The Mexico City Metrobús Line 7 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobús. It operates between Campo Marte in the Miguel Hidalgo borough and Indios Verdes, in Gustavo A. Madero in the northern part of the city. This is the newest line, inaugurated in March 2018.[2]

Metrobús Line 7
Double-decker Metrobús unit at Paseo de la Reforma
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • Campo Marte
  • Indios Verdes / Hospital Infantil La Villa / Glorieta Cuitláhuac / Garibaldi Mercado Lagunilla
Stations31
WebsiteLínea 7
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobús
Services7
Operator(s)See Operators
Daily ridership130,000[1]
History
OpenedMarch 5, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-05)[2]
Technical
Line length15 km (9.3 mi)[3]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

The line, known as Corredor Reforma, runs through Paseo de la Reforma, Calzada de los Misterios and Prolongación de los Misterios.

Line 7 was inaugurated by Miguel Ángel Mancera, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2012 to 2018.[4] The line had a cost of 2.8 billion pesos.[5]

The line has 31 stations and a total length of 15 kilometers.[3] Low floor, double-decker buses for this line were produced by Alexander Dennis and are of type Enviro500 MMC.

Service description

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Services

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The line has seven itineraries.[6]

Indios Verdes to Campo Marte

To Campo Marte
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 6:00 (Sunday)
To Indios Verdes
  • First Bus: 5:05 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:45 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:55 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:45 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:45 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 6:20 (Sunday)

Hospital Infantil La Villa to Campo Marte

To Campo Marte
  • First Bus: 5:10 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:05 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 21:30 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday
From Campo Marte
  • First Bus: 5:55 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:15 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:55 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:15 (Saturday)
No service on Sunday

Glorieta Cuitláhuac to Campo Marte

To Campo Marte
  • First Bus: 7:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 20:30 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday
From Campo Marte
  • First Bus: 7:25 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:00 (Monday-Friday)
No service on Saturday and Sunday

Indios Verdes to La Diana

From Indios Verdes
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 6:05 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 13:15 (Sunday)
To Indios Verdes
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 6:45 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 13:55 (Sunday)

Indios Verdes to Campo Marte

To Campo Marte
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 13:25 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:00 (Sunday)
To Indios Verdes
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 14:15 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:45 (Sunday)

Hospital Infantil La Villa to La Diana

To La Diana
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 6:15 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 13:15 (Sunday)
To Hospital Infantil La Villa
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 6:50 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 13:55 (Sunday)

Hospital Infantil La Villa to Campo Marte

To Campo Marte
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 13:25 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 21:30 (Sunday)
From Campo Marte
No service from Monday to Saturday
  • First Bus: 14:10 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 22:15 (Sunday)

Garibaldi Mercado Lagunilla to Campo Marte

To Garibaldi Mercado Lagunilla
To Campo Marte

The line 7 services the Miguel Hidalgo, Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero boroughs.

