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Mexico City Metrobús Line 4

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Metrobús Line 4
Bus at the Museo de la Ciudad station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • Buenavista / Pantitlán / Alameda Oriente
  • San Lázaro / AICM Terminal 2 / Hidalgo
Stations43
WebsiteLínea 4
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services5
Operator(s)See Operators
Daily ridership65,000[1]
History
OpenedApril 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-01)
Technical
Line length40.5 km (25.2 mi)[2]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Colonia Buenavista, in central Mexico City and the Mexico City International Airport in the Venustiano Carranza borough, in the east of the capital.

Line 4 has a total of 43 stations and a length of 40.5 kilometers divided into two routes, called the North and South routes, and goes mainly through Mexico City's downtown towards and from Mexico City International Airport.[1]

Construction of Line 4 started on July 4, 2011 and it was inaugurated on April 1, 2012 by Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2006 to 2012.[3][4]

Service description

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Services

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The line has three itineraries and two routes: North and South.[5]

Buenavista to Terminal 2 (North route)

To Terminal 2
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Sunday)
To Buenavista
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Sunday)

Buenavista to San Lázaro (South route)

To San Lázaro
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:30 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:36 (Sunday)
To Buenavista
  • First Bus: 4:28 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:28 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:15 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:30 (Sunday)

Buenavista to San Lázaro (North route)

To San Lázaro
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:35 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:35 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:36 (Sunday)
To Buenavista
  • First Bus: 4:27 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:12 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:27 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:12 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:30 (Sunday)

Pantitlán to Hidalgo[6]

To Hidalgo
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:59 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:59 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:04 (Sunday)
To Pantitlán
  • First Bus: 5:04 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:33 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:04 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:33 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:30 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:35 (Sunday)

Alameda Oriente to Hidalgo

To Hidalgo
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:59 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:59 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:58 (Sunday)
To Alameda Oriente
  • First Bus: 5:20 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:20 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:51 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:49 (Sunday)

Line 4 services the Cuauhtémoc and Venustiano Carranza boroughs.

Station list

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Key[a]
Metrobús Denotes a Metrobús transfer
CETRAM Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Ecobici Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
Mexico City Metro Denotes a connection with the Metro system
Mexibús Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
Public buses Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Tren Suburbano Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system
Trolleybus Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

North route

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Stations[b] North Alameda Oriente–Hidalgo[14] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough(s) Picture Date opened
Buenavista
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Buenavista station
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Buenavista station
  • CETRAM Buenavista
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: Buenavista station
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Buenavista station
  • Public buses Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
  • Buenavista Cuauhtémoc April 1, 2012[4]
    Delegación Cuauhtémoc
  • Ecobici
  • México Tenochtitlan[c]
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Revolución station
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • Buenavista, Tabacalera
    Museo San Carlos
  • Ecobici
  • Hidalgo
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Hidalgo station
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Hidalgo station
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Hidalgo station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3: Hidalgo station
  • RTP Route: 27-A
  • Trolleybus Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • Guerrero, Centro
    Bellas Artes
  • Ecobici
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Bellas Artes station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8: Bellas Artes station
  • Trolleybus Line 1: Bellas Artes stop
  • Public buses Route: 16-A
  • Teatro Blanquita
  • Trolleybus Line 1: República de Perú stop
  • Centro
    República de Chile
    República de Argentina
    Mercado Abelardo L. Rodríguez[d]
    Mixcalco Cuauhtémoc / Venustiano Carranza
    Ferrocarril de Cintura Centro, Ampliación Penitenciaria Venustiano Carranza
    Morelos
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 4 Line 4: Morelos station (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: Morelos station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 18 (at distance), 37
  • Public buses Routes: 5-A, 10-E (at distance)
  • Ampliación Penitenciaria, Morelos
    Archivo General de la Nación
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: Archivo General de la Nación station
  • Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria
    San Lázaro
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: San Lázaro station
  • CETRAM San Lázaro
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: San Lázaro station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: San Lázaro station
  • Bus interchange East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
  • 7 de Julio
    Terminal 1[e]
  • Airport interchange Mexico City Airport
  • Monorail Aerotren (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 5 Line 5: Terminal Aérea station (at distance)
  • RTP Routes: 43, 200
  • Trolleybus Line 4: Terminal Aérea stop (east–west route)
  • Public buses Route: 20-B
  • Mexico City International Airport
    Terminal 2[e]
  • Airport interchange Mexico City Airport
  • Monorail Aerotren
  • Pantitlán
  • CETRAM Pantitlán
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Pantitlán station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 5 Line 5: Pantitlán station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 9 Line 9: Pantitlán station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line A Line A: Pantitlán station
  • Mexibús Line 3 Line III: Pantitlán station
  • RTP Route: 168
  • Trolleybus Line 2: Pantitlán stop
  • Public buses Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G
  • Adolfo López Mateos, Aviación Civil, Pantitlán 3 June 2021[17]
    Calle 6[f]
  • Mexibús Line 3 Line III: Calle 6 station
  • Cuchilla Pantitlán 27 March 2022[18]
    Alameda Oriente
  • RTP Route: 47-A
  • Arsenal 4ta Sección

