Ojo_de_Agua_(Mexibús)

Mexibús Line I

Mexibús Line I

Bus rapid transit line in the State of Mexico

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]

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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[lower-alpha 1]
Key[lower-alpha 2]
Mexibús Denotes a Mexibús transfer
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM) system
Mexico City Metro Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system
Tren Suburbano Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
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Former stations

Las Torres Santa María Chiconautla station was closed and totally dismantled in 2022. The station opened in 2010 and served the town of Santa María Chiconautla.[2] To facilitate the operation of Lines I and IV, it was decided to open the then-inoperative Insurgentes station instead. The approximate distance between Hidalgo and Insurgentes stations is 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi).[14]

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.[15]

Notes

  1. Service with additional cost.
  2. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    • Mexibús () adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[6]
    • Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[6]
    • Metro () 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 to people with disabilities.
  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. [1]
    "Secretaría de Comunicaciones". www.edomex.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Inicia operaciones el Mexibús". T21 (in Spanish). 2 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. [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. [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. [5]
    "Transmasivo".
  6. [6]
    "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. [7]
    "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Tren suburbano". Felipe Ángeles International Airport (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. [9]
    "RUTA CORREDOR CD. AZTECA - TECÁMAC". Transmasivo.
  10. [10]
    León, Alejandro (12 April 2015). "Tira Mexibús 7 mdp en parada inútil". Reforma (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. [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. [12]
    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. [13]
    "Con nueva Estación del Mexibús Hueyotenco se beneficia a Estudiantes de la Universidad Tecnológica de Tecámac y vecinos: MGE" [New Hueyotenco Mexibús station benefits students of the Technological University of Tecámac and neighbors: Mariela Gutiérrez Escalante]. Péndulo (in Spanish). Tecámac. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. [14]
    Vidal, Miriam (30 January 2022). "Desmantelan estación del Mexibús en Ecatepec" [Mexibús station in Ecatepec is dismantled]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. [15]
    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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