Mexico City Metro Line 3
{{short description|Metro line in Mexico City}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Line 3 / Línea 3
| color = {{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}
| logo = MetroDF Línea 3.svg
| logo_width = 30px
| image = Metro Balderas Line 3 Platforms.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = Balderas station
| type = Rapid transit
| system = Mexico City Metro
| locale = Mexico City
| start = Indios Verdes
| end = Universidad
| connectinglines = *{{rint|mexicocity|6}} Deportivo 18 de Marzo
- {{rint|mexicocity|5}} La Raza
- {{rint|mexicocity|B}} Guerrero
- {{rint|mexicocity|2}} Hidalgo
- {{rint|mexicocity|1}} Balderas
- {{rint|mexicocity|9}} Centro Médico
- {{rint|mexicocity|12}} Zapata
| stations = 21
| ridership2 = 609,228 passengers per day (2019){{cite web|title=Afluencia de estación por línea 2019|url=https://metro.cdmx.gob.mx/afluencia-de-estacion-por-linea-2019|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=27 April 2020|language=es}}
| open = 20 November 1970
| owner =
| operator = Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
| character =
| stock = NM-79, NM-83A, NE-92
| linelength = {{convert|21.278|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength = {{convert|23.609|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}
with roll ways along track
| electrification = Guide bars
| speed = {{convert|36|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
| map = {{Mexico City Metro Line 3}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
Mexico City Metro Line 3 is one of the 12 metro lines built in Mexico City, Mexico.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/linea3.html|title=Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad|language=es|access-date=14 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808171536/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/red/linea3.html|archive-date=8 August 2011}}{{Cite web|last=Archambault|first=Richard|url=http://mexicometro.org/metro/line3/|title=Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System|work=Mexico Metro |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=14 August 2011}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/sabias/linea12b.html|title=Linea 12; Linea Dorado; la Linea del Bicentenario|publisher=Mexico City Metro|page=b|language=es|access-date=14 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917032444/http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/sabias/linea12b.html|archive-date=17 September 2011}}{{Cite web|url=http://mexicometro.org/metro/line12/|title=Metro Line 12|work=Mexico Metro |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=14 August 2011 |last1=Archambault |first1=Richard }}
Chronology
- 20 November 1970: from Tlatelolco to Hospital General{{Cite web|last=Monroy|first=Marco
|editor-last=Schwandl|editor-first=Robert|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mexi/mex-history.htm
|title=Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway|access-date=5 August 2011}}
- 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.{{cite web|title=Parque vehicular|url=http://www.metro.cdmx.gob.mx/parque-vehicular|publisher=Metro CDMX|access-date=27 April 2020|language=es}}
Station list
The stations from north to south:
class="wikitable" rules="all" |
rowspan="2" | No.
!rowspan="2" | Station !rowspan="2" | Date opened !rowspan="2" | Level !colspan="2" | Distance (km) !rowspan="2" | Connection ! rowspan="2" |Pictogram ! rowspan="2" | Location |
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style="font-size: 65%;"|Between stations !style="font-size: 65%;"|Total |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|01
|Indios Verdes {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} | rowspan="3" |December 1, 1979 | rowspan="3" |Ground-level, |style="text-align:right;" |
style="text-align:right;"|0.0
| |A silhouette of the statues of Itzcoatl and Ahuitzotl. | rowspan="4" |Gustavo A. Madero |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|02
|Deportivo 18 de Marzo {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |style="text-align:right;"|1.3 |style="text-align:right;"|1.3 | |A pre-Columbian game player |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|03
|Potrero {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |style="text-align:right;"|1.1 |style="text-align:right;"|2.4 | |A horse's head behind a fence |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|04
|La Raza {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |August 25, 1978 | rowspan="3" |Underground, |style="text-align:right;"|1.2 |style="text-align:right;"|3.6 | |Monumento a La Raza pyramid |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|05
| rowspan="7" |November 20, 1970 |style="text-align:right;"|1.6 |style="text-align:right;"|5.2 | |Torre Insignia | rowspan="8" |Cuauhtémoc |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|06
|Guerrero {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |style="text-align:right;"|1.1 |style="text-align:right;"|6.3 | |Bust of Vincente Guerrero |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|07
