Mexibús Line III

The Mexibús Line III (also stylized in Arabic numbers as 3) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It was the third line to be built and the second to be opened. It operates between Chimalhuacán, in the State of Mexico and Pantitlán metro station in Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza, in Mexico City. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila on 30 April 2013 with 29 stations.^[1] Another station was opened in 2019. In 2023, an extension was added from Chimalcuacán Municipality to Chicoloapan de Juárez. It is 23 kilometers (14 mi) long. The line operates with 85 articulated buses.

Mexibús Line III
Mexibús over Avenida Chimalhuacán
Overview
Status	In service
Termini	Chimalhuacán / Acuitlapilco Pantitlán / Rayito de Sol / Chicoloapan
Stations	45
Website	Línea III
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Mexibús
Services	5
Operator(s)	Red de Transporte de Oriente
Depot(s)	Chimalhuacán
Rolling stock	85
History
Opened	30 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-30)
Technical
Line length	23 km (14.3 mi)
Character	Exclusive right-of-way

Stations

There are four service variations provided on Pantitlán–Chimalhuacán. The Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto route has a different type of service and stations layout:

• O: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán local (27 stops)^[2]
• EX-1: Pantitlán-Acuitlapilco express (13 stops)^[3]
• EX-2: Pantitlán-Chimalhuacán express (8 stops)^[4]
• EX-3: Pantitlán-Rayito de Sol express (8 stops)^[5][6]

The buses are white with red, light and dark green trim.

Key^{[lower-alpha 1]}

	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system
	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús 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

Pantitlán–Chimalhuacán

Station[13][14][lower-alpha 2]		O	EX-1	EX-2	EX-3	Location	Connection	Picture	Opened
	Pantitlán	●	●	●	●	Iztacalco and Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Pantitlán Line 1: Pantitlán Line 5: Pantitlán Line 9: Pantitlán Line A: Pantitlán Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Pantitlán station Route: 168 Line 2: Pantitlán stop Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G Temporary Line 9 service: Pantitlán stop (different location of platforms for ascent and descent)		30 April 2013[1]
	Calle 6	●			●	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Line 4 (Alameda Oriente branch): Calle 6 station		4 November 2019[15][16]
	El Barquito	●	●		●	Nezahualcóyotl	Temporary Line 9 service: El Barquito stop (only descent)		30 April 2013[1]
	Maravillas	●
	Vicente Riva Palacio	●	●	●	●
	Virgencitas	●
	Nezahualcóyotl	●	●
	Lago de Chapala	●
	Adolfo López Mateos	●	●	●	●
	Palacio Municipal	●	●		●
	Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	●
	El Castillo	●
	General Vicente Villada	●	●	●	●
	Rayito de Sol	●	●		●
	Las Mañanitas	●
	Rancho Grande	●
	Bordo de Xochiaca	●
	Las Torres	●	●	●
	Guerrero Chimalli	●				Chimalhuacán
	Las Flores	●	●
	Canteros	●
	La Presa	●	●	●
	Embarcadero	●
	Santa Elena	●
	Ignacio Manuel Altamirano	●
	San Pablo	●
	Los Patos	●	●	●
	Refugio	●
	Acuitlapilco	●	●				Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto service
	Chimalhuacán	●		●

Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto

Since the Acuitlapilco–Central de Abasto route has several one-way stations, the following table will start at Acutilapilco station and follow an eastward flow until reaching the Central de Abasto Terminal Station, then follow the route westward culminating with the Prolongación Peñón station.

Station[lower-alpha 2]		Eastward	Westward	Location	Connection	Picture	Opened
	Acuitlapilco	●	●	Chimalhuacán	Pantitlán–Chimalhuacán service		24 March 2023[17]
	San Miguel	●
	Arca de Noé	●
	Tláloc	●
	Las Fuentes	●
	Santa María Nativitas	●
	Lagunilla	●
	Chicoloapan	●		Chicoloapan de Juárez
	Central de Abasto	●	●
	Benito Juárez		●
	Recinto Ferial		●	Chimalhuacán
	Camino Viejo		●
	Tequesquite		●
	Cuauhtémoc		●
	Ciudad Alegre		●
	Prolongación Peñón		●

Notes

1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.

   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[7]
   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[8]
   • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[9]
   • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[10]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[11]
   • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[12]
2. All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

References

1. Notimex (30 April 2013). "Inicia operaciones línea 3 del Mexibús en Edomex". 20Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
2. "Ordinario". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. "Express 1". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
4. "EXPRESS 2". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
5. Moreno, Lucas (18 December 2019). "Línea III del Mexibús contará con ruta exprés desde Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
6. "Express 3". Mexibus Línea 3 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
7. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
9. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
10. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
11. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
12. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
13. "Nezahualcoyotl" (PDF). Ceape.edomex.gob.mx. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
14. Víctor Hugo Ramírez H. (1 May 2013), "Chimalhuacán inicia Mexibus pruebas con pasajeros abordo" [Chimalhuacán begins Mexibús tests with passengers aboard], Alianzatex, Texcoco, Estado de México, retrieved 12 May 2013
15. Del Mazo Maza, Alfredo (4 November 2019). "Pusimos en marcha la estación "Calle 6" de la Línea III del Mexibús, que nos permite darle mayores oportunidades de traslado a todas las familias de #Nezahualcóyotl" (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
16. "Estación fantasma de Mexibús cuesta 27 mdp". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
17. "Pone en marcha Alfredo del Mazo la ampliación de la Línea III del Mexibús en Chicoloapan". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

External links

• Official website