Mexico City Metrobús Line 5
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The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, to Preparatoria 1 in Xochimilco.
Line 5 has a total of 51 stations and a length of 28.5 kilometers, which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City.
History and construction
Construction of Line 5 started on March 26, 2013 and it was inaugurated on November 5, 2013 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, then-Head of Government of the Federal District. The service ran from Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro.
Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It was planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1, although originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs), in southeastern Mexico City. The first extension added 26 stations along 16 kilometers. The second extension added 4 kilometers and 7 stations to the line, serving the Coyoacán, Tlalpan, and Xochimilco boroughs.
Service description
Services
The line has three itineraries.
Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro Norte
To San Lázaro Norte First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 21:29 (Monday-Friday) First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday) Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday) First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday) Last Bus: 23:40 (Sunday)
To Río de los Remedios First Bus: 4:39 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 22:21 (Monday-Friday) First Bus: 4:32 (Saturday) Last Bus: 00:11 (Saturday) First Bus: 5:09 (Sunday) Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday)
Las Bombas to San Lázaro Sur
To San Lázaro Sur First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 21:57 (Monday-Friday)
To Las Bombas First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 21:12 (Monday-Friday)
Río de los Remedios to Las Bombas
To Las Bombas First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 00:07 (Monday-Friday)
To Río de los Remedios First Bus: 4:36 (Monday-Friday) Last Bus: 00:02 (Monday-Friday)
Line 5 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs.
Station list
| Centro de transferencia modal | Denotes a centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) |
| Mexico City Metrobús | Denotes a Metrobús transfer |
| Mexico City Metro | Denotes a connection with the Metro system |
| Mexibús | Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system |
| Pesero | Denotes a connection with the public bus system |
| Red de Transporte de Pasajeros | Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system |
| Trolleybuses in Mexico City | Denotes a connection with the trolleybus system |
| Station | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Borough | Picture | Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río de los Remedios | Mexibús Mexibús Line II | Juan González RomeroNueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | November 5, 2013 | |
| 314. Memorial New's Divine | Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco | ||||
| 5 de Mayo | Vasco de QuirogaNueva Atzacoalco | ||||
| Vasco de Quiroga | |||||
| El Coyol | Salvador Díaz MirónEl Coyol | ||||
| Preparatoria 3 | Constitución de la RepúblicaEl Coyol | ||||
| San Juan de Aragón | Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 6 Trolleybuses in Mexico City Trolleybuses in Mexico City (at Gran Canal) | Constitución de la RepúblicaDM Nacional | |||
| Río de Guadalupe | Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional | ||||
| Talismán | Pesero 15C | Ampliación San Juan de AragónSan Pedro el Chico | |||
| Victoria | Aragón InguaránGertrudis Sánchez | ||||
| Oriente 101 | Trolleybuses in Mexico City Trolleybuses in Mexico City (at Av. Eduardo Molina) Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 11A, 12 | Ampliación Mártires de Río BlancoGertrudis Sánchez | |||
| Río Santa Coleta | La JoyaNueva Tenochitlán | ||||
| Río Consulado | Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 37, 200 Pesero 5A, 20A, 20B | La JoyaLa Malinche | |||
| Canal del Norte | Pesero 20B | Ampliación Michoacana20 de Noviembre | Venustiano Carranza | ||
| Deportivo Eduardo Molina | Ampliación 20 de Noviembre20 de Noviembre | ||||
| Mercado Morelos | Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 18 | 20 de NoviembreCol. Morelos | |||
| Archivo General de la Nación | Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 | Ampliación PenitenciariaPenitenciaria | |||
| San Lázaro Centro de transferencia modal | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Mexico City Metro Line B Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 Bus East Bus Terminal (TAPO) | Del Parque7 de Julio | |||
| Moctezuma | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 Pesero 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H (all at distance) | Del ParqueJardín Balbuena | September 7, 2020 | ||
| Venustiano Carranza | Pesero 19F, 19H | Jardín Balbuena | |||
| Avenida del Taller | Pesero 19F | 24 de Abril | |||
| Mixiuhca | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 9 Trolleybuses in Mexico City Trolleybuses in Mexico City Pesero 9C, 9E, 14A | Magdalena Mixiuhca | |||
| Hospital General Troncoso | Granjas México | Iztacalco | |||
| Metro Coyuya Centro de transferencia modal | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 Pesero 14A | Granjas MéxicoTlazintlaCoyuyaBarrio de los Reyes | |||
| Recreo | Tlazintla | ||||
| Oriente 116 | Los Picos de Iztacalco II A | ||||
| Colegio de Bachilleres 3 | INFONAVIT Iztacalco | ||||
| Canal de Apatlaco | Apatlaco | Iztapalapa | |||
| Apatlaco | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Trolleybuses in Mexico City Trolleybuses in Mexico City (Sundays only) | Purísima AtlazolpaPueblo Magdalena AtlazolpaPurísima AtlazolpaNueva Rosita | |||
| Aculco | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 | Pueblo Magdalena AtlazolpaPueblo AculcoJardines de Churubusco | |||
| Churubusco Oriente | El Sifón | ||||
| Escuadrón 201 Centro de transferencia modal | Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Pesero 22D | Escuadrón 201 | |||
| Atanasio G. Sarabia | Pesero 22D | ||||
| Ermita Iztapalapa | Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 52C Pesero 22D | Progreso del Sur | |||
| Ganaderos | Progreso del SurMinerva | ||||
| Pueblo Los Reyes | Valle del SurPueblo Los Reyes Culhuacán | ||||
| Barrio San Antonio | Barrio San Antonio Culhuacán | ||||
| Calzada Taxqueña | Barrio Tula | ||||
| Cafetales | San Francisco Culhuacán | Coyoacán | |||
| ESIME Culhuacán | CTM Culhuacán V | ||||
| Manuela Sáenz | CTM Culhuacán VI | ||||
| La Vírgen | Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 37 | Ex Ejido de San Pedro TepetlapaPopular Emiliano Zapata | |||
| Tepetlapa | Alianza Popular RevolucionariaPopular Emiliano Zapata | ||||
| Las Bombas | CTM Culhuacán XCafetales | ||||
| Vista Hermosa | Hacienda de CoyoacánCTM Culhuacán X | May 3, 2021 | |||
| Calzada del Hueso | Hacienda de Coyoacán | ||||
| Cañaverales | Granjas Coapa | Tlalpan | |||
| Muyuguarda | San Lorenzo la Cebada | Xochimilco | |||
| Circuito Cuemanco | Barrio 18 | ||||
| DIF Xochimilco | |||||
| Preparatoria 1 | Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 47A, 81A, 143 | Potrero de San Bernardino |
Operators
Line 5 has the following operators.
- Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA (CITEMSA)
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)
Incidents
A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.