The Mexico City Metrobús Line 6 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between El Rosario in the municipality of Azcapotzalco, in northern Mexico City, and Villa de Aragón in Gustavo A. Madero, in the eastern limits of the city with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, Mexico.
| Metrobús Line 6 | |
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_4.jpg) San Juan de Aragón station | |
| Overview | |
| Status | In service |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 37 |
| Website | Línea 6 |
| Service | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit |
| System | Mexico City Metrobus |
| Services | 3 |
| Operator | See Operators |
| Daily ridership | 150,000[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | January 21, 2016 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 20 km (12.4 mi)[1] |
| Character | Exclusive right-of-way |
Line 6 has a total of 37 stations and a length of 20 kilometers (12.4 mi), which runs from northwestern to eastern Mexico City.[1]
Construction of Line 6 started on August 6, 2014 and it was inaugurated on January 21, 2016 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[2][3]
Service description
editServices
editThe line has three itineraries:[4]
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Line 6 serves the municipalities of Azcapotzalco and Gustavo A. Madero.
Station list
edit | Fully accessible station |  | Cablebús connection |  | RTP connection | ||
 | Partially accessible station |  | Mexibús connection |  | Tren Interurbano connection | ||
 | CETRAM transfer station |  | Mexicable connection |  | Tren Suburbano connection | ||
 | ETRAM transfer station |  | Mexico City Metro connection |  | Trolleybus connection | ||
 | Ecobici bikeshare |  | Pesero connection |  | Xochimilco Light Rail connection |
| Station[b] | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Borough | Picture | Date opened |
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| El Rosario |
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Unidad Habitacional El Rosario | Azcapotzalco | _4.jpg) |
January 21, 2016[3] |
| Colegio de Bachilleres 1 | _4.jpg) | ||||
| De las Culturas | 19, 19A, 107 |
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| Ferrocarriles Nacionales | 19, 19A |
San Martín Xochinahuac | _3.jpg) | ||
| UAM Azcapotzalco | 19, 19A, 107, 107B |
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_3.jpg) | ||
| Tecnoparque | 19, 19A, 107B |
Santa Bárbara | _3.jpg) | ||
| Norte 59 | Industrial Vallejo | _4.jpg) | |||
| Norte 45 | _8.jpg) | ||||
| Montevideo |   |
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Azcapotzalco, Gustavo A. Madero | _5.jpg) | |
| Lindavista-Vallejo |
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Gustavo A. Madero | _6.jpg) | |
| Instituto del Petróleo |
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_3.jpg) | ||
| San Bartolo |
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_7.jpg) | |||
| Instituto Politécnico Nacional | 25, 104 |
Lindavista Sur | _5.jpg) | ||
| Riobamba | _6.jpg){kind=small} | ||||
| Deportivo 18 de Marzo |
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Tepeyac Insurgentes | _1.jpg) | ||
| La Villa |
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_1.jpg) | |||
| De los Misterios[c] |
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_5.jpg) | ||
| Hospital Infantil La Villa[c] |
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_2.jpg) | ||
| Delegación Gustavo A. Madero |
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_2.jpg) | ||
| Martín Carrera |
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_2.jpg) | ||
| Hospital General La Villa | _2.jpg) | ||||
| San Juan de Aragón |
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_3.jpg) | ||
| Gran Canal |
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_3.jpg) | |||
| Casas Alemán |
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_1.jpg) | |||
| Pueblo San Juan de Aragón | Pueblo San Juan de Aragón | _3.jpg) | |||
| Loreto Fabela | 15B, 15C |
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_1.jpg) | ||
| 482[d] | 15C |
San Juan de Aragón | _6.jpg){kind=small} | ||
| 414[d] | _2.jpg) | ||||
| 416 Oriente[d] | _2.jpg) | ||||
| 416 Poniente[c] |
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_4.jpg) | ||
| Deportivo Los Galeana[c] |
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_6.jpg) | |||
| Ampliación Providencia[c] |
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_4.jpg) | |||
| Volcán de Fuego[c] |
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_1.jpg) | |||
| La Pradera |
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_4.jpg) | |||
| Colegio de Bachilleres 9 | _4.jpg) | ||||
| Francisco Morazán |
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_3.jpg) | |||
| Villa de Aragón |
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_1.jpg) |
Operators
editCorredor Antenas-Rosario, SA de CV (CARSA) is the sole operator of Line 6.[13]
Notes
edit- ↑ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
- Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.[5]
- Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[6]
- Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[7]
- Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[8]
- Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[9]
- Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
- Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[5]
- Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10]
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[11]
- Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[6]
- Metro (
- ↑ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Accessible from Villa de Aragón to El Rosario.
- 1 2 3 Accessible from El Rosario to Villa de Aragón.
References
edit- 1 2 3 (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 6" (Line 6 technical data), Metrobús website
- ↑ "Inicia obra por Línea 6 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- 1 2 "Mancera inaugura Línea 6 del Metrobús". El Financiero (in Spanish). January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 6" (Line 6 Map), Metrobús website
- 1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- 1 2 Contreras, Jorge (24 July 2024). "¿Habrá nueva línea de Mexibús hasta el Metro Rosario? Esto respondieron las autoridades del Edomex". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018