Mexico City Metrobús Line 2

Metrobús Line 2
Metrobús Line 2
	Bus at the Escandón station
Overview
Status	In service
Termini	Tepalcates / Del Moral / Río Frío; Tacubaya / Etiopía / Dr. Gálvez / Juárez;
Stations	37
Website	Línea 2
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metrobus
Services	4
Operator	See Operators
History
Opened	December 16, 2008; 17 years ago
Technical
Line length	20 km (12.4 mi)
Character	Exclusive right-of-way
Route map
Route map

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.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]

Service description

Services

The line has six itineraries.^[4]

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^[a]
Fully accessible station	Cablebús connection	RTP connection
Partially accessible station	Mexibús connection	Tren Interurbano connection
CETRAM transfer station	Mexicable connection	Tren Suburbano connection
ETRAM transfer station	Mexico City Metro connection	Trolleybus connection
Ecobici bikeshare	Pesero connection	Xochimilco Light Rail connection

Tepalcates–Tacubaya

Stations^[b]	Connections	Neighborhood(s)	Borough	Date opened
Tepalcates	162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167 9D, 9E	Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista, Tepalcates	Iztapalapa	December 16, 2008^[3]
Nicolás Bravo^[c]	162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167	Tepalcates
Canal de San Juan^[c]	47A, 162B, 163, 163A, 163B, 164, 166, 167 4B, 4C, 9B, 9E, 14A
General Antonio de León^[d]
Constitución de Apatzingán	4C, 9A
CCH Oriente^[e]	4C	Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista
Leyes de Reforma		Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3^a Sección
Del Moral^[d]		Colonia Cuchilla del Moral, Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3^a Sección
Río Frío^[c]		Colonia Cuchilla del Moral
Rojo Gómez		Colonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
Río Mayo		Colonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
Río Tecolutla		Colonia Real del Moral
El Rodeo	14A	Colonia Paseos de Churubusco, Colonia El Rodeo
UPIICSA		Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Ampliación Gabriel Ramos Millán	Iztacalco
Iztacalco	14A
Goma	43, 200 14A	Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Gabriel Ramos Millán
Tlacotal
Canela
Metro Coyuya	14A	Coyuya, Granjas México, Barrio de los Reyes, Tlazintla		September 7, 2020^[12]
Coyuya		Santa Anita, Barrio Los Reyes		December 16, 2008^[3]
La Viga	37	Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Francisco Xicaltongo
Andrés Molina		Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Pedro
Las Américas		Colonia Moderna	Benito Juárez
Xola	2A, 31B, 111A, 145A 17C, 17H, 17I	Colonia Álamos
Álamos		Colonia Álamos
Centro SCOP		Narvarte Oriente
Doctor Vértiz		Narvarte Oriente
Etiopía/Plaza de la Transparencia		Narvarte Poniente
Amores		Colonia del Valle Norte
Viaducto		Colonia Roma Sur	Cuauhtémoc
Nuevo León		Hipódromo	Cuauhtémoc
Escandón		Hipódromo, Escandón	Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo
Patriotismo	13A, 115A, 200 9C, 9E, 21A	Hipódromo, Escandón
De La Salle	13A, 115A, 200	Hipódromo Condesa, Escandón
Parque Lira^[d]		San Miguel Chapultepec	Miguel Hidalgo
Antonio Maceo^[c]		Tacubaya
Tacubaya	(at Alameda Tacubaya) 110, 110B, 110C, 112, 113B, 115, 118, 119, 200 1B, 9C, 9E, 21A (at distance)	Tacubaya

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.^[13]

Stations^[b]	Connections	Neighborhood(s)	Borough	Date opened
Viaducto		Colonia Roma Sur	Cuauhtémoc	December 16, 2008
Nuevo León (L1)		Hipódromo, Roma Sur	Cuauhtémoc	June 19, 2005^[14]
La Piedad		Nápoles, Del Valle Norte	Benito Juárez
Poliforum		Nápoles, Del Valle Norte
Nápoles		Nápoles, Del Valle Centro
Colonia del Valle		Nápoles, Insurgentes San Borja
Ciudad de los Deportes		Ciudad de los Deportes, Insurgentes San Borja
Parque Hundido		Noche Buena, Tlacoquemécatl
Félix Cuevas	(at Insurgentes Sur) (at Insurgentes Sur) 6A (at distance)	Extremadura Insurgentes, Tlacoquemécatl
Río Churubusco	1D, 120, 121A, 200 22A	Insurgentes Mixcoac, Actipán
Teatro Insurgentes		San José Insurgentes, Crédito Constructor
José María Velasco	6A	Guadalupe Inn, Florida	Álvaro Obregón
Francia
Olivo
Altavista	116A
La Bombilla	21D (at distance), 34B	San Ángel, Chimalistac
Dr. Gálvez	13A, 21D (at distance), 34B, 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.^[15]