Station list

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Key[a]
  Denotes a Metrobús transfer
  Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
  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 Mexicable 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
Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
Campo Marte
  •  
  •   Routes: 76, 76-A
  •   Routes: 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 18-D
  • Polanco Miguel Hidalgo   March 5, 2018[2]
    Auditorio
  •  
  •     Line 7: Auditorio station
  •   Routes: 76, 76-A, 300-A
  •   Routes: 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 18-D
  •  
    Antropología
  •  
  •   Routes: 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 18-D
  •  
    Gandhi
  •  
  •   Routes: 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 18-D
  •  
    Chapultepec
  •   Chapultepec (at distance)
  •  
  •     Line 1: Chapultepec station (both at distance)
  •   Routes: 11-A, 13-A, 34-A, 115-A, 200 (all at distance)
  •   Lines 2 and 6: Chapultepec stop (at distance)
  •   Routes: 7-D, 8-A, 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 13-C, 13-E, 18-C, 18-D, 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H, 21-A (all at distance)
  • Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Juárez Cuauhtémoc  
    La Diana
  •  
  •   Routes: 19, 19-A
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    El Ángel
  •  
  •   Routes: 19, 19-A
  •  
    El Ahuehuete[c]
  •  
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    Hamburgo
  •  
  •     Line 1: Hamburgo station
  •  
    Reforma
  •  
  •     Line 1: Reforma station
  •   (at distance)
  •   Route: 19-H (at distance)
  • Tabacalera, Juárez  
    París
  •     Line 1: Reforma station
  •  
    Amajac[d]
  •  
  •     Line 4: Amajac station (south route)
  •   Route: 19-H
  • Tabacalera, Centro  
    El Caballito
  •  
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  • Tabacalera, Centro  
    Hidalgo
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 2: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •   Route: 27-A
  •   Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  •   Route: 16-A
  • Guerrero, Centro  
    Glorieta Violeta
  •   Route: 27-A
  •   Line 5: Lerdo stop
  • Guerrero  
    Garibaldi Mercado Lagunilla[e]
  •     Line 8: Garibaldi / Lagunilla station
  •     Line B: Garibaldi / Lagunilla station
  •   Routes: 18, 27-A
  •   Line 5: Garibaldi stop
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C
  • Guerrero, Centro  
    Glorieta Cuitláhuac
  •   Route: 18
  •   Line 5: Av. Ricardo Flores Magón stop
  • Guerrero, Morelos  
    Tres Culturas
  •   Line 5: Constancia / Tlatelolco stops
  • Tlatelolco, Morelos  
    Peralvillo
  •   Line 5: Canal del Norte / Manuel González stops
  •   Route: 10-B
  • Ex Hipódromo de Peralvillo, Morelos  
    Mercado Beethoven
  •   Line 5: Juventino Rosas stop
  •   Route: 20-B
  • Peralvillo  
    Misterios
  •     Line 5: Misterios station (at distance)
  •   Route: 200
  •   Line 5: Río Consulado stop (at distance)
  •   Route: 20-A
  • Peralvillo, Vallejo Gustavo A. Madero / Cuauhtémoc  
    Clave
  •   Line 5: Donizetti stop
  • Vallejo Gustavo A. Madero,  
    Robles Domínguez
  •   Routes: 11-A, 12
  •   Line 4: Calzada de los Misterios stop
  •   Line 5: Robles Domínguez stop
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    Excélsior
  •   Line 5: Excélsior stop
  • Colonia Industrial  
    Necaxa
  •   Line 5: Victoria stop (at distance)
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    Avenida Talismán
  •   Line 5: Euzkaro stop
  •   Routes: 10-A, 10-B, 10-C
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    Garrido
  •     Line 6: La Villa-Basílica station (at distance)
  •   Line 5: Garrido stop
  • Tepeyac Insurgentes  
    Delegación Gustavo A. Madero[f]
  •     Line 6: Delegación Gustavo A. Madero station
  •   Routes: 107-B
  •   Line 5: Cuauhtémoc stop
  • Villa Gustavo A. Madero  
    Hospital Infantil La Villa[f]
  •     Line 6: 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  
    De los Misterios[g]
  •     Line 6: De los Misterios station
  •   Routes: 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 107-B
  •   Line 5: Av. Montevideo stop
  • Tepeyac Insurgentes, Villa Gustavo A. Madero  
    Indios Verdes
  •    : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  •    : Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  •    : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  •   Indios Verdes
  •     Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  •     Line IV: Indios Verdes station
  •     Line 2: Indios Verdes station
  •   Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
  • Residencial Zacatenco  

    Operators

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    • Operadora Línea 7, SA de CV (OL7)
    • Sky Bus Reforma, SA de CV (SBR)

    Ridership

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    As of March 2018, it is estimated that 130,000 passengers use Line 7 every day.[1]

    Incidents

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    On March 9, 2018 a Metrobus unit crashed against a car, when the car driver turned left without noticing that the bus was coming towards the car.[16]

    Notes

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    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    2. ^ All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ Formerly named "La Palma".
    4. ^ Formerly named "Glorieta de Colón".[14]
    5. ^ Formerly named "Garibaldi".[15]
    6. ^ a b Accessible from Campo Marte to Indios Verdes
    7. ^ Accessible from Indios Verdes to Campo Marte

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Entre siete y 10 días se regularizará la línea 7 del Metrobús". La Jornada (in Spanish). March 7, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    2. ^ a b c "Inicia operaciones la L7 del Metrobús". El Universal (in Spanish). March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    3. ^ a b "Opera ya Línea 7 del Metrobús, en un tramo de Reforma". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). February 28, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    4. ^ "Inaugura Mancera Línea 7 del Metrobús". Reporte Nivel Uno (in Spanish). February 28, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    5. ^ "Línea 7 del Metrobús tuvo un costo de de 2 mill 800 millones de pesos". El Universal (in Spanish). February 16, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
    6. ^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 7" (Line 7 Map), Metrobús website
    7. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ a b "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. ^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. ^ a b c d "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    14. ^ Sánchez, Frida (12 October 2023). "Cambian nombre de estación del Metrobús 'Glorieta de Colón' por 'Amajac'". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
    15. ^ "Evaluación enero - diciembre 2019" (PDF). Secretaría de Obras (in Spanish). Government of Mexico City. 31 December 2019. p. 92.
    16. ^ "Se 'estrena' Metrobús Línea 7 con choque en Misterios". Excélsior (in Spanish). March 9, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.