The Ministry of Mobility of Mexico City announced that this week they would be incorporated 20 bi-articulated units on line 1 of the CDMX Metrobus.
But what benefits does this measure bring? The entity explains that in the first instance, these metrobuses have the capacity to transport more people and also have lower carbon dioxide emissions.
Do you use the L1 of @MetrobusCDMX?
As of this week, 20 new units are already circulating that are bi-articulated: with more space and capacity to transport more people.
In addition, we contribute to having 98% #LessEmissions and we benefit more than 520 thousand users. pic.twitter.com/OUL3VvT3IH
– CDMX Mobility Secretariat (@LaSEMOVI) February 11, 2020
Interesting facts about the articulated units of the CDMX Metrobus
Until 240 citizens fit quietly in these units, They have a length of 25 meters They are longer than articulated units, so they include more space to exclusively place women and children under 12 years old.
Further, they have designated points for wheelchairs, People with disabilities and assistance dogs.
The CDMX Metrobus biarticulated units count on diesel engine, Euro V improved. This “reduces up to 98 percent of polluting particles compared to Euro IV,” as specified by the institution in a press release.
Presentation of 20 new bi-articulated units pic.twitter.com/k9rNWeWJi7
– CDMX Metrobus (@MetrobusCDMX) February 6, 2020
“Line 1 will continue to grow. A migration to these types of units that will give us up to 15 percent more capacity than we currently have without the need to build more stations or more lanes, ”said the General Director of the Metrobús, Roberto Samuel Capuano Tripp.
These units They will serve on Insurgentes Avenue, from Indios Verdes to Caminero station.
One of the main intentions of this plan was to replace the metrobuses with Euro IV engines. These had more than 14 years of operations.
With this measure, inhabitants of five municipalities will benefit from the circulation of these buses: Tlalpan, Coyoacán, Benito Juárez, Cuauhtémoc and Gustavo A. Madero.
To the date, Line 1 of the Metrobus CDMX moves almost 520 thousand users daily.
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