The Havana MetroBus (), shortened as MB, is a public

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network serving the city of

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

. It is the principal

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network of the Cuban capital.

Overview

Formerly known as ''camellos'' or ''camelitos'' (Spanish for

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s and little camels) for their two humps, the fleet of MetroBus, has been modernized, and now uses large modern articulated buses, such as the

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-made

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n-made LiAZ, or MAZ of

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. The stops are usually 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft) apart, with frequent buses in peak hours, about every 10 minutes. The network is linked to several

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stations.

Routes

The network consists of 17 main lines, all identified with the letter "P" preceding the number:Havana MetroBus network map
/ref> *P-1: La Rosita - Playa *P-2: Alberro -

Vedado Vedado (, ) is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Centro Habana, Cuba, Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar, Havana, Mir ...

*P-3:

Alamar ''For the film see Alamar (film)'' Alamar, also known as Alamar-Playa, is a district in east part of the city of La Habana in Cuba, part of the ''municipio'' of Habana del Este. This district is primarily prefabrication construction of Soviet-sty ...

- Túnel de Línea *P-4: San Agustín - Playa - Terminal de Trenes *P-5: San Agustín -

Centro Habana Centro Habana is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipios'' in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. A chinatown - ''Barrio Chino'' - is also located here. It is a smaller municipality of Havana, and it has the highest population dens ...

- Terminal de Trenes *P-6: Reparto Eléctrico -

*P-7: Alberro - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-8: Reparto Eléctrico - Villa Panamericana *P-9: La Palma - CUJAE *P-10: Víbora - Playa *P-11:

El Capitolio The National Capitol of Cuba, also known as ''Capitolio Nacional de La Habana (National Capitol of La Habana)'', and often simply referred to as ''El Capitolio'' ''(The Capitol)'', is a public edifice in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The buildin ...

*P-12: Santiago de Las Vegas - Aeropuerto - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-13: Santiago de Las Vegas - La Palma - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-14: San Agustín - Parque de la Fraternidad *P-15:

Guanabacoa Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first Afro-Cubans, African Cabildo (Cuba), Cabildo in Havana. Guanab ...

*P-16: Santiago de Las Vegas -

- Hospital Ameijeiras *P-C: Hospital Naval - Playa (semi-circular ''coast-to-coast'' line)

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{{Public transport in Havana

Metrobus Metrobus may refer to: Transport services Bus Rapid Transit *MetroBus (Bristol), a bus rapid transit system in Bristol, England, United Kingdom *Metrobus (Buenos Aires), a bus rapid transit system in Buenos Aires, Argentina *Metrobus (Istanbul), a ...

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

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