The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a

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line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the boroughs of

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, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the

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, to Preparatoria 1 in Xochimilco. Line 5 has a total of 51 stations and a length of 28.5 kilometers, which runs from northeastern to eastern Mexico City."Ficha técnica Línea 5" (Line 5 technical data), Metrobús website
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History and construction

Construction of Line 5 started on March 26, 2013 and it was inaugurated on November 5, 2013 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, then- Head of Government of the Federal District. The service ran from Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro. Expansion works for Line 5 started in August 2017. It was planned to extend the line until Preparatoria 1, although originally intended to be extended to Glorieta de Vaqueritos in the limits of

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and Xochimilco boroughs), in southeastern Mexico City. The first extension added 26 stations along 16 kilometers. The second extension added 4 kilometers and 7 stations to the line, serving the Coyoacán,

, and Xochimilco boroughs.

Service description

Services

The line has three itineraries. Río de los Remedios to San Lázaro Norte
:''To San Lázaro Norte'' :*First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 21:29 (Monday-Friday) :*First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday) :*Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday) :*First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday) :*Last Bus: 23:40 (Sunday) :''To Río de los Remedios'' :*First Bus: 4:39 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 22:21 (Monday-Friday) :*First Bus: 4:32 (Saturday) :*Last Bus: 00:11 (Saturday) :*First Bus: 5:09 (Sunday) :*Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday) Las Bombas to San Lázaro Sur
:''To San Lázaro Sur'' :*First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 21:57 (Monday-Friday) :''To Las Bombas'' :*First Bus: 4:32 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 21:12 (Monday-Friday) Río de los Remedios to Las Bombas
:''To Las Bombas'' :*First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 00:07 (Monday-Friday) :''To Río de los Remedios'' :*First Bus: 4:36 (Monday-Friday) :*Last Bus: 00:02 (Monday-Friday) Line 5 services the

, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán,

and Xochimilco boroughs.

Station list

Operators

Line 5 has the following operators. *Corredor Integral de Transporte Eduardo Molina, SA (CITEMSA) *Red de Transporte de Pasajeros del Distrito Federal (RTP)

Incidents

A week before its opening, on September 1, 2020, a truck crashed into Hospital General Troncoso station, damaging the roof.

Notes

References

{{Mexico City transport network 2013 establishments in Mexico 5 Bus rapid transit in Mexico