Mexibús Line I

The Mexibús Line I (also stylized in Arabic numbers as 1) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Mexibús system. It operates between Felipe Ángeles International Airport in Zumpango, Ojo de Agua in Tecámac and Ciudad Azteca in Ecatepec de Morelos. It was the first line to be built and to be opened. It was inaugurated by the governor of the State of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto on 1 December 2010 with 24 stations.^[2] Another station was opened later. It is 20 kilometers (12 mi) long and was used by approximately 130,000 users per day during 2012.^[1] The line has four different types of services, including a service exclusive for women and children. The line operates with 75 articulated Volvo 7300 BRT buses painted white with red, light green and dark green trim.^[3] It began free operations in October 2010.^[4]

Mexibús Line I
Buses at Central de Abastos station
Overview
Status	In service
Termini	Ciudad Azteca Central de Abastos / Ojo de Agua / Terminal de Pasajeros
Stations	34
Website	Línea I
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Mexibús
Services	4
Operator(s)	Transmasivo
Depot(s)	Ciudad Azteca / Ojo de Agua
Rolling stock	75
Daily ridership	130,000 (2012)[1]
History
Opened	1 December 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-01)
Technical
Line length	20 km (12.4 mi)
Character	Exclusive right-of-way (Ciudad Azteca–Ojo de Agua)

Stations

There are three variations of this route:^[5]

• TR-1 Ojo de Agua–Ciudad Azteca regular service
• TR-3 Ojo de Agua–Ciudad Azteca express service (women-and-children-only service available)
• TR-4 Central de Abastos–Ciudad Azteca express service
• L1-A Ojo de Agua–Terminal de Pasajeros regular service

Key^[a]

	Denotes a Mexibús transfer
	Denotes a connection with the Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM) system
	Denotes a connection with the Mexico City Metro system
	Denotes a connection with the Tren Suburbano system

Station[9][b]		TR-1	TR-3	TR-4	L1-A	Location	Connection	Picture	Opened
	Ciudad Azteca	●	●	●		Ecatepec de Morelos	Ciudad Azteca Line B: Ciudad Azteca station		1 December 2010[2]
	Quinto Sol	●
	Josefa Ortíz	●
	Industrial	●
	UNITEC	●	●	●
	Alfredo Torres	●
	Zodiaco	●
	Adolfo López Mateos	●
	Vocacional 3	●	●	●
	Valle Ecatepec	●
	Las Américas	●
	1° de Mayo	●	●	●			Line II: Las Américas station 1° de Mayo
	Hospital	●	●	●			Line II: Matamoros station
	Aquiles Serdán	●
	Jardines de Morelos	●	●	●			Line II: Monumento a la Familia station (at distance) Jardines de Morelos
	Palomas	●
	19 de Septiembre	●
	Central de Abastos	●	●	●			Line IV: Central de Abastos station Central de Abastos
	Insurgentes	●							Between 2015 and 2018[c]
	Hidalgo	●							1 December 2010[2]
	Cuauhtémoc Sur	●
	Cuauhtémoc Norte	●	●
	Esmeralda	●
	Ojo de Agua	●	●		●	Tecámac	Ojo de Agua
	Loma Bonita				●				21 March 2022[12]
	Ozumbilla				●
	San Francisco				●
	Quetzalcóatl				●				Second half of 2023[13]
	Tecámac				●				21 March 2022[12]
	La Redonda				●				Second half of 2023[13]
	Glorieta Militar				●	Zumpango			21 March 2022[12]
	Combustibles				●
	Hacienda				●
	Terminal de Pasajeros				●		Felipe Ángeles International Airport Line 1: AIFA station (under construction)

Former stations

The plinth of the former station

Las Torres Santa María Chiconautla station was closed and totally dismantled in 2022. The station opened in 2010 and served the town of Santa María Chiconautla.^[2] To facilitate the operation of Lines I and IV, it was decided to open the then-inoperative Insurgentes station instead. The approximate distance between Hidalgo and Insurgentes stations is 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi).^[14]

Incidents

On 29 May 2021, at 6:00 hours, a driver crashed into the turnstiles of UNITEC station. No riders resulted injured and the driver and their passengers ran away.^[15]

Notes

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

   • Mexibús () adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.^[6]
   • Estación de transferencia modal (ETRAM; ) adapted from the official website of the Sistema de Transporte Masivo y Teleférico.^[6]
   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[7]
   • Tren Suburbano () connection obtained from the Felipe Ángeles International Airport official website.^[8]
2. All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
3. The station was not inaugurated in 2010 due to low ridership. As of 2015, the station remained closed.^[10] By 2018, the station was reported operating.^[11]