredor del Metrobús, que irá sobre Eje 4 Sur". La Jornada (in Spanish). September 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    3. "Arranca inconclusa la línea 2 del Metrobús". La Jornada (in Spanish). December 17, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    4. (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 2" (Line 2 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. "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. 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. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. "Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
    13. (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
    14. Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018
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