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. "Ficha técnica Línea 5" (Line 5 technical data), Metrobús website
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. "Ampliación Línea 5" (Line 5 Expansion), Metrobús website
Service description Services The line has three itineraries. "Mapa Línea 5" (Line 5 Map), Metrobús website
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
Station Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened Río de los Remedios Gustavo A. Madero November 5, 2013 314. Memorial New's Divine Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco 5 de Mayo Vasco de Quiroga El Coyol Preparatoria 3 San Juan de Aragón
(at Gran Canal) Río de Guadalupe Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional Talismán 15C Victoria Oriente 101 (at Av. Eduardo Molina) 11A, 12 Río Santa Coleta Río Consulado 37, 200 5A, 20A, 20B Canal del Norte 20B Venustiano Carranza Deportivo Eduardo Molina Mercado Morelos 18 Archivo General de la Nación
East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
19E, 19F, 19G, 19H (all at distance) September 7, 2020 Venustiano Carranza 19F, 19H Jardín Balbuena Avenida del Taller 19F 24 de Abril
9C, 9E, 14A Magdalena Mixiuhca Hospital General Troncoso Granjas México Iztacalco Metro
14A Recreo Tlazintla Oriente 116 Los Picos de Iztacalco II A Colegio de Bachilleres 3 INFONAVIT Iztacalco Canal de Apatlaco Apatlaco Iztapalapa
(Sundays only) Churubusco Oriente El Sifón
22D Escuadrón 201 Atanasio G. Sarabia 22D Ermita Iztapalapa 52C 22D Progreso del Sur Ganaderos Pueblo Los Reyes 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 37 Tepetlapa Las Bombas Vista Hermosa 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 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.
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