# Mexico City Metrobús Line 5

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 5 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between Río de los Remedios in the boroughs of Gustavo A. Madero, in Mexico City's northern limit with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, 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.

## 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 Tlalpan 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, Tlalpan, 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 Gustavo A. Madero, Venustiano Carranza, Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán, Tlalpan and Xochimilco boroughs.

### Station list

Key :
* Denotes a Metrobús transfer
* Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
* Denotes a connection with the Metro system
* Denotes a connection with the Mexibús 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 Trolleybus system
| Stations | Connections | Neighborhood(s) | Borough | Picture | Date opened |
| Río de los Remedios | Line II: Río de los Remedios station | Juan González Romero, Nueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| 314. Memorial New's Divine | | Del Obrero, Nueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| 5 de Mayo | | Vasco de Quiroga, Nueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Vasco de Quiroga | | Vasco de Quiroga, Nueva Atzacoalco | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| El Coyol | | Salvador Díaz Mirón, El Coyol | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Preparatoria 3 | | Constitución de la República, El Coyol | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| San Juan de Aragón | Line 6: San Juan de Aragón station Line 5: Gran Canal stop | Constitución de la República, DM Nacional | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Río Guadalupe | | Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Talismán | Route: 15-C | Ampliación San Juan de Aragón, San Pedro el Chico | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Victoria | | Aragón Inguarán, Gertrudis Sánchez | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Oriente 101 | Line 4: Av. Eduardo Molina stop Routes: 11-A, 12 | Ampliación Mártires de Río Blanco, Gertrudis Sánchez | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Río Santa Coleta | | La Joya, Nueva Tenochitlán | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Río Consulado | Line 4: Consulado station (at distance) Line 5: Consulado station (at distance) Line 5: Eduardo Molina station (at distance) Routes: 37, 200 Routes: 5-A, 20-A, 20-B | La Joya, La Malinche | Gustavo A. Madero | | November 5, 2013 |
| Canal del Norte | Route: 20-B | Ampliación Michoacana, 20 de Noviembre | Venustiano Carranza | | November 5, 2013 |
| Deportivo Eduardo Molina | | Ampliación 20 de Noviembre, 20 de Noviembre | Venustiano Carranza | | November 5, 2013 |
| Mercado Morelos | Route: 18 | 20 de Noviembre, Col. Morelos | Venustiano Carranza | | November 5, 2013 |
| Archivo General de la Nación | Line 4: Archivo General de la Nación station | Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria | Venustiano Carranza | | November 5, 2013 |
| San Lázaro | Line 4: San Lázaro station San Lázaro Line 1: San Lázaro station Line B: San Lázaro station East Bus Terminal (TAPO) | Del Parque, 7 de Julio | Venustiano Carranza | | November 5, 2013 |
| Moctezuma | Line 4: Moctezuma station (at distance) Line 1: Moctezuma station (at distance) Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H (all at distance) | Del Parque, Jardín Balbuena | Venustiano Carranza | | September 7, 2020 |
| Venustiano Carranza | Routes: 19-F, 19-H | Jardín Balbuena | Venustiano Carranza | | September 7, 2020 |
| Avenida del Taller | Route: 19-F | 24 de Abril | Venustiano Carranza | | September 7, 2020 |
| Mixiuhca | Line 9: Mixiuhca station Line 2: Mixiuhca stop Route: 9-C, 9-E, 14-A | Magdalena Mixiuhca | Venustiano Carranza | | September 7, 2020 |
| Hospital General Troncoso | | Granjas México | Iztacalco | | September 7, 2020 |
| Metro Coyuya | Line 2: Metro Coyuya station Coyuya Line 8: Coyuya station Route: 14-A | Granjas México, Tlazintla, Coyuya, Barrio de los Reyes | Iztacalco | | September 7, 2020 |
| Recreo | | Tlazintla | Iztacalco | | September 7, 2020 |
| Oriente 116 | | Los Picos de Iztacalco II A | Iztacalco | | September 7, 2020 |
| Colegio de Bachilleres 3 | | INFONAVIT Iztacalco | Iztacalco | | September 7, 2020 |
| Canal de Apatlaco | | Apatlaco | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Apatlaco | Line 8: Apatlaco station Line 9: Metro Apatlaco stop (Sundays-only) | Purísima Atlazolpa, Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Purísima Atlazolpa, Nueva Rosita | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Aculco | Line 8: Aculco station | Pueblo Magdalena Atlazolpa, Pueblo Aculco, Jardines de Churubusco | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Churubusco Oriente | | El Sifón | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Escuadrón 201 | Escuadrón 201 (unused) Line 8: Escuadrón 201 station Route: 22-D | Escuadrón 201 | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Atanasio G. Sarabia | Route: 22-D | Escuadrón 201 | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Ermita Iztapalapa | Route: 52-C Route: 22-D | Progreso del Sur | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Ganaderos | | Progreso del Sur, Minerva | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Pueblo Los Reyes | | Valle del Sur, Pueblo Los Reyes Culhuacán | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Barrio San Antonio | | Barrio San Antonio Culhuacán | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Calzada Taxqueña | | Barrio Tula | Iztapalapa | | September 7, 2020 |
| Cafetales | | San Francisco Culhuacán | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| ESIME Culhuacán | | CTM Culhuacán V | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| Manuela Sáenz | | CTM Culhuacán VI | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| La Vírgen | Route: 37 | Ex Ejido de San Pedro Tepetlapa, Popular Emiliano Zapata | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| Tepetlapa | | Alianza Popular Revolucionaria, Popular Emiliano Zapata | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| Las Bombas | | CTM Culhuacán X, Cafetales | Coyoacán | | September 7, 2020 |
| Vista Hermosa | | Hacienda de Coyoacán, CTM Culhuacán X | Coyoacán | May 3, 2021 |
| Calzada del Hueso | | Hacienda de Coyoacán | Coyoacán | May 3, 2021 |
| Cañaverales | | Granjas Coapa | Tlalpan | May 3, 2021 |
| Muyuguarda | | San Lorenzo la Cebada | Xochimilco | May 3, 2021 |
| Circuito Cuemanco | | Barrio 18 | Xochimilco | May 3, 2021 |
| DIF Xochimilco | | Barrio 18 | Xochimilco | May 3, 2021 |
| Preparatoria 1 | Routes: 47-A, 81-A, 143 | Potrero de San Bernardino | Xochimilco | May 3, 2021 | |

## 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.