Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala

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Overview - Guatemala City

Located in the Valle de la Ermita, Guatemala City is the Capital of and largest city by population in Guatemala. It has approximately 995,000 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2018. The Guatemala City metropolitan area comprised 2,749,161 residents as of the 2015 INEG census.

Guatemala City's rapid transit network consists of two bus rapid transit services. It also has four arterial bus rapid transit services and a rapid bus service. There are also some rush hour express services not featured on this website.

Transmetro

Opened 2007, Transmetro consists of two bus rapid transit services, four arterial bus rapid transit services, and a rapid bus service that serve the city of Guatemala City, Guatemala and the surrounding suburbs. All line names are for the district/zone they primarily serve or terminate in.

Line 1 (Línea 1)

Transmetro Line 1 is an arterial bus rapid transit service on a clockwise loop alignment. It runs from Centro Cívico in the south to San Sebastián in the north, serving 10 stations of which all are served in a single direction only.

Line 1 was opened in December 2012. At some point in 2017 or 2018, the line was rerouted from Tipografía to Centro Cívico and new stations were added. Line 1 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 2 (Línea 2)

Transmetro Line 2 is a rapid bus service on a counterclockwise loop alignment. It runs from Hipódromo del Norte in the north to San Sebastián in the south, serving 5 stations of which all are served in a single direction only. There is a rush hour express service to UMG as well, which is not featured on this website.

Line 2 was opened in January 2016. Line 2 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 6 (Línea 6)

Transmetro Line 6 is an arterial bus rapid transit service on a north-south alignment. It runs from Fegua in the south to Proyectos in the north (in Zone 6), serving 18 stations of which 14 (including Fegua) are served in a single direction only.

Line 6 was opened in April 2015. Line 6 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 7 (Línea 7)

Transmetro Line 7 is an arterial bus rapid transit service on a semicircular alignment. It runs from USAC Periférico (in Zone 12) in the southwest to La Merced in the northeast via Zone 7, serving 20 stations of which 7 (including La Merced) are served in a single direction only. It runs primarily on the Anillo Periférico.

Line 7 was opened in September 2019 and the last expansion to the line was the opening of new stations in February 2021. Line 7 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 12 (Línea 12)

Transmetro Line 12 is a bus rapid transit service on a southwest-northeast alignment. It runs from Centra Sur (in Zone 12) in the southwest to Plaza Barrios in the northeast, serving 15 stations of which 4 (including Plaza Barrios) are served in a single direction only.

Line 12 was opened in February 2007. Line 12 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 13 (Línea 13)

Transmetro Line 13 is a bus rapid transit service on a north-south alignment. It runs from Tipografía in the north to Hangares and Plaza Berlín in the south, serving 22 stations of which all but Hangares are served in a single direction only.

Line 13 was opened in August 2010. Line 13 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

Line 18 (Línea 18)

Transmetro Line 18 is an arterial bus rapid transit service on an east-west alignment. It runs from Fegua in the west to Atlántida in the east, serving 10 stations of which 7 (including Fegua) are served in a single direction only.

Line 18 was opened in April 2014. Line 18 is owned and operated by Guatemala City.

References & Helpful Links

Transmetro at Wikipedia | Templatia at Wikipedia.es

Maps

Official System Map - Transmetro [Last Accessed Mar 13, 2021]

Other Sources

Guatemala City, Guatemala at BRTDATA.org

External Citations

Asset Notes

All colors taken from official system map as of March 14, 2021.