Mexico City Metrobús Line 6

The Mexico City Metrobús Line 6 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobus. It operates between El Rosario in the municipality of Azcapotzalco, in northern Mexico City, and Villa de Aragón in Gustavo A. Madero, in the eastern limits of the city with the municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos in the State of Mexico, Mexico.

Metrobús Line 6
Bus at the Villa de Aragón terminal station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • El Rosario
  • Villa de Aragón
Stations37
WebsiteLínea 6
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services3
Operator(s)See Operators
Daily ridership150,000[1]
History
OpenedJanuary 21, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-21)
Technical
Line length20 km (12.4 mi)[1]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Line 6 has a total of 37 stations and a length of 20 kilometers (12.4 mi), which runs from northwestern to eastern Mexico City.[1]

Construction of Line 6 started on August 6, 2014 and it was inaugurated on January 21, 2016 by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[2][3]

Service description

Services

The line has three itineraries:[4]

Villa de Aragón to El Rosario

To El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:20 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:18 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:20 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:18 (Sunday)
To Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:22 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:17 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:21 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:13 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:17 (Sunday)

Villa de Aragón to Instituto Politécnico Nacional

From Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:16 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday
To Villa de Aragón
  • First Bus: 4:37 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:55 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:26 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday

Deportivo 18 de Marzo to El Rosario

To El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:15 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
From El Rosario
  • First Bus: 4:24 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:36 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

Line 6 services the Azcapotzalco and Gustavo A. Madero municipalities.

Station list

Key[a]
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 public bus system
Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system
Stations[b]ConnectionsNeighborhood(s)BoroughPictureDate opened
El Rosario
  • El Rosario
  • Line 6: El Rosario station
  • Line 7: El Rosario station
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107
  • Lines 4 and 6: El Rosario stop
  • Unidad Habitacional El RosarioAzcapotzalco January 21, 2016[3]
    Colegio de Bachilleres 1
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 59, 59-A, 107
  • Line 6: Bachilleres 1 stop
  • De las Culturas
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 107
  • Unidad Habitacional El Rosario, San Martín Xochinahuac
    Ferrocarriles Nacionales
  • Routes: 19, 19-A
  • San Martín Xochinahuac
    UAM Azcapotzalco
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 107, 107-B
  • San Martín Xochinahuac, Santa Bárbara
    Tecnoparque
  • Routes: 19, 19-A, 107-B
  • Santa Bárbara
    Norte 59Industrial Vallejo
    Norte 45
  • Line 6: Norte 45 station (at distance)
  • Route: 15-A (at distance)
  • Montevideo
  • Line 3: Montevideo
  • Industrial Vallejo, Nueva VallejoAzcapotzalco, Gustavo A. Madero
    Lindavista-VallejoNueva Vallejo, Lindavista VallejoGustavo A. Madero
    Instituto del Petróleo
  • Line 5: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance)
  • Line 6: Instituto del Petróleo station (at distance)
  • Routes: 23, 27-A, 103
  • Line 1: Instituto del Petróleo stop (north–south route; at distance)
  • Line 8: Montevideo stop (at distance)
  • Lindavista Vallejo, San Bartolo Atepehuacán
    San BartoloSan Bartolo Atepehuacán, Lindavista Sur
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Routes: 25, 104
  • Lindavista Sur
    Riobamba
    Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Line 3: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Route: 15-B
  • Tepeyac Insurgentes
    La Villa
  • Line 6: La Villa-Basílica station (at distance)
  • Line 7: Garrido station (at distance)
  • Routes: 25, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Line 5: Garrido stop (at distance)
  • Route: 15-B (at distance)
  • De los Misterios[c]
  • Line 7: De los Misterios station
  • Routes: 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Line 5: Av. Montevideo stop
  • Tepeyac Insurgentes, Villa Gustavo A. Madero
    Hospital Infantil La Villa[c]
  • Line 7: Hospital Infantil La Villa station
  • Routes: 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  • Line 5: Hospital de la Villa stop
  • Villa Gustavo A. Madero, Estanzuela
    Delegación Gustavo A. Madero
  • Line 7: Delegación Gustavo A. Madero station
  • Route: 107-B
  • Line 5: Cuauhtémoc stop
  • Villa Gustavo A. Madero, Martín Carrera
    Martín Carrera
  • Martín Carrera
  • Line 4: Martín Carrera station
  • Line 6: Martín Carrera station
  • Routes: 33, 37
  • Line 5: Martín Carrera stop
  • Route: 5-A
  • Constitución de la República, Granjas Modernas
    Hospital General La Villa
    San Juan de Aragón
  • Line 5: San Juan de Aragón station
  • Line 5: Gran Canal stop
  • Constitución de la República, Granjas Modernas, DM Nacional
    Gran CanalDM Nacional, Amp. Casas Alemán
    Casas AlemánAmpliación Casas Alemán, Héroes de Chapultepec
    Pueblo San Juan de AragónPueblo San Juan de Aragón
    Loreto Fabela
  • Routes: 15-B, 15-C
  • Pueblo San Juan de Aragón, San Juan de Aragón
    482[d]
  • Route: 15-C
  • San Juan de Aragón
    414[d]
    416 Oriente[d]
    416 Poniente[c]
  • Route: 43
  • Route: 15-B
  • Ampliación Casas Alemán, San Juan de Aragón
    Deportivo Los Galeana[c]
  • Route: 43
  • Route: 15-B
  • Ampliación Providencia[c]Providencia, San Juan de Aragón
    Volcán de Fuego[c]Ampliación Providencia, San Juan de Aragón
    La PraderaLa Pradera, San Juan de Aragón
    Colegio de Bachilleres 9
    Francisco MorazánVilla de Aragón, San Juan de Aragón
    Villa de Aragón
  • Line B: Villa de Aragón station
  • Routes: 15-A, 15-C
  • Operators

    Corredor Antenas-Rosario, SA de CV (CARSA) is the sole operator of Line 6.[11]

    Notes

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