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 double-dagger Denotes a fully or mostly accessible station
Handicapped/disabled access dagger 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 double-dagger ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Mexibús Line 1 Line I: 1° de mayo station
    		•  12 January 2015[1]
    1° de Mayo Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    San Martín Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Puente de Fierro Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
  • Mexibús Line 4 Line IV: Puente de Fierro station
    		•
    Casa de Morelos Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    UPE Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    San Cristóbal Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Agricultura Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    ISSEMYM Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    El Carmen Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Ecatepec Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    DIF Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Guadalupe Victoria Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Venustiano Carranza Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    FOVISSSTE Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    San Carlos Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    La Laguna Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ● Coacalco de Berriozábal
    Parque Residencial Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    Eje 8 Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    1ª de Villa Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Las Flores Zacuautitla Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    San Francisco Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    Héroes-Canosas Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Coacalco-Tultepec Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Ex Hacienda San Felipe Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Bosques del Valle Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    Coacalco Berriozábal Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Santa María Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
    Villas de San José Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Mariscala Real del Bosque Handicapped/disabled access dagger ● ●
    Fuentes del Valle Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    De la Cruz San Mateo Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Cartagena Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Bello Horizonte Handicapped/disabled access dagger ●
    Bandera/Tultitlán Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Buenavista Handicapped/disabled access dagger ●
    COCEM Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Recursos Hidráulicos Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Chilpan Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● ●
    Ciudad Labor Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Vidriera Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
    Lechería Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ●
  • ETRAM Lechería
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Lechería station
    		•
    Estación Retorno Oriente[lower-alpha 2] Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● 8 October 2018[2]
    La Quebrada Handicapped/disabled access double-dagger ● 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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