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
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations21
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-79, NM-83A, NE-92
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+12 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
Mexico City Metro Line 6
Potrero
La Raza
Mexico City Metro Line 5
Tlatelolco
Guerrero
Mexico City Metro Line B
Hidalgo
Mexico City Metro Line 2
Juárez
Balderas
Mexico City Metro Line 1
Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX
Hospital General
Centro Médico
Mexico City Metro Line 9
Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
Eugenia
División del Norte
Zapata
Mexico City Metro Line 12
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

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Rolling stock

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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

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Key[a]
  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

The stations from north to south:

No. Station Date opened Level Distance (km) Connection Pictogram 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
  • A silhouette of the statues of Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl. 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
  • A pre-Columbian game player
    03 Potrero   1.1 2.4
  •   Potrero
  •     Line 1: Potrero station
  •   Routes: 25, 104
  •   Route: 15-C
  • A horse's head behind a fence
    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
  • Monumento a La Raza pyramid
    05 Tlatelolco November 20, 1970 1.6 5.2
  •     Line 3: Tlatelolco station
  •   Routes: 10-D, 10-E
  • Torre Insignia Cuauhtémoc
    06 Guerrero   1.1 6.3
  •     Line B
  •     Line 3: Guerrero station
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C
  • Bust of Vincente Guerrero
    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
  • A profile of Hidalgo
    08 Juárez   Underground,
    trench
    0.4 7.6
  •  
  •     Line 3: Juárez station
  •     Line 4: Juárez station (south route)
  • A bust of Benito Juárez
    09 Balderas   Underground,
    trench (Lv. -2)
    0.7 8.4
  •  
  •     Line 1
  •     Line 3: Balderas station
  •   Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service)
  •   Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • A preserved colonial-era cannon
    10 Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX   Underground
    trench
    0.8 9.2
  •   (at distance)
  • A kepi
    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
  • The Red Cross symbol
    12 Centro Médico   June 7, 1980 0.8 10.7
  •     Line 9
  •  
  •     Line 3: Centro Médico station
  •   Routes: 9-C, 9-E
  • The caduceus
    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
  • A lion's head Benito Juárez
    14 Eugenia 1.0 13.3
  •  
  •     Line 3: Eugenia station
  • A stork
    15 División del Norte 0.8 14.1
  •  
  •     Line 3: División del Norte station
  • Pancho Villa
    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
  • Emiliano Zapata
    17 Coyoacán August 30, 1983 Underground
    deep trench
    1.2 16.4
  •   (at distance)
  •   Route: 200
  •   Route: 22-A (at distance)
  • A coyote
    18 Viveros / Derechos Humanos   Underground
    double tunnel
    1.0 17.4
  •   Viveros
  •   Route: 116-A
  • A silhouette of a plant Coyoacán
    19 Miguel Ángel de Quevedo   1.0 18.4
  •   Miguel Ángel de Quevedo
  •   Route: 34-B
  •     Line 7: Miguel Ángel de Quevedo stop
  • A tree
    20 Copilco   Underground
    deep trench
    1.4 19.8
  •   Routes: 123-A, 125, 128
  • An Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon
    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)
  • The coat of arms of UNAM

    Renamed stations

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    Date Old name New name
    1998 Basílica Deportivo 18 de Marzo
    2009 Etiopía Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
    2009 Viveros Viveros / Derechos Humanos
    2019 Niños Héroes Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX

    Ridership

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    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
    1 Indios Verdes 39,192,273 107,376
    2 Universidad 26,555,624 72,755
    3 Copilco 14,030,121 38,439
    4 Deportivo 18 de Marzo 12,397,054 33,965
    5 Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 12,101,570 33,155
    6 La Raza 11,364,171 31,135
    7 Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia 10,885,701 29,824
    8 Coyoacán 9,780,261 26,795
    9 Zapata 9,027,192 24,732
    10 Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX 7,865,930 21,550
    11 Viveros / Derechos Humanos 7,727,513 21,171
    12 Tlatelolco 7,562,593 20,719
    13 Hospital General 7,478,953 20,490
    14 Centro Médico 7,395,505 20,262
    15 Eugenia 6,700,579 18,358
    16 División del Norte 6,552,063 17,951
    17 Hidalgo 6,378,926 17,477
    18 Juárez 6,320,737 17,317
    19 Potrero 6,317,545 17,308
    20 Guerrero 3,893,901 10,668
    21 Balderas 2,840,045 7,781
    Total 222,368,257 609,228

    Tourism

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    Line 3 passes near several places of interest:

    See also

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    Notes

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    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]
      • Mexicable ( ) 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

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    1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ 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.
    9. ^ a b "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.