Mexico City Metrobús Line 5


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.
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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.

Service description

Services

The line has three itineraries.
Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro Norte
Las Bombas to San Lázaro Sur
Río de los Remedios to Las Bombas
Line 5 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs.

Station list

StationsConnectionsNeighborhoodBoroughPictureDate opened
Río de los Remedios
  • : Río de los Remedios station
    		• Juan González Romero, Nueva AtzacoalcoGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    314. Memorial New's DivineDel Obrero, Nueva AtzacoalcoGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    5 de MayoVasco de Quiroga, Nueva AtzacoalcoGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Vasco de QuirogaVasco de Quiroga, Nueva AtzacoalcoGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    El CoyolSalvador Díaz Mirón, El CoyolGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Preparatoria 3Constitución de la República, El CoyolGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    San Juan de Aragón
  • : San Juan de Aragón station
  • Line 5: Gran Canal stop
    		• Constitución de la República, DM NacionalGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Río de GuadalupeGranjas Modernas, DM NacionalGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Talismán
  • Route: 15-C
    		• Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, San Pedro el ChicoGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    VictoriaAragón Inguarán, Gertrudis SánchezGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Oriente 101
  • Line 4: Av. Eduardo Molina stop
  • Routes: 11-A, 12
    		• Ampliación Mártires de Río Blanco, Gertrudis SánchezGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Río Santa ColetaLa Joya, Nueva TenochitlánGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Río Consulado
  • : Consulado station
  • : Consulado station
  • : Eduardo Molina station
  • Routes: 37, 200
  • Routes: 5-A, 20-A, 20-B
    		• La Joya, La MalincheGustavo A. MaderoNovember 5, 2013
    Canal del Norte
  • Route: 20-B
    		• Ampliación Michoacana, 20 de NoviembreVenustiano CarranzaNovember 5, 2013
    Deportivo Eduardo MolinaAmpliación 20 de Noviembre, 20 de NoviembreVenustiano CarranzaNovember 5, 2013
    Mercado Morelos
  • Route: 18
    		• 20 de Noviembre, Col. MorelosVenustiano CarranzaNovember 5, 2013
    Archivo General de la Nación
  • : Archivo General de la Nación station
    		• Ampliación Penitenciaria, PenitenciariaVenustiano CarranzaNovember 5, 2013
    San Lázaro
  • : San Lázaro station
  • San Lázaro
  • : San Lázaro station
  • : San Lázaro station
  • East Bus Terminal
    		• Del Parque, 7 de JulioVenustiano CarranzaNovember 5, 2013
    Moctezuma
  • : Moctezuma station
  • : Moctezuma station
  • Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
    		• Del Parque, Jardín BalbuenaVenustiano CarranzaSeptember 7, 2020
    Venustiano Carranza
  • Routes: 19-F, 19-H
    		• Jardín BalbuenaVenustiano CarranzaSeptember 7, 2020
    Avenida del Taller
  • Route: 19-F
    		• 24 de AbrilVenustiano CarranzaSeptember 7, 2020
    Mixiuhca
  • : Mixiuhca station
  • Line 2: Mixiuhca stop
  • Route: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A
    		• Magdalena MixiuhcaVenustiano CarranzaSeptember 7, 2020
    Hospital General TroncosoGranjas MéxicoIztacalco-September 7, 2020
    Metro Coyuya
  • : Metro Coyuya station
  • Coyuya
  • : Coyuya station
  • Route: 14-A
    		• Granjas México, Tlazintla, Coyuya, Barrio de los ReyesIztacalcoSeptember 7, 2020
    RecreoTlazintlaIztacalcoSeptember 7, 2020
    Oriente 116Los Picos de Iztacalco II AIztacalcoSeptember 7, 2020
    Colegio de Bachilleres 3INFONAVIT IztacalcoIztacalcoSeptember 7, 2020
    Canal de ApatlacoApatlacoIztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Apatlaco
  • : Apatlaco station
  • Line 9: Metro Apatlaco stop
    		• Purísima Atlazolpa, Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Purísima Atlazolpa, Nueva RositaIztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Aculco
  • : Aculco station
    		• Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Pueblo Aculco, Jardines de ChurubuscoIztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Churubusco OrienteEl SifónIztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Escuadrón 201
  • Escuadrón 201
  • : Escuadrón 201 station
  • Route: 22-D
    		• Escuadrón 201IztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Atanasio G. Sarabia
  • Route: 22-D
    		• Escuadrón 201IztapalapaSeptember 7, 2020
    Ermita Iztapalapa
  • Route: 52-C
  • Route: 22-D
    		• Progreso del SurIztapalapa-September 7, 2020
    GanaderosProgreso del Sur, MinervaIztapalapa-September 7, 2020
    Pueblo Los ReyesValle del Sur, Pueblo Los Reyes CulhuacánIztapalapa-September 7, 2020
    Barrio San AntonioBarrio San Antonio CulhuacánIztapalapa-September 7, 2020
    Calzada TaxqueñaBarrio TulaIztapalapa-September 7, 2020
    CafetalesSan Francisco CulhuacánCoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    ESIME CulhuacánCTM Culhuacán VCoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    Manuela SáenzCTM Culhuacán VICoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    La Vírgen
  • Route: 37
    		• Ex Ejido de San Pedro Tepetlapa, Popular Emiliano ZapataCoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    TepetlapaAlianza Popular Revolucionaria, Popular Emiliano ZapataCoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    Las BombasCTM Culhuacán X, CafetalesCoyoacán-September 7, 2020
    Vista HermosaHacienda de Coyoacán, CTM Culhuacán XCoyoacánMay 3, 2021
    Calzada del HuesoHacienda de CoyoacánCoyoacán-May 3, 2021
    CañaveralesGranjas CoapaTlalpan-May 3, 2021
    MuyuguardaSan Lorenzo la CebadaXochimilco-May 3, 2021
    Circuito CuemancoBarrio 18Xochimilco-May 3, 2021
    DIF XochimilcoBarrio 18Xochimilco-May 3, 2021
    Preparatoria 1
  • Routes: 47-A, 81-A, 143
    		• Potrero de San BernardinoXochimilcoMay 3, 2021

    Operators

    Line 5 has the following operators.
    • Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA
    • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal

    Incidents

    A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.