|Hidalgo {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |Underground, |style="text-align:right;"|0.9 |style="text-align:right;"|7.2 | |A profile of Hidalgo |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|08
|Juárez {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |Underground, |style="text-align:right;"|0.4 |style="text-align:right;"|7.6 | |A bust of Benito Juárez |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|09
|Balderas {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |Underground, |style="text-align:right;"|0.7 |style="text-align:right;"|8.4 | |A preserved colonial-era cannon |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|10
|Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} | rowspan="7" |Underground |style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|9.2 | |A kepi |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|11
|Hospital General {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|9.9 | |The Red Cross symbol |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|12
|Centro Médico {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |June 7, 1980 |style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|10.7 | |The caduceus |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|13
|Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia {{nowrap|{{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}}}} | rowspan="4" |August 25, 1980 |style="text-align:right;"|1.5 |style="text-align:right;"|12.3 | |A lion's head | rowspan="5" |Benito Juárez |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|14
|style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|13.3 | |A stork |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|15
|style="text-align:right;"|0.8 |style="text-align:right;"|14.1 | |Pancho Villa |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|16
|Zapata {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|15.1 | |Emiliano Zapata |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|17
| rowspan="5" |August 30, 1983 |Underground |style="text-align:right;"|1.2 |style="text-align:right;"|16.4 | |A coyote |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|18
|Viveros / Derechos Humanos {{nowrap|{{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}}}} | rowspan="2" |Underground |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|17.4 | |A silhouette of a plant | rowspan="4" |Coyoacán |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|19
|Miguel Ángel de Quevedo {{nowrap|{{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}}}} |style="text-align:right;"|1.0 |style="text-align:right;"|18.4 | |A tree |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|20
|Copilco {{rint|wheelchair|1}}{{double dagger}} |Underground |style="text-align:right;"|1.4 |style="text-align:right;"|19.8 | |An Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon |
style="background: #{{rcr|Mexico City Metro|3}}; color: white;"|21
|Universidad {{rint|wheelchair}}{{dagger}} |Ground-level, overground access |style="text-align:right;"|1.5 |style="text-align:right;"|21.3 | |The coat of arms of UNAM |
=Renamed stations=
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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.
class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | † |
style="background-color:#DDFFDD" | ‡
| Terminal |
class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | |||
Rank
! Station ! Total ridership ! Average daily | |||
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
| 1 | align=left | Indios Verdes‡ | 39,192,273 | 107,376 |
style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
| 2 | align=left | Universidad‡ | 26,555,624 | 72,755 |
3 | align=left | Copilco | 14,030,121 | 38,439 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 4 | align=left | Deportivo 18 de Marzo† | 12,397,054 | 33,965 |
5 | align=left | Miguel Ángel de Quevedo | 12,101,570 | 33,155 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 6 | align=left | La Raza† | 11,364,171 | 31,135 |
7 | align=left | Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia | 10,885,701 | 29,824 |
8 | align=left | Coyoacán | 9,780,261 | 26,795 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 9 | align=left | Zapata† | 9,027,192 | 24,732 |
10 | align=left | Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX | 7,865,930 | 21,550 |
11 | align=left | Viveros / Derechos Humanos | 7,727,513 | 21,171 |
12 | align=left | Tlatelolco | 7,562,593 | 20,719 |
13 | align=left | Hospital General | 7,478,953 | 20,490 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 14 | align=left | Centro Médico† | 7,395,505 | 20,262 |
15 | align=left | Eugenia | 6,700,579 | 18,358 |
16 | align=left | División del Norte | 6,552,063 | 17,951 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 17 | align=left | Hidalgo† | 6,378,926 | 17,477 |
18 | align=left | Juárez | 6,320,737 | 17,317 |
19 | align=left | Potrero | 6,317,545 | 17,308 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 20 | align=left | Guerrero† | 3,893,901 | 10,668 |
style="background-color:#FFE6BD"
| 21 | align=left | Balderas† | 2,840,045 | 7,781 |
colspan=2 | 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
Notes
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