Mexibús Line II

The Mexibús Line II is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It operates between La Quebrada in Cuautitlán Izcalli and Las Américas in Ecatepec de Morelos. It was the second line to be built and the third to be opened. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila on 12 January 2015 with 43 stations.[1] It is 21.3 kilometers (13.2 mi) long. The line has two different types of services, and both include a service exclusively for women and children named Servicio Rosa (Pink Service). The line operates with 97 buses. On 8 October 2018, the Servicio Exprés was opened, going from Lechería to Ecatepec stations.[2]

Mexibús Line II
A Mexibús arriving at Las Américas station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • Las Américas / Lechería
  • La Quebrada / Ecatepec
Stations43
WebsiteLínea II
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexibús
Services2
Operator(s)Transcomunicador
Depot(s)Las Américas / Lechería
Rolling stock93
History
Opened12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
Technical
Line length21.3 km (13.2 mi)
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Until 15 December 2020, the line provided a provisional route from Las Américas to Indios Verdes metro station and it was later replaced with Line IV.[3]

Stations
Key[lower-alpha 1]
Handicapped/disabled access ‡ Denotes a fully or mostly accessible station
Handicapped/disabled access † Denotes a station connected to a non-accessible footbridge
Mexibús Denotes a Mexibús transfer
ETRAM Denotes a connection with the Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM) system
Tren Suburbano Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
Station[6] L Ex Location Connection Picture Opened
  Las Américas Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: 1° de mayo station
    		•  12 January 2015[1]
    1° de Mayo Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    San Martín Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Puente de Fierro Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
  • Mexibús Line 4 Line IV: Puente de Fierro station
    		•
    Casa de Morelos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    UPE Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    San Cristóbal Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Agricultura Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    ISSEMYM Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    El Carmen Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Ecatepec Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    DIF Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Guadalupe Victoria Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Venustiano Carranza Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    FOVISSSTE Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    San Carlos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    La Laguna Handicapped/disabled access † ● ● Coacalco de Berriozábal
    Parque Residencial Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Eje 8 Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    1ª de Villa Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Las Flores Zacuautitla Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    San Francisco Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Héroes-Canosas Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Coacalco-Tultepec Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Ex Hacienda San Felipe Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Bosques del Valle Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Coacalco Berriozábal Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Santa María Handicapped/disabled access † ● Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
    Villas de San José Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Mariscala Real del Bosque Handicapped/disabled access † ● ●
    Fuentes del Valle Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    De la Cruz San Mateo Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Cartagena Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Bello Horizonte Handicapped/disabled access † ●
    Bandera/Tultitlán Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Buenavista Handicapped/disabled access † ●
    COCEM Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Recursos Hidráulicos Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Chilpan Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● ●
    Ciudad Labor Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Vidriera Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
    Lechería Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ●
  • ETRAM Lechería
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Lechería station
    		•
    Estación Retorno Oriente[lower-alpha 2] Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● 8 October 2018[2]
    La Quebrada Handicapped/disabled access ‡ ● Cuautitlán Izcalli
  • ETRAM La Quebrada
    		•  12 January 2015[1]

    Incidents

    On 12 April 2021, at 5:30 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of FOVISSSTE station on Line 2. The station was empty and only the driver resulted injured.[8]

    Notes
    1. 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.[4]
      • Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[4]
      • Tren Suburbano (Tren Suburbano) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
      • All the stations' facilities are accessible for wheelchairs and have braille signage plates. Some stations have tactile pavings. However, some of the footbridges that connect some of the stations are not adapted for wheelchairs. Stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† are connected with those footbridges.
    2. Otherwise known as the express service-only Lechería station; also abbreviated as ERO.[7]

    References
    1. "Inaugura Peña Nieto Línea 2 del Mexibús". Excelsior.com.mx. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
    2. "Alfredo del Mazo pone en operación Línea Exprés del Mexibús". Ordenador Político. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
    3. "¡Aviso importante!". Mexibús Line II Official Facebook. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
    4. "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.
    5. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    6. Mexibús, Inicia servicio exprés de la Línea 2 del (8 October 2018). "Inicia servicio exprés de la Línea 2 del Mexibús". Capital Edo Méx (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
    7. Del Mazo Maza, Alfredo [@alfredodelmazo] (8 October 2018). "En la estación Retorno Oriente, también pusimos en operación la línea exprés del #Mexibús, que va de Lechería, en #Tultitlán, hasta Las Américas, en #Ecatepec; reduce el tiempo de traslado de 55 a 30 minutos" [At the Retorno Oriente station, we also put into operation the express line of the #Mexibús, which goes from Lechería, in #Tultitlán, to Las Américas, in #Ecatepec; it reduces travel time from 55 to 30 minutes.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Tultitlán. Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
    8. Fernández, Emilio (12 April 2021). "Mujer pierde control de camioneta y destroza torniquetes de Mexibús en Ecatepec". El Universal (in Spanish). Ecatepec. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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