Mexico City Metrobús Line 4

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.

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

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]
  Denotes a Metrobús transfer
  Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
  Denotes a connection with the Ecobici 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 Tren Suburbano system
  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
  •     Line 1: Buenavista station
  •     Line 3: Buenavista station
  •   Buenavista
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line B: Buenavista station
  •   Line 1: Buenavista station
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
  • Buenavista Cuauhtémoc   April 1, 2012[4]
    Delegación Cuauhtémoc
  •  
  •  
    México Tenochtitlan[c]
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 2: Revolución station
  •   Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • Buenavista, Tabacalera  
    Museo San Carlos
  •  
  •  
    Hidalgo
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 7: Hidalgo station
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 2: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •   Route: 27-A
  •   Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  •   Route: 16-A
  • Guerrero, Centro  
    Bellas Artes
  •  
  •     Line 2: Bellas Artes station
  •     Line 8: Bellas Artes station
  •   Line 1: Bellas Artes stop
  •   Route: 16-A
  •  
    Teatro Blanquita
  •   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
  •     Line 4: Morelos station (at distance)
  •     Line B: Morelos station (at distance)
  •   Routes: 18 (at distance), 37
  •   Routes: 5-A, 10-E (at distance)
  • Ampliación Penitenciaria, Morelos  
    Archivo General de la Nación
  •     Line 5: Archivo General de la Nación station
  • Ampliación Penitenciaria, Penitenciaria  
    San Lázaro
  •     Line 5: San Lázaro station
  •   San Lázaro
  •     Line 1: San Lázaro station
  •     Line B: San Lázaro station
  •   East Bus Terminal (TAPO)
  • 7 de Julio  
    Terminal 1[e]
  •   Mexico City Airport
  •   Aerotren (at distance)
  •     Line 5: Terminal Aérea station (at distance)
  •   Routes: 43, 200
  •   Line 4: Terminal Aérea stop (east–west route)
  •   Route: 20-B
  • Mexico City International Airport  
    Terminal 2[e]
  •   Mexico City Airport
  •   Aerotren
  •  
    Pantitlán
  •   Pantitlán
  •     Line 1: Pantitlán station
  •     Line 5: Pantitlán station
  •     Line 9: Pantitlán station
  •     Line A: Pantitlán station
  •     Line III: Pantitlán station
  •   Route: 168
  •   Line 2: Pantitlán stop
  •   Routes: 11-B, 11-C, 19-F, 19-G
  • Adolfo López Mateos, Aviación Civil, Pantitlán   3 June 2021[17]
    Calle 6[f]
  •     Line III: Calle 6 station
  • Cuchilla Pantitlán   27 March 2022[18]
    Alameda Oriente
  •   Route: 47-A
  • Arsenal 4ta Sección  

    South route

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    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
  •     Line 1: Buenavista station
  •     Line 3: Buenavista station
  •   Buenavista
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line B: Buenavista station
  •   Line 1: Buenavista station
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
  • Buenavista Cuauhtémoc   April 1, 2012[4]
    Delegación Cuauhtémoc
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  •  
    México-Tenochtitlan[c]
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 2: Revolución station
  •   Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B
  • Buenavista, Tabacalera  
    Plaza de la República
  •     Line 1: Plaza de la República station
  •   (at distance)
  •   Route: 12-B
  •  
    Amajac[g]
  •     Line 7: Amajac station
  •  
  • Tabacalera  
    Defensoría Pública[h] Juárez, Centro  
    Vocacional 5 Centro  
    Juárez
  •     Line 3: Juárez station
  •  
  •     Line 3: Juárez station
  •  
    Plaza San Juan
  •  
  •  
    Eje Central
  •  
  •     Line 8: San Juan de Letrán station
  •   Line 1: República de Uruguay stop
  •  
    El Salvador  
    Isabel la Católica  
    Museo de la Ciudad
  •  
  •   Route: 145-A
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    Pino Suárez
  •   Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  •  
  •     Line 1: Pino Suárez station
  •     Line 2: Pino Suárez station
  •   Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  •   Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  •   Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
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    Las Cruces Sur  
    La Merced
  •     Line 1: Merced station
  •   Route: 5-A
  • Venustiano Carranza  
    Mercado de Sonora  
    Cecilio Robelo
  •     Line 1: Candelaria station (at distance)
  •     Line 4: Candelaria station (at distance)
  •   Route: 37
  •   Route: 5-A
  • Del Parque  
    Eduardo Molina  
    Moctezuma
  •     Line 5: 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  
    San Lázaro
  •     Line 5: San Lázaro station
  •   San Lázaro
  •     Line 1: San Lázaro station
  •     Line B: San Lázaro station
  •   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
  •   Nezahualcóyotl (at distance)
  •  
  •     Line 1: Pino Suárez station
  •     Line 2: Pino Suárez station
  •   Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez
  •   Routes: 2-A, 31-B, 111-A, 145-A
  •   Routes: 17-C, 17-H, 17-I, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • 20 de Noviembre
  •     Line 2: Zócalo-Tenochtitlan station (at distance)
  •   Passage Zócalo-Pino Suárez (at distance)
  •  
  •   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.
    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