Mexico City Metro Line 3

Mexico City Metro Line 3 is one of the 12 metro lines built in Mexico City, Mexico.[2][3]

Line 3 / Línea 3
Zapata station
Overview
LocaleMexico City
TerminiIndios Verdes
Universidad
Connecting lines
Stations21
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-79, NM-83A
Ridership609,228 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened20 November 1970
Technical
Line length21.278 km (13 mi)
Track length23.609 km (15 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bars
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map
Ticomán workshops
 Indios Verdes
 Deportivo 18 de Marzo
Potrero
 La Raza
Tlatelolco
 Guerrero
Hidalgo
Juárez
 Balderas
Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX
 Hospital General
 Centro Médico
Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
 Eugenia
 División del Norte
 Zapata
Coyoacán
 Viveros / Derechos Humanos
 Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
 Copilco
 Universidad

Line 3 is the longest line, its color is olive green and it runs from north to south of the city covering almost all of it.

It is built under Avenida de los Insurgentes, Guerrero, Zarco, Balderas, Cuauhtémoc, Universidad, Copilco and Delfín Madrigal avenues. It interchanges with Line 6 at Deportivo 18 de Marzo, Line 5 at La Raza, Line B at Guerrero, Line 2 at Hidalgo, Line 1 at Balderas, Line 9 at Centro Médico. and Line 12 at Zapata.[4][5]

Chronology

Rolling stock

Line 3 has had different types of rolling stock throughout the years.

The NM-79 trains were made in Mexico in 1979 by Concarril and the NM-83A trains were made in México by Concarril between 1983 and 1991.

Currently, out of the 390 trains in the Mexico City Metro network, 50 are in service in Line 3, more than in any other line.[7]

Station list
Key[lower-alpha 1]
Denotes a partially accessible station
Denotes a fully accessible station
Denotes a metro 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 Metrobús 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 Trolleybus system
No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Location
Between
stations		 Total
01 Indios Verdes December 1, 1979 Ground-level,
underground access		 - 0.0
  • : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • Indios Verdes
  • : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  • : Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  • : Line 7: Indios Verdes station
  • Line IV: Indios Verdes station
  • Line 2: Indios Verdes station (under construction)
  • Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
    		•  Gustavo A. Madero
    02 Deportivo 18 de Marzo 1.3 1.3
  • Line 6
  • Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  • Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  • Route: 15-B
    • 03 Potrero 1.1 2.4
  • Potrero
  • Line 1: Potrero station
  • Routes: 25, 104
  • Route: 15-C
    • 04 La Raza August 25, 1978 Underground,
    trench    		 1.2 3.6
  • Line 5
  • La Raza
  • Line 1: La Raza station
  • Line 3: La Raza station
  • Line IV: La Raza station (under construction)
  • Routes: 11-A (at distance), 12 (at distance), 23, 27-A, 103
  • Line 1: La Raza stop (north–south route)
  • Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-C, 20-D
    • 05 Tlatelolco November 20, 1970 1.6 5.2
  • Line 3: Tlatelolco station
  • Routes: 10-D, 10-E
    		•  Cuauhtémoc
    06 Guerrero 1.1 6.3
  • Line B
  • Line 3: Guerrero station
  • Routes: 10-E, 11-C
    • 07 Hidalgo Underground,
    trench (Lv. -2)    		 0.9 7.2
  • Line 2
  • (at distance)
  • Line 3: Hidalgo station
  • Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  • Line 7: Hidalgo station
  • Route: 27-A
  • Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  • Route: 16-A
    • 08 Juárez Underground,
    trench    		 0.4 7.6
  • Line 3: Juárez station
  • Line 4: Juárez station (south route)
    • 09 Balderas Underground,
    trench (Lv. -2)    		 0.7 8.4
  • Line 1
  • Line 3: Balderas station
  • Route: 34-A
  • Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
    • 10 Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Underground
    trench    		 0.8 9.2
  • (at distance)
    • 11 Hospital General 0.8 9.9
  • Line 3: Hospital General station
  • Line 2: Hospital General stop
  • Line 2: Dr. Lucio stop (at distance)
  • Routes: 9-E (at distance), 19-F
    • 12 Centro Médico June 7, 1980 0.8 10.7
  • Line 9
  • Line 3: Centro Médico station
  • Routes: 9-C, 9-E
    • 13 Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia August 25, 1980 1.5 12.3
  • Line 2: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
    		•  Benito Juárez
    14 Eugenia 1.0 13.3
  • Line 3: Eugenia station
    • 15 División del Norte 0.8 14.1
  • Line 3: División del Norte station
    • 16 Zapata 1.0 15.1
  • Line 12 (out of service)
  • Zapata
  • Line 3: Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac station (at distance)
  • Routes: 1-D, 52-C, 120, 121-A (also temporary Line 12 service)
  • Line 3: Zapata 1 stop, Zapata 2 stop
  • Route: 6-A
    • 17 Coyoacán August 30, 1983 Underground
    deep trench    		 1.2 16.4
  • (at distance)
  • Route: 200
  • Route: 22-A (at distance)
    • 18 Viveros / Derechos Humanos Underground
    double tunnel    		 1.0 17.4
  • Viveros
  • Route: 116-A
    		•  Coyoacán
    19 Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 1.0 18.4
  • Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
  • Route: 34-B
  • Line 7: Miguel Ángel de Quevedo stop
    • 20 Copilco Underground
    deep trench    		 1.4 19.8
  • Routes: 123-A, 125, 128
    • 21 Universidad Ground-level, overground access 1.5 21.3
  • Universidad
  • Routes: 17-E, 123-A, 125, 128, 134-C, 134-D, 162-D
  • Route: 2-E
  • Pumabús (services Ciudad Universitaria)

