Mexico City Metrobús Line 1

Bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobús

Metrobús Line 1

Metrobús unit over Avenida de los Insurgentes

Overview
Status| In service
Termini|

* Indios Verdes / Buenavista
* El Caminero / Dr. Gálvez / Insurgentes

Stations| 46
Website| Línea 1
Service
Type| Bus rapid transit
System| Mexico City Metrobus
Services| 5
Operator(s)| See Operators
Daily ridership| 600,000 (April 2018)[1]
History
Opened| 19 June 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-19)
Technical
Line length| 28.1 km (17.5 mi)[2]
Character| Exclusive right-of-way

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobús. It operates between Indios Verdes, in the Gustavo A. Madero municipality in the northern part of the city, and El Caminero, in Tlalpan in southern Mexico City. The line was the first one to be built and opened. The first section of the line, known as Corredor Insurgentes, was inaugurated by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, on 19 June 2005.[3] The second stretch of the line, known as Corredor Insurgentes Sur, was inaugurated on 13 March 2008, by Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2006 to 2012.[4]

The line has 46 stations and a total length of 28.1 kilometers.[2]

## Service description

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### Services

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The line has five itineraries.[5]

Indios Verdes to Insurgentes

From Indios Verdes

* First Bus: 5:30 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 21:55 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 8:00 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 16:04 (Saturday)

No service on Sunday

To Indios Verdes

* First Bus: 5:58 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 22:23 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 8:24 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 16:27 (Saturday)

No service on Sunday

Indios Verdes to El Caminero

To El Caminero

* First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Wednesday)
* Last Bus: 23:54 (Monday-Wednesday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Thursday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 00:40 (Thursday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 00:40 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 23:40 (Sunday)

To Indios Verdes

* First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Wednesday)
* Last Bus: 23:35 (Monday-Wednesday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Thursday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 00:40 (Thursday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 00:40 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 23:50 (Sunday)

Indios Verdes to Dr. Gálvez

From Indios Verdes

* First Bus: 5:00 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 21:24 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 5:00 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 22:37 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:08 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 23:02 (Sunday)

To Indios Verdes

* First Bus: 4:37 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 22:40 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 22:38 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:03 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 22:40 (Sunday)

Buenavista to El Caminero

To El Caminero

* First Bus: 5:30 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 22:28 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 6:00 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 21:54 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 6:20 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 21:54 (Sunday)

From El Caminero

* First Bus: 5:01 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 21:11 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:50 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 20:43 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:34 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 20:38 (Sunday)

Colonia del Valle to Tepalcates (Line 2)

To Tepalcates

* First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 22:55 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:50 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 23:43 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:29 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 23:50 (Sunday)

To Colonia del Valle

* First Bus: 4:35 (Monday-Friday)
* Last Bus: 21:28 (Monday-Friday)
* First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
* Last Bus: 23:28 (Saturday)
* First Bus: 5:05 (Sunday)
* Last Bus: 23:39 (Sunday)

Line 1 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Cuauhtémoc, Benito Juárez, Álvaro Obregón, Coyoacán and Tlalpan municipalities.

### Station list

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Key[a] | Denotes a Metrobús transfer

|

| Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
| Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
| Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
| Denotes a connection with the Metro system
| Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
| Denotes a connection with the Mexicable system
| Denotes a connection with the public bus system
| Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
| Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
| Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
Stations[b] | Connections  | Neighborhood(s)  | Municipality  | Picture  | Date opened

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Indios Verdes[c] |
* Line 3: Indios Verdes station
* Line 7: Indios Verdes station
* : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
* Indios Verdes
* Line 3: Indios Verdes station
* Line IV: Indios Verdes station
* Line 2: Indios Verdes station
* Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
| Residencial Zacatenco  | Gustavo A. Madero |  | 19 June 19 2005[2]
Deportivo 18 de Marzo  |
* Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
* Deportivo 18 de Marzo
* Line 3: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
* Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
* Route: 15-B
| Lindavista, Tepeyac Insurgentes |
Euzkaro  |
* Route: 15-A, 15-B
| Magdalena de las Salinas, Industrial  |
Potrero  |
* Potrero
* Line 3: Potrero station
* Routes: 25, 104
* Route: 15-C
| Capultitán, Guadalupe Insurgentes |
La Raza  |
* Line 3: La Raza station
* La Raza
* Line 3: La Raza station
* Line 5: La Raza station
* Line IV La Raza station
* Routes: 11-A (at distance), 12 (at distance), 23, 27-A, 103
* Line 1: La Raza stop (north–south route)
* Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-C, 20-D
| Vallejo |
Circuito  |
* Line 3: Circuito station
* Route: 200
* Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-A, 20-D
| Santa María Insurgentes | Cuauhtémoc |
San Simón  |
* Route: 20-B (at distance)
| Santa María Insurgentes, San Simón Tolnáhuac |
Manuel González  |
* Route: 10-B
| Colonia Atlampa, Tlatelolco |
Buenavista  |
* Line 3: Buenavista station
* Line 4: Buenavista station
* Buenavista
* (at distance)
* Line B: Buenavista station
* Line 1: Buenavista station
* Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
| Santa María la Ribera, Buenavista |
El Chopo  |
* (at distance)

