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Mexico City Metro Line 3

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Line 3
Balderas station
Overview
LocaleMexico City
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations21
Websitemetro.cdmx.gob.mx
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMexico City Metro
OperatorSistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Rolling stockNM-79, NM-83A, NE-92
Ridership172,315,795 (2024)[1]
History
Opened20 November 1970; 55 years ago (1970-11-20)
Last extension1983
Technical
Line length21.278 km (13.2 mi)[2]
Track length23.609 km (14.7 mi)[2]
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge with roll ways along track
ElectrificationGuide bar, 750 V DC
Operating speed36 km/h (22 mph)
Route map
Map Line 3 route highlighted in gray
Legend
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
This diagram:
Mexico City Metro Line 3 map
Pictograms of Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro

Mexico City Metro Line 3 is one of the 12 metro lines built in Mexico City, Mexico.[3][4]

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.[5][6]

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.[8]

Station list

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Key[a]
Handicapped/disabled accessFully accessible stationCablebús Line {{{3}}}Cablebús connectionRed de Transporte de PasajerosRTP connection
Handicapped/disabled accessPartially accessible stationMexibúsMexibús connectionTren InterurbanoTren Interurbano connection
Transfer hubCETRAM transfer stationMexicableMexicable connectionTren SuburbanoTren Suburbano connection
Transfer hubETRAM transfer stationMexico City MetroMexico City Metro connectionTrolleybusTrolleybus connection
EcobiciEcobici bikeshareMexico City minubusPesero connectionXochimilco Light RailXochimilco Light Rail connection

The stations from north to south are:

Station Handicapped/disabled access Opened Level Distance (km) Connections Location
Between
stations		 Total
Indios Verdes Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access December 1, 1979 Ground-level N/a 0.0
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 Mexico City Metrobús Line 7
  • Mexibús Mexibús Line 4
  • Cablebús Line {{{3}}} Cablebús
  • Mexicable Mexicable Line 2
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 101, 101A, 101B, 101D, 102, 108
 Gustavo A. Madero
Deportivo 18 de Marzo Transfer hub 1.3 1.3
  • Mexico City Metro Line 6
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Mexico City Metrobús Line 6
  • Mexico City minubus 15B
Potrero Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access 1.1 2.4
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 25, 104
  • Mexico City minubus 15C
La Raza Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access August 25, 1978 Underground,
trench		 1.2 3.6
  • Mexico City Metro Line 5
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Mexibús Mexibús Line 4
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 1
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 23, 27A, 103
  • Mexico City minubus 20C, 20D
Tlatelolco November 20, 1970 1.6 5.2
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Mexico City minubus 10D, 10E
 Cuauhtémoc
Guerrero Handicapped/disabled access 1.1 6.3
  • Mexico City Metro Line B
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Mexico City minubus 10E, 11C
Hidalgo Handicapped/disabled access 0.9 7.2
  • Mexico City Metro Line 2
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 Mexico City Metrobús Line 4 Mexico City Metrobús Line 7
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 5
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 27A
  • Mexico City minubus 16A
Juárez Handicapped/disabled access 0.4 7.6
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 Mexico City Metrobús Line 4
  • Ecobici
Balderas Handicapped/disabled access 0.7 8.4
  • Mexico City Metro Line 1
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Ecobici
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 34A, SE L1
  • Mexico City minubus 19E, 19F, 19G, 19H
Niños Héroes/Poder Judicial CDMX Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 9.2
Hospital General Handicapped/disabled access 0.8 9.9
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 2
  • Mexico City minubus 19F
  • Ecobici
Centro Médico Handicapped/disabled access June 7, 1980 0.8 10.7
  • Mexico City Metro Line 9
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Mexico City minubus 9C, 9E
  • Ecobici
Etiopía/Plaza de la Transparencia Handicapped/disabled access August 25, 1980 1.5 12.3
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 2 Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Ecobici
 Benito Juárez
Eugenia 1.0 13.3
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Ecobici
División del Norte 0.8 14.1
  • Mexico City Metrobús Mexico City Metrobús Line 3
  • Ecobici
Zapata Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access 1.0 15.1
Coyoacán August 30, 1983 1.2 16.4
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 200
Viveros/Derechos Humanos Handicapped/disabled access Underground 1.0 17.4 Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 116A Coyoacán
Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Handicapped/disabled access 1.0 18.4
  • Trolleybus Trolleybus Line 7
  • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 34B
Copilco Handicapped/disabled access Underground,
trench		 1.4 19.8 Red de Transporte de Pasajeros 123A, 125, 128
Universidad Transfer hub Handicapped/disabled access Ground-level 1.5 21.3

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
1Indios Verdes‡39,192,273107,376
2Universidad‡26,555,62472,755
3Copilco14,030,12138,439
4Deportivo 18 de Marzo†12,397,05433,965
5Miguel Ángel de Quevedo12,101,57033,155
6La Raza†11,364,17131,135
7Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia10,885,70129,824
8Coyoacán9,780,26126,795
9Zapata†9,027,19224,732
10Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX7,865,93021,550
11Viveros / Derechos Humanos7,727,51321,171
12Tlatelolco7,562,59320,719
13Hospital General7,478,95320,490
14Centro Médico†7,395,50520,262
15Eugenia6,700,57918,358
16División del Norte6,552,06317,951
17Hidalgo†6,378,92617,477
18Juárez6,320,73717,317
19Potrero6,317,54517,308
20Guerrero†3,893,90110,668
21Balderas†2,840,0457,781
Total222,368,257609,228

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 (Mexico City Metro) connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[9]
    • 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 Handicapped/disabled access‡ are fully accessible; stations with the symbol Handicapped/disabled access† are partially accessible.[9]
    • Cablebús (Cablebús Line {{{3}}}) obtained from their official website.[10]
    • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; Transfer hub) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[11]
    • Ecobici (Ecobici) obtained from their official website.[12]
    • Metrobús (Mexico City Metrobús) obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.[13]
    • Mexibús (Mexibús) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[9]
    • Mexicable (Mexicable) obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.[9]
    • Public buses network (peseros) (Mexico City minubus) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.[14]
    • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (Red de Transporte de Pasajeros) obtained from their official website.[15]
    • Trolleybuses (Trolleybus) obtained from their official website.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Afluencia de estación por línea" [Station traffic by line]. Mexico City Metro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  2. 1 2 "Sistema de Transporte Colectivo de la Ciudad de México, Metro". Mexico City Metro. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Linea 3: Indios Verdes – Universidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Archambault, Richard (22 July 2010). "Metro Line 3 » Mexico City Metro System". Mexico Metro. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Archambault, Richard (22 July 2010). "Metro Line 12". Mexico Metro. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Monroy, Marco. Schwandl, Robert (ed.). "Opening Dates for Mexico City's Subway". Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Parque vehicular" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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