Mexico City Metro Line 3

Line 3 / Línea 3
	Zapata station
Overview
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Indios Verdes; Universidad
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	NM-79, NM-83A
Ridership	609,228 passengers per day (2019)[1]
History
Opened	20 November 1970
Technical
Line length	21.278 km (13 mi)
Track length	23.609 km (15 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge; with roll ways along track
Electrification	Guide bars
Operating speed	36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map

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

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

20 November 1970: from Tlatelolco to Hospital General[6]
25 August 1978: from Tlatelolco to La Raza[6]
1 December 1979: from La Raza to Indios Verdes[6]
7 June 1980: from Hospital General to Centro Médico[6]
25 August 1980: from Centro Médico to Zapata[6]
30 August 1983: from Zapata to Universidad[6]

Rolling stock

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

Alstom MP-68: 1970–1981
Concarril NM-73: 1978–1981
Concarril NM-79 1982–present
Alstom MP-82 1985–1994
Concarril NM-83 1990–present
Bombardier NC-82: 2004–2012

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

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Between stations	Total	Transfers	Location
01	Indios Verdes	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access.	-	0.0	Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 7 CETRAM (Bus platforms) Mexibús Line 4 (under construction)	Gustavo A. Madero
02	Deportivo 18 de Marzo	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access.	1.3	1.3	Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 6 CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Ecatepec
03	Potrero	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access.	1.1	2.4	Metrobús Line 1
04	La Raza	August 25, 1978	Underground, trench	1.2	3.6	Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 3 Cero Emissions Corridor Line A (at distance) CETRAM (Bus platforms) for city north
05	Tlatelolco	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	1.6	5.2	Metrobús Line 3	Cuauhtemoc
06	Guerrero	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	1.1	6.3	Metrobús Line 3
07	Hidalgo	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench (Lv. -2)	0.9	7.2	Metrobús Line 3 Metrobús Line 4 (North route) Metrobús Line 7 Trolleybus Line LL
08	Juárez	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	0.4	7.6	Metrobús Line 3 Metrobús Line 4 (South route)
09	Balderas	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench (Lv. -2)	0.7	8.4	Metrobús Line 3
10	Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	0.8	9.2
11	Hospital General	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	0.8	9.9	Metrobús Line 3 Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
12	Centro Médico	June 7, 1980	Underground, trench	0.8	10.7	Metrobús Line 3
13	Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	1.5	12.3	Metrobús Line 2 Metrobús Line 3	Benito Juárez
14	Eugenia	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	1.0	13.3	Metrobús Line 3 (under construction)
15	División del Norte	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	0.8	14.1	Metrobús Line 3 (under construction)
16	Zapata	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	1.0	15.1	Metrobús Line 3 (under construction) Cero Emissions Corridor Line D CETRAM (Bus platforms) for city south
17	Coyoacán	August 30, 1983	Underground, deep trench	1.2	16.4
18	Viveros / Derechos Humanos	August 30, 1983	Underground, double tunnel	1.0	17.4		Coyoacán
19	Miguel Ángel de Quevedo	August 30, 1983	Underground, double tunnel	1.0	18.4
20	Copilco	August 30, 1983	Underground, deep trench	1.4	19.8
21	Universidad	August 30, 1983	Ground-level	1.5	21.3	CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Tlalpan and Ajusco Pumabús ■ Ruta 1 for Circuito Interior ■ Ruta 2 for Circuito Exterior ■ Ruta 3 for Zona Cultural ■ Ruta 4 for Jardín Botánico ■ Ruta 5 for Barda Norte

Renamed stations

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

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

Line 3 passes near several places of interest:

Plaza de las Tres Culturas, square in the Tlatelolco neighborhood.
Historic center of Mexico City
Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico

References

"Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
"Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
"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.
"Metro Line 12". Retrieved 14 August 2011.
Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
"Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

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[afluencia-1] "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[metro-2] "Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[archambault-3] Archambault, Richard. "Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[linea12b-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.

[archambault_12-5] "Metro Line 12". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[monroy_history-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.

Mexico City Metro stations
Line 1	Observatorio Tacubaya Juanacatlán Chapultepec Sevilla Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc Balderas Salto del Agua Isabel la Católica Pino Suárez Merced Candelaria San Lázaro Moctezuma Balbuena Boulevard Puerto Aéreo Gómez Farías Zaragoza Pantitlán
Line 2	Cuatro Caminos Panteones Tacuba Cuitláhuac Popotla Colegio Militar Normal San Cosme Revolución Hidalgo Bellas Artes Allende Zócalo Pino Suárez San Antonio Abad Chabacano Viaducto Xola Villa de Cortés Nativitas Portales Ermita General Anaya Tasqueña
Line 3	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 4	Martín Carrera Talismán Bondojito Consulado Canal del Norte Morelos Candelaria Fray Servando Jamaica Santa Anita
Line 5	Politécnico Instituto del Petróleo Autobuses del Norte La Raza Misterios Valle Gómez Consulado Eduardo Molina Aragón Oceanía Terminal Aérea Hangares Pantitlán
Line 6	El Rosario Tezozómoc UAM-Azcapotzalco Ferrería/Arena Ciudad de México Norte 45 Vallejo Instituto del Petróleo Lindavista Deportivo 18 de Marzo La Villa-Basílica Martín Carrera
Line 7	El Rosario Aquiles Serdán Camarones Refinería Tacuba San Joaquín Polanco Auditorio Constituyentes Tacubaya San Pedro de los Pinos San Antonio Mixcoac Barranca del Muerto
Line 8	Garibaldi / Lagunilla Bellas Artes San Juan de Letrán Salto del Agua Doctores Obrera Chabacano La Viga Santa Anita Coyuya Iztacalco Apatlaco Aculco Escuadrón 201 Atlalilco Iztapalapa Cerro de la Estrella UAM-I Constitución de 1917
Line 9	Tacubaya Patriotismo Chilpancingo Centro Médico Lázaro Cárdenas Chabacano Jamaica Mixiuhca Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva Puebla Pantitlán
Line A	Pantitlán Agrícola Oriental Canal de San Juan Tepalcates Guelatao Peñón Viejo Acatitla Santa Marta Los Reyes La Paz
Line B	Ciudad Azteca Plaza Aragón Olímpica Ecatepec Múzquiz Río de los Remedios Impulsora Nezahualcóyotl Villa de Aragón Bosque de Aragón Deportivo Oceanía Oceanía Romero Rubio Ricardo Flores Magón San Lázaro Morelos Tepito Lagunilla Garibaldi / Lagunilla Guerrero Buenavista
Line 12	Observatorio Álvaro Obregón Valentín Campa Mixcoac Insurgentes Sur Hospital 20 de Noviembre Zapata Parque de los Venados Eje Central Ermita Mexicaltzingo Atlalilco Culhuacán San Andrés Tomatlán Lomas Estrella Calle 11 Periférico Oriente Tezonco Olivos Nopalera Zapotitlán Tlaltenco Tláhuac

Mexico City transport network
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