Mexico City Metro Line 3

Line 3 / Línea 3
300px Zapata station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metro
Locale	Mexico City
Termini	Metro Indios Verdes Metro Universidad
Stations	21
Ridership	234 million per annum (2011)
Operation
Opened	November 20, 1970
Operator(s)	Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stock	- Trains NM-79 made in México in 1979 by Concarril - Trains NM-83A made in México by Concarril between 1983 and 1991
Technical
Line length	21.278 km (13 mi)
Track length	23.609 km (15 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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.

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

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

Station list

Station No.	Station	Date opened	Level	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
				Between stations	Total
01	Indios Verdes	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access.	-	0.0	Metrobús Line 1 Mexibús Line 4 (under construction) Metrobús Line 7 (Planned) CETRAM (Bus platforms) for Ecatepec and Coacalco	Gustavo A. Madero
02	Deportivo 18 de Marzo	December 1, 1979	Ground-level, underground access.	1.3	1.3	Metro Line 6 Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 6
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	Metro Line 5 Metrobús Line 1 Metrobús Line 3 15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line A (at distance) CETRAM (Bus platforms) for city north
05	Tlatelolco	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	1.6	5.2		Cuauhtemoc
06	Guerrero	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	1.1	6.3	Metro Line B
07	Hidalgo	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench (Lv. -2)	0.9	7.2	Metro Line 2 Metrobús Line 3 Metrobús Line 4 (North route) Metrobús Line 7 (Planned)
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	Metro Line 1 Metrobús Line 3
10	Niños Héroes	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	0.8	9.2
11	Hospital General	November 20, 1970	Underground, trench	0.8	9.9	Metrobús Line 3 15px Cero Emissions Corridor Line S
12	Centro Médico	June 7, 1980	Underground, trench	0.8	10.7	Metro Line 9 Metrobús Line 3
13	Etiopía	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
15	División del Norte	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	0.8	14.1
16	Zapata	August 25, 1980	Underground, trench	1.0	15.1	Metro Line 12 15px 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	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

See also

• Mexico City Metro