With more than 22 million users, the Metrobús has become the second most used means of transportation in Mexico City, only behind the Metro Collective Transportation System (STC), according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. (Inegi).
Inaugurated on June 19, 2005 by the government of the then Federal District (today CDMX), the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT, for its acronym in English) aims to improve the flow of passengers by speeding up and reducing the transfer times.
Today it has seven lines: line 1, which goes from Indios Verdes to El Caminero; line 2, which goes from Tepalcates to Tacubaya; line 3, which runs from Tenayuca to Pueblo Sta. Cruz Atoyac; line 4, which includes sections from San Lázaro to terminals 1 and 2 of the Mexico City International Airport (CDMX).
Likewise, line 5 goes from Río de los Remedios to Preparatory 1; line 6 covers from Villa de Aragón to El Rosario; Line 7, which runs from Indios Verdes to Campo Marte.
There is currently an emerging service that goes from Tláhuac to Squad 201 and that was launched after the accident on Metro Line 12 that occurred on May 3, 2021.
As a result of the high demand for this public transport service, the Metrobús has implemented a page to report on the service status of the lines, with hourly updates on the type of service and the stations that have temporary closures.
This is the report that was available in the last hour on June 3, 2023:
line 1
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 2
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 3
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 4
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 5
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 6
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
line 7
Service Status: Regular Service
Station without service: None
pop line
Service status: Regular service with station closed for works
Station without service: Periférico Oriente
Two-story unit with which Line 7 of the Metrobús operates. (Darkroom)
Each of the lines has a number and a distinctive color, which in total add up to 125 kilometers and 283 stations, most within the territory of Mexico City and few in the State of Mexico.
The current rate in 2023 is $6.00 pesos regardless of the distance, while the itinerary cost from San Lázaro to terminal 1 or 2 of the AICM on line 4 costs $30.00 pesos.
On the other hand, the service is free for adults over 70 years of age, people with disabilities and children under five years of age.
As for transfers, they are free as long as they are made within the first two hours of entering the system and travel in only one direction.
Payments can be made with a special card called “Integrated Mobility”, which can be purchased at the same stations; and payments can be made with electronic wallet, bank card, contactless card and CODI.
The Metrobús hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 4:30 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.; while on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays it is from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
The Metrobús uses four types of buses: 1) the articulated ones, are those that have two wagons and have an approximate capacity of 160 passengers; 2) the bi-articulated, which has three wagons to house 240 passengers; 3) employees on line 4 have a capacity of 60 passengers; and 4) and the double-deckers of line 7, which can carry 90 people.
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