Stations^[b]	Connections	Neighborhood(s)	Borough	Date opened
Etiopía/Plaza de la Transparencia		Narvarte Poniente	Benito Juárez	February 8, 2011^[16]
Obrero Mundial		Piedad Narvarte	Benito Juárez
Centro Médico	9A, 9C, 9E	Roma Sur, Doctores	Cuauhtémoc
Dr. Márquez		Roma Sur, Doctores
Hospital General	9A, 9C, 9E (at distance), 19F	Roma Norte, Doctores
Jardín Pushkin
Cuauhtémoc	34A 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H
Balderas	34A 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H	Centro
Juárez		Centro

Operators

Line 2 has five operators.^[17]

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

↑
The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
- Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.^[5]
- Cablebús () obtained from their official website.^[6]
- Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[7]
- Ecobici () obtained from their official website.^[8]
- Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[9]
- Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
- Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]
- Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[10]
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[11]
- Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[6]
1 2 3 All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
1 2 3 4 Accessible from Tacubaya to Tepalcates.
1 2 3 Accessible from Tepalcates to Tacubaya.
↑ Formerly named "Tezontle".

References

1 2 (in Spanish) "Eje 4 Sur", Metrobús website, archive of 2010-08-21
↑ "Comienzan obras del segundo corredor del Metrobús, que irá sobre Eje 4 Sur". La Jornada (in Spanish). September 5, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
1 2 3 "Arranca inconclusa la línea 2 del Metrobús". La Jornada (in Spanish). December 17, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
↑ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 2" (Line 2 Map), Metrobús website
1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
↑ "Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
↑ López, Jonás (26 October 2022). "Metrobús tendrá nueva ruta; conectará Doctor Gálvez con Rojo Gómez". Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
↑ (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
↑ "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.
↑ "Inaugurarán mañana la Línea 3 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
↑ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018

[12] The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.^[5]

Cablebús () obtained from their official website.^[6]

Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[7]

Ecobici () obtained from their official website.^[8]

Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[9]

Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[10]

Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[11]

Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[6]

[mwAyo] Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

[mwAzI] Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.^[5]

[mwAz0] Cablebús () obtained from their official website.^[6]

[mwA0Y] Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[7]

[mwA08] Ecobici () obtained from their official website.^[8]

[mwA1g] Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[9]

[mwA2E] Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

[mwA2o] Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[5]

[mwA3M] Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[10]

[mwA30] Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[11]

[mwA4Y] Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[6]

[accs-13] 1 2 3 All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

[fn1-14] 1 2 3 4 Accessible from Tacubaya to Tepalcates.

[fn2-15] 1 2 3 Accessible from Tepalcates to Tacubaya.

[16] Formerly named "Tezontle".

[corredortepalcates-1] 1 2 (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.

[inauguration-3] 1 2 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

[metromap-5] 1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[STE-6] 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[7] "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[8] "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[9] "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[10] "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[11] "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

[17] "Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX" (in Spanish). Noticieros Televisa. September 7, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[18] López, Jonás (26 October 2022). "Metrobús tendrá nueva ruta; conectará Doctor Gálvez con Rojo Gómez". Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[corredorinsurgentes-19] (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29

[20] "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.

[inauguration3-21] "Inaugurarán mañana la Línea 3 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[22] Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018

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v t e Transportation in Mexico City
Metro	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7 Line 8 Line 9 Line A Line B Line 12
Metrobús	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Line 7
Mexibús	Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4
Tren Interurbano	El Insurgente Tren Felipe Ángeles inter-city rail
Others	Tren Suburbano Tren Ligero Cablebús Trolebús CETRAM Ecobici Mexicable Muévete en Bici Pesero Rickshaws
Former	Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Streetcars
Administration	Red de Transporte de Pasajeros Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos Tarjeta de Movilidad Integrada