Revolución  |
* (at distance)
* Line 2: Revolución station
* Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B

Plaza de la República[d] |
* Line 4: Plaza de la República station
* (at distance)
* Route: 12-B
| San Rafael, Tabacalera |
Reforma  |
* Line 7: Reforma station
* Line 7: París station
* (at distance)
* Route: 19-H (at distance)

Hamburgo  |
* Line 7: Hamburgo station
* | Juárez |
Glorieta de los Insurgentes  |
* * Line 1: Insurgentes station
* Route: 34-A
* Routes: 18-C (at distance), 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
| Juárez, Roma Norte |
Durango  |
* * Routes: 19, 19-A
| Roma Norte |
Álvaro Obregón  |
* * Line 2: Insurgentes stop (east–west route)

Sonora  |
* * Routes: 19, 19-A
| Hipódromo, Roma Norte |
Campeche  |
* | Hipódromo, Roma Sur |
Chilpancingo  |
* * Line 9: Chilpancingo station
* Routes: 9-C, 9-E

Nuevo León  |
* Line 2: Nuevo León station
* |
La Piedad  |
* | Nápoles, Del Valle Norte | Benito Juárez |
Poliforum  |
* |
Nápoles  |
* | Nápoles, Del Valle Centro |
Colonia del Valle  |
* | Nápoles, Insurgentes San Borja |
Ciudad de los Deportes  |
* | Ciudad de los Deportes, Insurgentes San Borja |
Parque Hundido  |
* | Noche Buena, Tlacoquemécatl |
Félix Cuevas  |
* * Line 12: Insurgentes Sur station
* Insurgentes Sur stop (temporary Line 12 service)
* Line 3: Insurgentes Sur stop
* Route: 6-A (at distance)
| Extremadura Insurgentes, Tlacoquemécatl |
Río Churubusco  |
* Routes: 1-D, 120, 121-A, 200
* Route: 22-A
| Insurgentes Mixcoac, Actipán |
Teatro Insurgentes  |  | San José Insurgentes, Crédito Constructor |
José María Velasco  |
* Route: 6-A
| Guadalupe Inn, Florida | Álvaro Obregón |
Francia  |  |
Olivo  |  |
Altavista  |
* Route: 116-A

La Bombilla  |
* Routes: 21-D (at distance), 34-B
| San Ángel, Chimalistac |
Dr. Gálvez  |
* Routes: 13-A, 21-D (at distance), 34-B, 125, 128
| Barrio Loreto, Chimalistac |
Ciudad Universitaria  |
* Line 7: Ciudad Universitaria stop (north–south route)
| Ciudad Universitaria | Coyoacán |  | 13 March 2008[2]
Centro Cultural Universitario  |  |
Perisur  |
* Route: 57-A
| Insurgentes Cuicuilco |
Villa Olímpica  |  | Villa Olímpica, Peña Pobre | Tlalpan |
Corregidora  |  | Tlalpan, La Lonja |
Ayuntamiento  |  | Tlalpan, La Fama |
Fuentes Brotantes  |  | Santa Úrsula Xitla, Tlalpan |
Santa Úrsula  |  |
La Joya  |  |
El Caminero  |
* Routes: 2-A, 17-E, 17-F, 69, 111-A, 131, 132, 134, 134-A, 134-B, 134-C, 134-D
| La Joya |

Notes

### Operators

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Line 1 has four operators.[15]

