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; 15 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

Services

The line has six itineraries.[4]

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

Station list

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

Stations[b]ConnectionsNeighborhood(s)BoroughPictureDate 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, TepalcatesIztapalapa 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 ReformaColonia 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 GómezColonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
    Río Mayo
    Río TecolutlaColonia Real del Moral
    El Rodeo
  • Route: 14-A
  • Colonia Paseos de Churubusco, Colonia El Rodeo
    UPIICSAColonia Granjas México, Colonia Ampliación Gabriel Ramos MillánIztacalco
    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]
    CoyuyaSanta Anita, Barrio Los Reyes December 16, 2008[3]
    La Viga
  • Route: 37
  • Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Francisco Xicaltongo
    Andrés MolinaNueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Pedro
    Las AméricasColonia ModernaBenito 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
    AmoresColonia del Valle Norte
    Viaducto
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
  • Colonia Roma SurCuauhtémoc
    Nuevo León
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station
  • Hipódromo
    EscandónHipódromo, EscandónCuauhtémoc, 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 ChapultepecMiguel 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

    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]ConnectionsNeighborhood(s)BoroughPictureDate opened
    Viaducto
  • Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
  • Colonia Roma SurCuauhtémoc December 16, 2008
    Nuevo León (L1)
  • Line 1
  • Hipódromo, Roma Sur June 19, 2005[14]
    La PiedadNápoles, Del Valle NorteBenito Juárez
    Poliforum
    NápolesNápoles, Del Valle Centro
    Colonia del ValleNápoles, 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 InsurgentesSan José Insurgentes, Crédito Constructor
    José María Velasco
  • Route: 6-A
  • Guadalupe Inn, FloridaÁlvaro 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

    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]ConnectionsNeighborhood(s)BoroughPictureDate opened
    Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia (L3)
  • Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • Narvarte PonienteBenito 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, DoctoresCuauhtémoc
    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
  • 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

    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

    References