The Havana MetroBus ( es, MetroBus de La Habana), shortened as MB, is a public

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network serving the city of

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, capital of

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. It is the principal

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network of the Cuban capital and is conceived as a surface subway.

Overview

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s and little camels) for their two humps, the fleet of MetroBus, has been modernized, and now uses large modern articulated buses, such as the

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. The stops are usually 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) apart, with frequent buses in peak hours, about every 10 minutes. The network is linked to several

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stations.

Routes

The network consists of 17 main lines, all identified with the letter "P" preceding the number:Havana MetroBus network map
/ref> *P-1: La Rosita - Playa *P-2: Alberro -

Vedado Vedado ( es, El Vedado, ) is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa distric ...

*P-3: Alamar - Túnel de Línea *P-4: San Agustín - Playa - Terminal de Trenes *P-5: San Agustín -

Centro Habana Centro Habana is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipio''s in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. There are many retail spaces (such as ''Plaza de Carlos III'' commercial center, office buildings, hotels, bars and clubs (such as th ...

- Terminal de Trenes *P-6: Reparto Eléctrico -

*P-7: Alberro - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-8: Reparto Eléctrico - Villa Panamericana *P-9: La Palma - CUJAE *P-10: Víbora - Playa *P-11: Alamar -

El Capitolio El Capitolio, or the National Capitol Building (''Capitolio Nacional de La Habana''), is a public edifice in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The building was commissioned by Cuban president Gerardo Machado and built from 1926 to 1929 under the d ...

*P-12: Santiago de Las Vegas - Aeropuerto - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-13: Santiago de Las Vegas - La Palma - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-14: San Agustín - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-15: Alamar -

Guanabacoa Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa was briefly the capital ...

*P-16: Santiago de Las Vegas -

- Hospital Ameijeiras *P-C: Hospital Naval - Playa (semi-circular ''coast-to-coast'' line)

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Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

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