* Corredor Insurgentes, SA de CV (CISA)[16]
* Vanguardia y Cambio, SA de CV (VYC)
* Rey Cuauhtémoc, SA de CV (RECSA)
* Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)

## Ridership

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As of April 2018, the Metrobus Line 1 moves an average of 600,000 commuters daily. This has led to a saturation of the line, thus articulated buses are being substituted for bi-articulated buses.[1]

## Incidents

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According to the director of CISA, there are between one and four minor accidents per week in Line 1.[17]

In February 2018, a cyclist was hit by a bus when he invaded the Metrobús' right-of-way near Perisur. The cyclist died immediately after the incident.[18]

## Notes

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1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
* Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[6]
* Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[7]
* Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[8]
* Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[9]
* Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
* Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
* Mexicable () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
* Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[11]
* Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[12]
* Tren Suburbano () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
* Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[7]
2. ^ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
3. ^ New station in operation from 7 April 2024.[13]
4. ^ Formerly named "Tabacalera".[14]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Línea 1 del Metrobús saturada; se intensifica la sustitución de unidades por biarticulados" (in Spanish). El Sol de México.
2. ^ a b c d (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
3. ^ "Circula el Metrobús con numerosos pendientes". La Jornada (in Spanish). 20 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
4. ^ "Inauguran ampliación de Línea 1 del Metrobús". El Financiero (in Spanish). Notimex. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
5. ^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 1" (Line 1 Map), Metrobús website
6. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. ^ a b "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. ^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. ^ a b c d "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
12. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
13. ^ Lázaro, Esmeralda (7 April 2024). "Primera etapa del Cetram Indios Verdes inicia operaciones". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
14. ^ Vértiz de la Fuente, Columba (3 April 2015). "Altares de Dolores en el Museo Soumaya". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2020.
15. ^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved 5 June 2018
16. ^ ¿Quiénes somos? (in Spanish), CISA, archived from the original on 2 December 2008, retrieved 5 June 2018
17. ^ "Accidente en el Metrobús, ¿me quedo o me voy?". Más Por Más (in Spanish). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
18. ^ "Accidente en Línea 1 del Metrobús" (in Spanish). CDMX. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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Metro|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3
* Line 4
* Line 5
* Line 6
* Line 7
* Line 8
* Line 9
* Line A
* Line B
* Line 12

Metrobús|

* Line 1
* Line 2
* Line 3
* Line 4
* Line 5
* Line 6
* Line 7

Mexibús|

* Line I
* Line II
* Line III
* Line IV

Others|

* Ferrocarril Suburbano ()
* Tren Ligero ()
* Cablebús ()
* Trolebús ()
* Centro de transferencia modal ()
* Ecobici ()
* Mexicable ()
* Muévete en Bici
* Pesero ()
* Rickshaws

Projects|

* El Insurgente

Former|

* Streetcars

Administration|

* Red de Transporte de Pasajeros ()
* Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos ()
* Tarjeta de Movilidad Integrada ()

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Avenida de los Insurgentes

Areas|

* Ciudad de los Deportes
* Ciudad Universitaria
* Cuicuilco
* Glorieta de los Insurgentes
* Parque de la Bombilla
* Parque Hundido

Buildings|

* Forum Buenavista
* Galerías Insurgentes
* Insurgentes 300
* Manacar
* Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
* Perisur
* Plaza Insurgentes
* Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
* Reforma 222
* Restaurante Arroyo
* Teatro de los Insurgentes
* Torre Insignia
* Universidad Intercontinental
* World Trade Center

Formerly|

* Old Buenavista railway station (1873–2005)

Landmarks, monuments
and statues|

* El Sereno
* Monumento a la Raza
* Monumento a los Indios Verdes
* Monumento al perro callejero
* Ruta de la Amistad

Nearby|

* Biblioteca Vasconcelos
* Monument to Cuauhtémoc
* Mother's Monument
* Paseo de la Reforma
* Revolución metro station

Transportation|

* Buenavista metro station
* Buenavista railway station
* Chilpancingo metro station
* Deportivo 18 de Marzo metro station
* Indios Verdes metro station
* Insurgentes metro station
* Insurgentes Sur metro station
* La Raza metro station
* Mexico City Metrobús Line 1
* Potrero metro station

Related|

* 2023 Mexico City Metro train crash
* Emos vs. Punks
* Hotel de México
* Insurgentes (Steven Wilson album)

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