    • Renamed stations
    DateOld nameNew name
    1998BasílicaDeportivo 18 de Marzo
    2009EtiopíaEtiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
    2009ViverosViveros / Derechos Humanos
    2019Niños HéroesNiños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX

    Ridership

    The following table shows each of Line 3 stations total and average daily ridership during 2019.[1]

    † Transfer station
    ‡ Terminal
    Rank Station Total ridership Average daily
    1Indios Verdes‡39,192,273107,376
    2Universidad‡26,555,62472,755
    3Copilco14,030,12138,439
    4Deportivo 18 de Marzo†12,397,05433,965
    5Miguel Ángel de Quevedo12,101,57033,155
    6La Raza†11,364,17131,135
    7Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia10,885,70129,824
    8Coyoacán9,780,26126,795
    9Zapata†9,027,19224,732
    10Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX7,865,93021,550
    11Viveros / Derechos Humanos7,727,51321,171
    12Tlatelolco7,562,59320,719
    13Hospital General7,478,95320,490
    14Centro Médico†7,395,50520,262
    15Eugenia6,700,57918,358
    16División del Norte6,552,06317,951
    17Hidalgo†6,378,92617,477
    18Juárez6,320,73717,317
    19Potrero6,317,54517,308
    20Guerrero†3,893,90110,668
    21Balderas†2,840,0457,781
    Total222,368,257609,228

    Tourism

    Line 3 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

    Notes
    1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
      • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
      • Accessibility obtained from the Mexico City Metro system map. In some cases, the map omits the accessibility icon as the station(s) are actually partially accessible. However, the respective websites of each station on the official site indicate the respective accessibility methods. Stations with the symbol ‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol † are partially accessible.[8]
      • Cablebús () obtained from their official website.[9]
      • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[10]
      • Ecobici () obtained from their official website.[11]
      • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[12]
      • Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[8]
      • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[13]
      • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.[14]
      • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.[9]

    References
    1. "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    2. "Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
    3. Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
    4. "Linea 12; Linea Dorado; la Linea del Bicentenario" (in Spanish). Mexico City Metro. p. b. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
    5. "Metro Line 12". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
    6. Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
    7. "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    8. "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. "Red de corredores" [Route network] (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    14. "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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