    South route

    [edit]
    Since the route has a complex route with several one-way stations, the following table will start at the Buenavista Terminal Station and follow an eastward flow until reaching the San Lázaro Terminal Station, then follow the route westward culminating with the 20 de Noviembre station.
    Stations[b] Eastbound Westbound Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough(s) Picture Date opened
    Buenavista
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Buenavista station
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Buenavista station
  • CETRAM Buenavista
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: Buenavista station
  • Tren Suburbano Line 1: Buenavista station
  • Public buses Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
  • Buenavista Cuauhtémoc April 1, 2012[4]
    Delegación Cuauhtémoc
  • Ecobici
  • México-Tenochtitlan[c]
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Revolución station
  • Public buses Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • Buenavista, Tabacalera
    Plaza de la República
  • Metrobús Line 1 Line 1: Plaza de la República station
  • Ecobici (at distance)
  • Public buses Route: 12-B
  • Amajac[g]
  • Metrobús Line 7 Line 7: Amajac station
  • Ecobici
  • Tabacalera
    Defensoría Pública[h] Juárez, Centro
    Vocacional 5 Centro
    Juárez
  • Metrobús Line 3 Line 3: Juárez station
  • Ecobici
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 3 Line 3: Juárez station
  • Plaza San Juan
  • Ecobici
  • Eje Central
  • Ecobici
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 8 Line 8: San Juan de Letrán station
  • Trolleybus Line 1: República de Uruguay stop
  • El Salvador
    Isabel la Católica
    Museo de la Ciudad
  • Ecobici
  • RTP Route: 145-A
  • Pino Suárez
  • CETRAM Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  • Ecobici
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Pino Suárez station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Pino Suárez station
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • Las Cruces Sur
    La Merced
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Merced station
  • Public buses Route: 5-A
  • Venustiano Carranza
    Mercado de Sonora
    Cecilio Robelo
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Candelaria station (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 4 Line 4: Candelaria station (at distance)
  • RTP Route: 37
  • Public buses Route: 5-A
  • Del Parque
    Eduardo Molina
    Moctezuma
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: Moctezuma station (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Moctezuma station (at distance)
  • Public buses Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H (all at distance)
  • Del Parque, Jardín Balbuena
    San Lázaro
  • Metrobús Line 5 Line 5: San Lázaro station
  • CETRAM San Lázaro
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: San Lázaro station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line B Line B: San Lázaro station
  • Bus interchange East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
  • 7 de Julio
    Hospital Balbuena Del Parque
    Mercado de Sonora Sur Centro November 28, 2022[21]
    San Pablo Cuauhtémoc
    Pino Suárez Sur
  • CETRAM Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  • Ecobici
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 1 Line 1: Pino Suárez station
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Pino Suárez station
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  • RTP Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  • Public buses Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • 20 de Noviembre
  • Mexico City Metro Mexico City Metro Line 2 Line 2: Zócalo-Tenochtitlan station (at distance)
  • Mexico City Metro Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez (at distance)
  • Ecobici
  • RTP Route: 145-A
  • Replacement of stations

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    On November 28, 2022, five eastward bus stops were removed. Mercado de Sonora, La Merced, Mercado Ampudia,[i] Las Cruces Norte and Museo de la Ciudad stations were relocated southbound due to traffic jams caused by their location in the market area of the historic center of the city.[22][23]

    Operator

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    Conexión Centro-Aeropuerto, SA de CV (CCA) is the sole operator of Line 4.[24]

    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.[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]
      • 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 (Tren Suburbano) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[10]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[13]
    2. ^ a b All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ a b Formerly named "Puente de Alvarado".[15]
    4. ^ Formerly named "Teatro del Pueblo".[16]
    5. ^ a b Accessible from the Buenavista–Terminal 2 route (with additional cost).
    6. ^ Accessible from Alameda Oriente to Hidalgo.
    7. ^ Formerly named "Glorieta de Colón".[19]
    8. ^ Formerly named "Expo Reforma".[20]
    9. ^ Previously "Circunvalación".

    References

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    1. ^ a b (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 4" (Line 4 technical data), Metrobús website
    2. ^ "Hoy inicia operaciones la ampliación de la Línea 4 del Metrobús en la Ciudad de México". Reporte Índigo (in Spanish). 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
    3. ^ "Comerciantes se manifiestan contra L4 de Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
    4. ^ a b c "Arranca Línea 4 de Metrobús; gratis hoy y mañana". El Universal (in Spanish). April 2, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
    5. ^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 4" (Line 4 Map), Metrobús website
    6. ^ "De Hidalgo a Pantitlán: inicia operación ampliación de L4 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
    7. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. 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 "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] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. ^ "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    14. ^ "Amplicación L4". Mexico City Metrobús (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
    15. ^ Arteaga, Jacqueline (9 August 2021). "¿Cuándo la Estación del Metro Zócalo añadirá 'Tenochtitlán' a su nombre?". BolaVIP (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
    16. ^ "Inician recuperación de murales dañados en el Mercado Abelardo L. Rodríguez" (in Spanish). Mexico City: Government of Mexico City. November 25, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
    17. ^ López, Jonás (2 June 2021). "Arranca ampliación de Lína 4 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
    18. ^ Agular, Tania (26 March 2022). "CDMX inaugura ampliación de la Línea 4 del Metrobús en tramo Alameda Oriente". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
    19. ^ Sánchez, Frida (12 October 2023). "Cambian nombre de estación del Metrobús 'Glorieta de Colón' por 'Amajac'". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
    20. ^ "Estación 'Expo Reforma' del Metrobús cambia de nombre". El Capitalino (in Spanish). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
    21. ^ "Crea confusión cambio de ruta en Lína 4 del MB" [Metrobús Line 4 route change creates confusion]. El Universal (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    22. ^ "Línea 4 del Metrobús: Esta es la nueva ruta a partir del 28 de noviembre" [Metrobus Line 4: This is the new route as of 28 November]. El Financiero (in Spanish). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    23. ^ Rodríguez, Josep (14 November 2022). "Línea 4 del Metrobús cambiará de ruta en el tramo sur". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
    24. ^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018