Mexico City Metrobús Line 4

Metrobús Line 4

Bus at the Museo de la Ciudad station
Overview
Status	In service
Termini	Buenavista / Pantitlán / Alameda Oriente San Lázaro / AICM Terminal 2 / Hidalgo
Stations	40
Website	Línea 4
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metrobus
Services	5
Operator(s)	See Operators
Daily ridership	65,000^[1]
History
Opened	April 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-01)
Technical
Line length	40.5 km (25.2 mi)^[2]
Character	Exclusive right-of-way

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.

Line 4 has a total of 40 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

Services

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

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

Stations^[b]	North	Alameda Oriente–Hidalgo^[14]	Connections	Neighborhood(s)	Borough(s)	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	●			Buenavista
México Tenochtitlan^[c]	●		(at distance) Line 2: Revolución station Routes: 12-B (at distance), 16-A, 16-B	Buenavista, Tabacalera
Museo San Carlos	●			Buenavista, Tabacalera
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	Guerrero, Centro
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	Mexico City International Airport
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		27 March 2022^[18]

South route

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)	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	●	●		Buenavista
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	Buenavista, Tabacalera
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
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
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	●			Del Parque
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

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

Conexión Centro-Aeropuerto, SA de CV (CCA) is the sole operator of Line 4.^[24]

Notes

^
The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
- Metrobús (
  
  ) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[7]
- Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM;
  
  ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[8]
- Ecobici () obtained from their official website.^[9]
- Metro (
  
  ) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[10]
- Mexibús (
  
  ) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[10]
- Public buses network (peseros) (
  
  ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[11]
- Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (
  
  ) obtained from their official website.^[12]
- Tren Suburbano () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[10]
- Trolleybuses (
  
  ) obtained from their official website.^[13]
^ ^a ^b All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
^ ^a ^b Formerly named "Puente de Alvarado".^[15]
^ Formerly named "Teatro del Pueblo".^[16]
^ ^a ^b Accessible from the Buenavista–Terminal 2 route (with additional cost).
^ Accessible from Alameda Oriente to Hidalgo.
^ Formerly named "Glorieta de Colón".^[19]
^ Formerly named "Expo Reforma".^[20]
^ Previously "Circunvalación".

References

^ ^a ^b (in Spanish) "Ficha técnica Línea 4" (Line 4 technical data), Metrobús website
^ "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.
^ "Comerciantes se manifiestan contra L4 de Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arranca Línea 4 de Metrobús; gratis hoy y mañana". El Universal (in Spanish). April 2, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 4" (Line 4 Map), Metrobús website
^ "De Hidalgo a Pantitlán: inicia operación ampliación de L4 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ ^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.
^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
^ "Amplicación L4". Mexico City Metrobús (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ Arteaga, Jacqueline (9 August 2021). "¿Cuándo la Estación del Metro Zócalo añadirá 'Tenochtitlán' a su nombre?". BolaVIP (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^ "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.
^ López, Jonás (2 June 2021). "Arranca ampliación de Lína 4 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ 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.
^ Sánchez, Frida (12 October 2023). "Cambian nombre de estación del Metrobús 'Glorieta de Colón' por 'Amajac'". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Estación 'Expo Reforma' del Metrobús cambia de nombre". El Capitalino (in Spanish). 20 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Rodríguez, Josep (14 November 2022). "Línea 4 del Metrobús cambiará de ruta en el tramo sur". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018

v t e Transportation in Mexico City
Metro
Metrobús
Mexibús
Ferrocarril Suburbano
Tren Ligero
Cablebús
Trolebús
Others	Centro de transferencia modal () Ecobici () Mexicable () Muévete en Bici Pesero () Rickshaws
Projects	El Insurgente ( Cablebús) ( Trolebús)
Former	Streetcars
Administration	Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos () Tarjeta de Movilidad Integrada

v t e Historic center of Mexico City
Zócalo and immediate vicinity	Administrative buildings Metropolitan Cathedral Cruz de Mañozca Fountain to Bartolomé de las Casas Monument to Pope John Paul II Nacional Monte de Piedad National Palace Old Portal de Mercaderes Templo Mayor
Schools and colleges	Academia Mexicana de la Historia Academy of San Carlos Antigua Escuela de Jurisprudencia Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas El Colegio Nacional University of the Cloister of Sor Juana
Government buildings	Library of the Congress of Mexico Old Customs Building Palace of the Marqués del Apartado Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Religious buildings	Church of Jesus Nazareno Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa" Church of San Hipólito Church of Santa Inés Convent of La Merced Convent of San Francisco Convent of Santa Inés Corpus Christi Church Historic Synagogue Justo Sierra 71 Iglesia de San Bernardo La Enseñanza Church La Santísima Church Nuestra Señora de Loreto Church Regina Coeli Convent Church Royal Convent of Jesús María and Our Lady of Mercy Santa Teresa la Antigua Santa Veracruz Monastery Santo Domingo Templo Expiatorio Nacional de San Felipe de Jesús Valvanera Cathedral
Museums	Caricature Museum Casa Talavera Cultural Center Centro Cultural de España Colegio de San Ildefonso Franz Mayer Museum House of the First Print Shop in the Americas Interactive Museum of Economics José Luis Cuevas Museum Museo de Arte Popular Museo de Charrería Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público Museo del Estanquillo Museo Mural Diego Rivera Museo Nacional de Arte Museo Nacional de la Estampa Museo Nacional de las Culturas Museum of Light Museum of Mexico City Palace of the Inquisition Palacio de Minería San Pedro y San Pablo College
Palaces	Borda House Casa de los Azulejos Palace of Iturbide Palacio de Bellas Artes Palacio de Correos de México Palacio de la Autonomía Palacio del Marqués del Apartado
Historic houses	House of the Count de la Torre Cosío y la Cortina House of the Marquis of Uluapa Houses of the Mayorazgo de Guerrero Saint Augustine House Tlaxcala House
Traditional markets	Abelardo L. Rodríguez Market Ciudadela Market La Merced Market San Juan Market
Streets	Avenida Bucareli Avenida Juárez Calle de República de Argentina Calle de República de Guatemala Madero Street
Parks and plazas	Alameda Central Garden of the Triple Alliance Plaza Garibaldi Tlaxcoaque
Transportation	Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 Allende metro station Bellas Artes metro station Hidalgo metro station Isabel la Católica metro station Merced metro station Pino Suárez metro station San Juan de Letrán metro station Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station
Other	Barrio Chino Chapultepec aqueduct Edificio Miguel E. Abed Hospital de Jesús Nazareno Hospital San Hipólito Teatro de la Ciudad Teatro Fru Fru Torre Latinoamericana

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Service description

Services

Station list

North route

South route

Replacement of stations

Operator

Notes

References