Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 Explained

Metrobús Line 2
Color:	87189D
Type:	Bus rapid transit
System:	Mexico City Metrobus
Status:	In service
Start:	Tepalcates / Del Moral / Río Frío
End:	Tacubaya / Etiopía / Dr. Gálvez / Juárez
Stations:	37
Routes:	4
Operator:	See Operators
Character:	Exclusive right-of-way
Linelength:	201NaN1
Map State:	expanded

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

Tepalcates–Tacubaya

Stations	Connections	Neighborhood(s)	Borough	Picture	Date opened
Tepalcates	Tepalcates Line A: Tepalcates station Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 9-D, 9-E	Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista, Tepalcates	Iztapalapa		December 16, 2008
Nicolás Bravo	Routes: 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167	Tepalcates
Canal de San Juan	Line A: Canal de San Juan station (at distance) Routes: 47-A, 162-B, 163, 163-A, 163-B, 164, 166, 167 Routes: 4-B, 4-C, 9-B, 9-E, 14-A
General Antonio de León
Constitución de Apatzingán	Routes: 4-C, 9-A
CCH Oriente	Route: 4-C	Unidad Habitacional Ejército Constitucionalista
Leyes de Reforma		Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
Del Moral		Colonia Cuchilla del Moral, Colonia Leyes de Reforma 3@ Sección
Río Frío		Colonia Cuchilla del Moral
Rojo Gómez		Colonia Dr. Alfonso Díaz Tirado
Río Mayo
Río Tecolutla		Colonia Real del Moral
El Rodeo	Route: 14-A	Colonia Paseos de Churubusco, Colonia El Rodeo
UPIICSA		Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Ampliación Gabriel Ramos Millán	Iztacalco
Iztacalco	Route: 14-A
Goma	Routes: 43, 200 Route: 14-A	Colonia Granjas México, Colonia Gabriel Ramos Millán
Tlacotal
Canela
Metro Coyuya	Line 5: Metro Coyuya station Coyuya Line 8: Coyuya station Route: 14-A	Coyuya, Granjas México, Barrio de los Reyes, Tlazintla			September 7, 2020^[5]
Coyuya		Santa Anita, Barrio Los Reyes			December 16, 2008
La Viga	Route: 37	Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Francisco Xicaltongo
Andrés Molina		Nueva Santa Anita, Barrio San Pedro
Las Américas		Colonia Moderna	Benito Juárez
Xola	Line 2: Xola station Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I	Colonia Álamos
Álamos
Centro SCOP	Line 1: Centro SCOP stop	Narvarte Oriente
Doctor Vértiz
Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia	Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station	Narvarte Poniente
Amores		Colonia del Valle Norte
Viaducto	Line 1: Nuevo León station (at distance)	Colonia Roma Sur	Cuauhtémoc
Nuevo León	Line 1: Nuevo León station	Hipódromo
Escandón		Hipódromo, Escandón	Cuauhtémoc, Miguel Hidalgo
Patriotismo	Line 9: Patriotismo station Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200 Routes: 9-C, 9-E, 21-A
De La Salle	Temporary Line 1 service: De La Salle stop Routes: 13-A, 115-A, 200	Hipódromo Condesa, Escandón
Parque Lira		San Miguel Chapultepec	Miguel Hidalgo
Antonio Maceo		Tacubaya		100x100px
Tacubaya	Temporary Line 1 service: Tacubaya stop Tacubaya (at distance) Line 1: Tacubaya station Line 7: Tacubaya station Line 9: Tacubaya station Routes: 110, 110-B, 110-C, 112, 113-B, 115, 118, 119, 200 Routes: 1-B, 9-C, 9-E, 21-A

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.^[6]

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.^[8]

Operators

Line 2 has five operators.

• 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 and References

1. "Eje 4 Sur", Metrobús website, archive of 2010-08-21
2. News: Comienzan obras del segundo corredor del Metrobús, que irá sobre Eje 4 Sur. La Jornada . September 5, 2007 . June 5, 2018 . es .
3. News: Arranca inconclusa la línea 2 del Metrobús. La Jornada . December 17, 2008 . June 5, 2018 . es .
4. "Mapa Línea 2" (Line 2 Map), Metrobús website
5. Web site: Inicia operaciones línea 5 del Metrobús en CDMX. es. September 7, 2020. September 7, 2020. Noticieros Televisa.
6. Web site: Metrobús tendrá nueva ruta; conectará Doctor Gálvez con Rojo Gómez. es. Excélsior. 26 October 2022. Mexico City. Jonás. López. 3 November 2022.
7. "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
8. Web site: Este lunes se estrena nueva ruta del Metrobús en CDMX: irá de Río Frío a Juárez. es. Expansión. 23 July 2023. 24 July 2023.
9. News: Inaugurarán mañana la Línea 3 del Metrobús. Excélsior. February 7, 2011 . July 20, 2018 . es .