Mexico City Metro Line 3

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

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.

Chronology

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

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
• CAF NE-92, 2023–present

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.

Station list

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Template:Rint Template:Dagger	Denotes a partially accessible station
Template:Rint Template:Double dagger	Denotes a fully accessible station
Template:Rint	Denotes a metro transfer
Cablebús	Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system
CETRAM	Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system
Ecobici	Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system
Metrobús	Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system
Mexibús	Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system
Mexicable	Denotes a connection with the Mexicable system
Public buses	Denotes a connection with the public bus system
RTP	Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system
Trolleybus	Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

The stations from north to south:

Mexico City Metro Line 3 map Scheme of the Mexico City Metro Line 3

No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Connection	Pictogram	Location
				Between stations	Total
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|01	Indios Verdes Template:RintTemplate:Dagger	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access	-	0.0	Cablebús Line 1: Line 1: Indios Verdes station CETRAM Indios Verdes Metrobús Template:Ric: Indios Verdes station Metrobús Template:Ric: Indios Verdes station Metrobús Template:Ric: Indios Verdes station Mexibús Template:Ric: Indios Verdes station Mexicable Line 2 Line 2: Indios Verdes station (under construction) RTP 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
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|02	Deportivo 18 de Marzo Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			1.3	1.3	Template:Rint Template:Ric CETRAM Deportivo 18 de Marzo Metrobús Template:Ric: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Metrobús Template:Ric: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Public buses Route: 15-B	A pre-Columbian game player
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|03	Potrero Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			1.1	2.4	CETRAM Potrero Metrobús Template:Ric: Potrero station RTP Routes: 25, 104 Public buses Route: 15-C	A horse's head behind a fence
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|04	La Raza Template:RintTemplate:Dagger	August 25, 1978	Underground, trench	1.2	3.6	Template:Rint Template:Ric CETRAM La Raza Metrobús Template:Ric: La Raza station Metrobús Template:Ric: La Raza station Mexibús Template:Ric: La Raza station (under construction) RTP Routes: 11-A (at distance), 12 (at distance), 23, 27-A, 103 Trolleybus Line 1 Line 1: La Raza stop (north–south route) Public buses Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-C, 20-D	Monumento a La Raza pyramid
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|05	Tlatelolco	November 20, 1970		1.6	5.2	Metrobús Template:Ric: Tlatelolco station Public buses Routes: 10-D, 10-E	Torre Insignia	Cuauhtémoc
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|06	Guerrero Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger			1.1	6.3	Template:Rint Template:Ric Metrobús Template:Ric: Guerrero station Public buses Routes: 10-E, 11-C	Bust of Vincente Guerrero
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|07	Hidalgo Template:RintTemplate:Dagger		Underground, trench (Lv. -2)	0.9	7.2	Template:Rint Template:Ric Ecobici (at distance) Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station (north route) Metrobús Template:Ric: Hidalgo station RTP Route: 27-A Trolleybus Line 5 Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop Public buses Route: 16-A	A profile of Hidalgo
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|08	Juárez Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger		Underground, trench	0.4	7.6	Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Juárez station Metrobús Template:Ric: Juárez station (south route)	A bust of Benito Juárez
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|09	Balderas Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger		Underground, trench (Lv. -2)	0.7	8.4	Ecobici Template:Rint Template:Ric Metrobús Template:Ric: Balderas station RTP Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service) Public buses Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H	A preserved colonial-era cannon
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|10	Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX Template:RintTemplate:Dagger		Underground trench	0.8	9.2	Ecobici (at distance)	A kepi
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|11	Hospital General Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			0.8	9.9	Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Hospital General station Trolleybus Line 2 Line 2: Hospital General stop Trolleybus Line 2 Line 2: Dr. Lucio stop (at distance) Public buses Routes: 9-E (at distance), 19-F	The Red Cross symbol
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|12	Centro Médico Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger	June 7, 1980		0.8	10.7	Template:Rint Template:Ric Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Centro Médico station Public buses Routes: 9-C, 9-E	The caduceus
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|13	Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia Template:RintTemplate:Dagger	August 25, 1980		1.5	12.3	Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station Metrobús Template:Ric: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station	A lion's head	Benito Juárez
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|14	Eugenia			1.0	13.3	Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Eugenia station	A stork
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|15	División del Norte			0.8	14.1	Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: División del Norte station	Pancho Villa
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|16	Zapata Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger			1.0	15.1	Template:Rint Template:Ric CETRAM Zapata Ecobici Metrobús Template:Ric: Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac station (at distance) RTP Routes: 1-D, 52-C, 120, 121-A (also temporary Line 12 service) Trolleybus Line 3 Line 3: Zapata 1 stop, Zapata 2 stop Public buses Route: 6-A	Emiliano Zapata
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|17	Coyoacán	August 30, 1983	Underground deep trench	1.2	16.4	Ecobici (at distance) RTP Route: 200 Public buses Route: 22-A (at distance)	A coyote
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|18	Viveros / Derechos Humanos Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger		Underground double tunnel	1.0	17.4	CETRAM Viveros RTP Route: 116-A	A silhouette of a plant	Coyoacán
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|19	Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Template:RintTemplate:Dagger			1.0	18.4	CETRAM Miguel Ángel de Quevedo RTP Route: 34-B Trolleybus Line 7 Line 7: Miguel Ángel de Quevedo stop	A tree
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|20	Copilco Template:RintTemplate:Double dagger		Underground deep trench	1.4	19.8	RTP Routes: 123-A, 125, 128	An Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon
style="background: #Template:Rcr; color: white;"|21	Universidad Template:RintTemplate:Dagger		Ground-level, overground access	1.5	21.3	CETRAM Universidad RTP Routes: 17-E, 123-A, 125, 128, 134-C, 134-D, 162-D Public buses Route: 2-E Template:Rint Pumabús (services Ciudad Universitaria)	The coat of arms of UNAM

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.

†	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

See also

• List of Mexico City Metro lines
• 2023 Mexico City Metro train crash