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Mexico City Metrobús Line 2

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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
Termini
  • Tepalcates / Del Moral / Río Frío
  • Tacubaya / Etiopía / Dr. Gálvez / Juárez
Stations37
WebsiteLínea 2
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services4
Operator(s)See Operators
History
OpenedDecember 16, 2008; 16 years ago (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

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Services

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The line has six itineraries.[4]

Line 2 services the Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, and Miguel Hidalgo and Álvaro Obregón boroughs.

Station list

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Key[a]
  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

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Stations[b] 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[c]
  •   Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
    		• Tepalcates
    Canal de San Juan[c]
  •     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[d]
    Constitución de Apatzingán
  •   Routes: 4-C, 9-A
    • CCH Oriente[e]
  •   Route: 4-C
    		• Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista
    Leyes de Reforma Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Del Moral[d] Colonia Cuchilla del Moral, Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Río Frío[c] 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
  •   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
  •   Temporary Line 1 service: De La Salle stop
  •   Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200
    		• Hipódromo Condesa, Escandón  
    Parque Lira[d] San Miguel Chapultepec Miguel Hidalgo  
    Antonio Maceo[c] Tacubaya  
    Tacubaya
  •   Temporary Line 1 service: Tacubaya stop
  •   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–Doctor Gálvez branch

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    The route runs from Tepalcates to Viaducto normally. As soon as it reaches Avenida de los Insurgentes, the route detours towards Southern Mexico City sharing the same stations Line 1 uses. The branch originally ran from Tepalcates to Colonia del Valle stations, but since 31 October 2022, there is an additional service that runs from Rojo Gómez station to Doctor Gálvez station.[13]

    Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
    Viaducto
  •     Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
    		• Colonia Roma Sur Cuauhtémoc   December 16, 2008
    Nuevo León (L1)
  •     Line 1
    		• Hipódromo, Roma Sur   June 19, 2005[14]
    La Piedad Nápoles, Del Valle Norte Benito Juárez  
    Poliforum  
    Nápoles Nápoles, Del Valle Centro  
    Colonia del Valle Nápoles, Insurgentes San Borja  
    Ciudad de los Deportes
  •  
    		• Ciudad de los Deportes, Insurgentes San Borja  
    Parque Hundido
  •  
    		• Noche Buena, Tlacoquemécatl  
    Félix Cuevas
  •  
  •     Line 12: Insurgentes Sur station
  •   Insurgentes Sur stop (temporary Line 12 service)
  •   Line 3: Insurgentes Sur stop
  •   Route: 6-A (at distance)
    		• Extremadura Insurgentes, Tlacoquemécatl  
    Río Churubusco
  •   Routes: 1-D, 120, 121-A, 200
  •   Route: 22-A
    		• Insurgentes Mixcoac, Actipán  
    Teatro Insurgentes San José Insurgentes, Crédito Constructor  
    José María Velasco
  •   Route: 6-A
    		• Guadalupe Inn, Florida Álvaro Obregón  
    Francia  
    Olivo  
    Altavista
  •   Route: 116-A
    		•  
    La Bombilla
  •   Routes: 21-D (at distance), 34-B
    		• San Ángel, Chimalistac  
    Dr. Gálvez
  •   Routes: 13-A, 21-D (at distance), 34-B, 125, 128
    		• Barrio Loreto, Chimalistac  

    Río Frío/Del Moral–Juárez branch

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    The route starts at Río Frío station and runs normally to Doctor Vértiz. As it reaches Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station, the route detours at Avenida Cuauhtémoc towards Northern Mexico City sharing the same stations Line 3 uses until Juárez station. Then the route returns following the same route and it ends at Del Moral station.[15]

    Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
    Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia (L3)
  •  
  •     Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
    		• Narvarte Poniente Benito Juárez   February 8, 2011[16]
    Obrero Mundial
  •  
    		• Piedad Narvarte  
    Centro Médico
  •  
  •     Line 3: Centro Médico station
  •     Line 9: Centro Médico station
  •   Routes: 9-A, 9-C, 9-E
    		• Roma Sur, Doctores Cuauhtémoc  
    Dr. Márquez
  •  
    		•  
    Hospital General
  •  
  •     Line 3: Hospital General station
  •   Line 2: Hospital General stop
  •   Line 2: Dr. Lucio stop(at distance)
  •   Routes: 9-A, 9-C, 9-E (at distance), 19-F
    		• Roma Norte, Doctores  
    Jardín Pushkin
  •  
    		•  
    Cuauhtémoc
  •  
  •     Line 1: Cuauhtémoc station
  •   Route: 34-A
  •   Line 2: Cuauhtémoc stop
  •   Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
    		•  
    Balderas
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  •     Line 1: Balderas station
  •     Line 3: Balderas station
  •   Route: 34-A
  •   Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
    		• Centro  
    Juárez
  •     Line 4: Juárez station (south route)
  •  
  •     Line 3: Juárez station
    		•  

    Operators

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    Line 2 has five operators.[17]

    • 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

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    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    2. ^ a b c All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ a b c d Accessible from Tacubaya to Tepalcates.
    4. ^ a b c Accessible from Tepalcates to Tacubaya.
    5. ^ Formerly named "Tezontle".

    References

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    1. ^ a b (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. ^ a b c "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]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (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. ^ López, Jonás (26 October 2022). "Metrobús tendrá nueva ruta; conectará Doctor Gálvez con Rojo Gómez". Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
    14. ^ (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
    15. ^ "Este lunes se estrena nueva ruta del Metrobús en CDMX: irá de Río Frío a Juárez". Expansión (in Spanish). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
    16. ^ "Inaugurarán mañana la Línea 3 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
    17. ^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018
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