Mexibús Line I

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Mexibús Line I
Mexibús Line I logo.png
Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7914.JPG
Mexibús over Avenida Central
Overview
StatusIn service
TerminiCiudad Azteca
Central de Abastos / Ojo de Agua / Terminal de Pasajeros
Stations34
WebsiteLínea I
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexibús
Services4
Operator(s)Transmasivo
Depot(s)Ciudad Azteca / Ojo de Agua
Rolling stock75
Daily ridership130,000 (2012)[1]
History
Opened1 December 2010; 11 years ago (2010-12-01)
Technical
Line length20 km (12.4 mi)
CharacterExclusive right-of-way (Ciudad Azteca–Ojo de Agua)

The Mexibús Line I is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It operates between Felipe Ángeles International Airport in Zumpango, Ojo de Agua in Tecámac and Ciudad Azteca in Ecatepec de Morelos. It was the first line to be built and to be opened. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto on 1 December 2010 with 24 stations.[2] Another station was opened later. It is 20 kilometers (12 mi) long and was used by approximately 130,000 users per day during 2012.[1] The line has four different types of services, including a service exclusive for women and children. The line operates with 75articulated Volvo 7300 BRT buses painted white with red, light green and dark green trim.[3] It began free operations in October 2010.[4]

Stations[]

There are three variations of this route:[5]

  • TR-1 Ojo de Agua–Ciudad Azteca regular service
  • TR-3 Ojo de Agua–Ciudad Azteca express service (women-and-children-only service available)
  • TR-4 Central de Abastos–Ciudad Azteca express service
  • TR-5 Ojo de Agua–Terminal de Pasajeros regular service[a]
Key[b]
Mexibús Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the  [es] (ETRAM) system.
Mexico City Metro Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system
Tren Suburbano Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
Station[9][c] TR-1 TR-3 TR-4 TR-5[a] Location Connection Picture Opened
  Ciudad Azteca ● ● ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • ETRAM Ciudad Azteca
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: Ciudad Azteca station
    		• Metro Ciudad Azteca 01.jpg 1 December 2010[2]
    Quinto sol ●
    Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez ●
    Industrial ●
    UNITEC ● ● ●
    Alfredo Torres ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7900.JPG
    Zodiaco ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7903.JPG
    Adolfo López Mateos ●
    Vocacional 3 ● ● ●
    Valle Ecatepec ●
    Las Américas ● Mexibus 03 2014 MEX 7910.JPG
    1° de mayo ● ● ●
  • Mexibús Line 2 Line II: Las Américas station
    		• Mexibus 1 de Mayo 01.jpg
    Hospital ● ● ● Mexibus Hospital 01.JPG
    Aquiles Serdán ● Mexibus Aquiles Serdan 01.JPG
    Jardines de Morelos ● ● ● Mexibus Jardines de Morelos 05.jpg
    Palomas ●
    19 de septiembre ●
    Central de Abastos ● ● ●
  • Mexibús Line 4 Line IV: Central de Abastos station
    • Insurgentes ● Between 2015 and 2018[d]
    Las Torres ● 1 December 2010[2]
    Hidalgo ●
    Cuauhtémoc Sur ● Estacion del mexibus Cuahutemoc Sur.jpg
    Cuauhtémoc Norte ● ●
    Esmeralda ●
    Ojo de Agua ● ● ● Tecámac
  • ETRAM Ojo de Agua
    		• Mexibus Ojo de Agua 03.jpg
    Loma Bonita ● 21 March 2022[12]
    Ozumbilla ●
    San Francisco ●
    Hueyotenco ● Expected May 2022
    Tecámac ● 21 March 2022[12]
    Glorieta Militar ● Zumpango
    Combustibles ●
    Hacienda ●
    Terminal de Pasajeros ●
  • Airport interchange Felipe Ángeles International Airport
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Terminal AIFA (under construction)

    • Incidents[]

    On 29 May 2021, at 6:00 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of UNITEC station. No riders resulted injured and the driver and their passengers ran away.[13]

    Notes[]

    1. ^ a b Service with additional cost.
    2. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Mexibús (Mexibús (CDMX logo).jpg) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[6]
      •  [es] (ETRAM; Movilidad Integrada (logo) Órgano Regulador de Transporte (CETRAM).svg) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[6]
      • Metro (Metro de la Ciudad de México (logo) version 2019.svg) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[7]
      • Tren Suburbano (Tren Suburbano) connection obtained from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport official website.[8]
    3. ^ All the stations are fully accessible.
    4. ^ The station was not inaugurated in 2010 due to low ridership. As of 2015, the station remained closed.[10] By 2018, the station was reported operating.[11]

    References[]

    1. ^ a b "Archived copy". www.edomex.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    2. ^ a b c "Inicia operaciones el Mexibús". T21 (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
    3. ^ "Confirman 63 autobuses articulados Volvo para el Mexibus". Estado de México, México: Directorio T21. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
    4. ^ "Corre el Mexibús, luego de un año de retraso en su inauguración" [Mexibús is running, after a year's delay in its inauguration]. Excélsior. Distrito Federal, México. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
    5. ^ http://www.transmasivo.com.mx/ruta.html
    6. ^ a b "Centros de Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico" [Massive Transportation and Telepheric System] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
    7. ^ "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ "Tren suburbano". Felipe Ángeles International Airport (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
    9. ^ "RUTA CORREDOR CD. AZTECA - TECÁMAC". Transmasivo.
    10. ^ León, Alejandro (12 April 2015). "Tira Mexibús 7 mdp en parada inútil". Reforma (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
    11. ^ Castro, María (15 June 2018). "Lluvia causa caos vial en Ecatepec y Tultitlán; suspenden el Mexibús 2". Nuestra Zona (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
    12. ^ a b Camacho, Juan Manuel (21 March 2022). "Línea 1 del Mexibús arranca operaciones para llegar al Aeropuerto Felipe Ángeles". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
    13. ^ Chávez González, Silvia (29 May 2021). "Conductor ebrio derriba torniquetes del Mexibús en Ecatepec". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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