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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)
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

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.

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.

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.

Service description

Services

The line has six itineraries.

Tepalcates to Tacubaya

To Tacubaya
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:57 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:50 (Sunday)
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 4:35 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:59 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:35 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:02 (Sunday)

Tepalcates to Etiopía

To Etiopía
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:59 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 21:11 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 5:25 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:25 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 7:12 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 20:00 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday

Tepalcates to Colonia del Valle (Line 1)

To Colonia del Valle
  • First Bus: 4:36 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:37 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:01 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:06 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:01 (Sunday)
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:22 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:15 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:02 (Sunday)


Tepalcates to Nápoles (Line 1)

To Nápoles
  • First Bus: 4:47 (daily)
  • Last Bus: 21:13 (daily)
To Tepalcates
  • First Bus: 5:31 (daily)
  • Last Bus: 23:19 (daily)

Rojo Gómez to Doctor Gálvez (Line 1)

To Doctor Gálvez
  • First Bus: 5:30 (Monday–Friday)
  • Last Bus: 20:56 (Monday–Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
To Rojo Gómez
  • First Bus: 5:41 (Monday–Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:27 (Monday–Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

Río Frío to Colonia del Valle (Line 1)

To Colonia del Valle
  • First Bus: 5:30 (Monday–Friday)
  • Last Bus: 10:28 (Monday–Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
To Río Frío
  • First Bus: 6:26 (Monday–Friday)
  • Last Bus: 11:25 (Monday–Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

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

Station list

Key
Metrobús Denotes a Metrobús transfer
[REDACTED] Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
[REDACTED] Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
[REDACTED] Denotes a connection with the Metro system
[REDACTED] Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Trolleybus Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

Tepalcates–Tacubaya

Stations Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
Tepalcates
  • [REDACTED] Tepalcates
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line A Line A: Tepalcates station
  • RTP Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 9-D, 9-E
  • Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista, Tepalcates Iztapalapa December 16, 2008
    Nicolás Bravo
  • RTP Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
  • Tepalcates
    Canal de San Juan
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line A Line A: Canal de San Juan station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 47-A, 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 4-B, 4-C, 9-B, 9-E, 14-A
  • General Antonio de León
    Constitución de Apatzingán
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 4-C, 9-A
  • CCH Oriente
  • [REDACTED] Route: 4-C
  • Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista
    Leyes de Reforma Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Del Moral Colonia Cuchilla del Moral, Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
    Río Frío Colonia Cuchilla del Moral
    Rojo Gómez Colonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
    Río Mayo
    Río Tecolutla Colonia Real del Moral
    El Rodeo
  • [REDACTED] Route: 14-A
  • Colonia Paseos de Churubusco, Colonia El Rodeo
    UPIICSA Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Ampliación Gabriel Ramos Millán Iztacalco
    Iztacalco
  • [REDACTED] Route: 14-A
  • Goma
  • RTP Routes: 43, 200
  • [REDACTED] Route: 14-A
  • Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Gabriel Ramos Millán
    Tlacotal
    Canela
    Metro Coyuya
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: Metro Coyuya station
  • [REDACTED] Coyuya
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8: Coyuya station
  • [REDACTED] Route: 14-A
  • Coyuya, Granjas México, Barrio de los Reyes, Tlazintla September 7, 2020
    Coyuya Santa Anita, Barrio Los Reyes December 16, 2008
    La Viga
  • RTP Route: 37
  • Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Francisco Xicaltongo
    Andrés Molina Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Pedro
    Las Américas Colonia Moderna Benito Juárez
    Xola
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Xola station
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I
  • Colonia Álamos
    Álamos
    Centro SCOP
  • Trolleybus Line 1: Centro SCOP stop
  • Narvarte Oriente
    Doctor Vértiz
    Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • [REDACTED]
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • Narvarte Poniente
    Amores Colonia del Valle Norte
    Viaducto
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
  • Colonia Roma Sur Cuauhtémoc
    Nuevo León
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Nuevo León station
  • [REDACTED]
  • Hipódromo
    Escandón Hipódromo, Escandón Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo
    Patriotismo
  • [REDACTED]
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 9 Line 9: Patriotismo station
  • RTP Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 21-A
  • De La Salle
  • Metrobús Temporary Line 1 service: De La Salle stop
  • RTP Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200
  • Hipódromo Condesa, Escandón
    Parque Lira San Miguel Chapultepec Miguel Hidalgo
    Antonio Maceo Tacubaya
    Tacubaya
  • Metrobús Temporary Line 1 service: Tacubaya stop
  • [REDACTED] Tacubaya
  • [REDACTED] (at distance)
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Tacubaya station
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 7 Line 7: Tacubaya station
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 9 Line 9: Tacubaya station
  • RTP Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200
  • [REDACTED] 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.

    Stations Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
    Viaducto
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)
  • Colonia Roma Sur Cuauhtémoc December 16, 2008
    Nuevo León (L1)
  • Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Line 1
  • Hipódromo, Roma Sur June 19, 2005
    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
  • [REDACTED]
  • Ciudad de los Deportes, Insurgentes San Borja
    Parque Hundido
  • [REDACTED]
  • Noche Buena, Tlacoquemécatl
    Félix Cuevas
  • [REDACTED]
  • [REDACTED] Mexico City Metro Line 12 Line 12: Insurgentes Sur station
  • RTP Insurgentes Sur stop (temporary Line 12 service)
  • Trolleybus Line 3: Insurgentes Sur stop
  • [REDACTED] Route: 6-A (at distance)
  • Extremadura Insurgentes, Tlacoquemécatl
    Río Churubusco
  • RTP Routes: 1-D, 120, 121-A, 200
  • [REDACTED] Route: 22-A
  • Insurgentes Mixcoac, Actipán
    Teatro Insurgentes San José Insurgentes, Crédito Constructor
    José María Velasco
  • [REDACTED] Route: 6-A
  • Guadalupe Inn, Florida Álvaro Obregón
    Francia
    Olivo
    Altavista
  • RTP Route: 116-A
  • La Bombilla
  • [REDACTED] Routes: 21-D (at distance), 34-B
  • San Ángel, Chimalistac
    Dr. Gálvez
  • [REDACTED] 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.

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

    Line 2 has five operators.

    • 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

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

    References

    1. ^ (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. ^ "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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