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
TerminiLas 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]
Denotes a fully or mostly accessible station
Denotes a station connected to a non-accessible footbridge
Denotes a Mexibús transfer
Denotes a connection with the Estación de transferecia modal (ETRAM) system.
Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
Station[6] L Ex Location Connection Picture Opened
  Las Américas ● Ecatepec de Morelos
  • Line I: 1° de mayo station
    		•  12 January 2015[1]
    1° de Mayo ●
    San Martín ●
    Puente de Fierro ●
  • Line IV: Puente de Fierro station
    		•
    Casa de Morelos ●
    UPE ●
    San Cristóbal ●
    Agricultura ●
    ISSEMYM ●
    El Carmen ●
    Ecatepec ● ●
    DIF ● ●
    Guadalupe Victoria ● ●
    Venustiano Carranza ●
    FOVISSSTE ● ●
    San Carlos ●
    La Laguna ● ● Coacalco de Berriozábal
    Parque Residencial ● ●
    Eje 8 ● ●
    1ª de Villa ● ●
    Las Flores Zacuautitla ● ●
    San Francisco ● ●
    Héroes-Canosas ● ●
    Coacalco-Tultepec ● ●
    Ex Hacienda San Felipe ●
    Bosques del Valle ● ●
    Coacalco Berriozábal ● ●
    Santa María ● Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo
    Villas de San José ● ●
    Mariscala Real del Bosque ● ●
    Fuentes del Valle ● ●
    De la Cruz San Mateo ●
    Cartagena ● ●
    Bello Horizonte ●
    La Bandera/Tultitlán ● ●
    Buenavista ●
    COCEM ●
    Recursos Hidráulicos ●
    Chilpan ● ●
    Ciudad Labor ●
    Vidriera ●
    Lechería ●
  • Lechería
  • Line 1: Lechería station
    		•
    Lechería (express service-only) ● 8 October 2018[2]
    La Quebrada ● Cuautitlán Izcalli
  • 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.[7]

    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 transferecia modal (ETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.[4]
      • 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 ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are connected with those footbridges.

    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. 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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