# 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

Key :
| † | Denotes a partially accessible station |
| ‡ | Denotes a fully accessible station |
| | Denotes a metro transfer |
| | Denotes a connection with the Cablebús system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM) system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Ecobici system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Metrobús system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Mexibús system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Mexicable system |
| | Denotes a connection with the public bus system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros (RTP) system |
| | Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system |
The stations from north to south:
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Connection | Pictogram | Location |
| No. | Station | Date opened | Level | Between stations | Total | Connection | Pictogram | Location |
| 01 | Indios Verdes † | December 1, 1979 | Ground-level, underground access | - | 0.0 | : Line 1: Indios Verdes station Indios Verdes Line 1: Indios Verdes station Line 3: Indios Verdes station Line 7: Indios Verdes station Line IV: Indios Verdes station Line 2: Indios Verdes station (under construction) 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 |
| 02 | Deportivo 18 de Marzo † | December 1, 1979 | Ground-level, underground access | 1.3 | 1.3 | Line 6 Deportivo 18 de Marzo Line 1: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station Route: 15-B | A pre-Columbian game player | Gustavo A. Madero |
| 03 | Potrero † | December 1, 1979 | Ground-level, underground access | 1.1 | 2.4 | Potrero Line 1: Potrero station Routes: 25, 104 Route: 15-C | A horse's head behind a fence | Gustavo A. Madero |
| 04 | La Raza † | August 25, 1978 | Underground, trench | 1.2 | 3.6 | Line 5 La Raza Line 1: La Raza station Line 3: La Raza station Line IV: La Raza station (under construction) Routes: 11-A (at distance), 12 (at distance), 23, 27-A, 103 Line 1: La Raza stop (north–south route) Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-C, 20-D | Monumento a La Raza pyramid | Gustavo A. Madero |
| 05 | Tlatelolco | November 20, 1970 | Underground, trench | 1.6 | 5.2 | Line 3: Tlatelolco station Routes: 10-D, 10-E | Torre Insignia | Cuauhtémoc |
| 06 | Guerrero ‡ | November 20, 1970 | Underground, trench | 1.1 | 6.3 | Line B Line 3: Guerrero station Routes: 10-E, 11-C | Bust of Vincente Guerrero | Cuauhtémoc |
| 07 | Hidalgo † | November 20, 1970 | Underground, trench (Lv. -2) | 0.9 | 7.2 | Line 2 (at distance) Line 3: Hidalgo station Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route) Line 7: Hidalgo station Route: 27-A Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop Route: 16-A | A profile of Hidalgo | Cuauhtémoc |
| 08 | Juárez ‡ | November 20, 1970 | Underground, trench | 0.4 | 7.6 | Line 3: Juárez station Line 4: Juárez station (south route) | A bust of Benito Juárez | Cuauhtémoc |
| 09 | Balderas ‡ | November 20, 1970 | Underground, trench (Lv. -2) | 0.7 | 8.4 | Line 1 Line 3: Balderas station Route: 34-A (also temporary Line 1 service) Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H | A preserved colonial-era cannon | Cuauhtémoc |
| 10 | Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX † | November 20, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 9.2 | (at distance) | A kepi | Cuauhtémoc |
| 11 | Hospital General † | November 20, 1970 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 9.9 | Line 3: Hospital General station Line 2: Hospital General stop Line 2: Dr. Lucio stop (at distance) Routes: 9-E (at distance), 19-F | The Red Cross symbol | Cuauhtémoc |
| 12 | Centro Médico ‡ | June 7, 1980 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 10.7 | Line 9 Line 3: Centro Médico station Routes: 9-C, 9-E | The caduceus | Cuauhtémoc |
| 13 | Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia † | August 25, 1980 | Underground trench | 1.5 | 12.3 | Line 2: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station | A lion's head | Benito Juárez |
| 14 | Eugenia | August 25, 1980 | Underground trench | 1.0 | 13.3 | Line 3: Eugenia station | A stork | Benito Juárez |
| 15 | División del Norte | August 25, 1980 | Underground trench | 0.8 | 14.1 | Line 3: División del Norte station | Pancho Villa | Benito Juárez |
| 16 | Zapata ‡ | August 25, 1980 | Underground trench | 1.0 | 15.1 | Line 12 (out of service) Zapata Line 3: Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac station (at distance) Routes: 1-D, 52-C, 120, 121-A (also temporary Line 12 service) Line 3: Zapata 1 stop, Zapata 2 stop Route: 6-A | Emiliano Zapata | Benito Juárez |
| 17 | Coyoacán | August 30, 1983 | Underground deep trench | 1.2 | 16.4 | (at distance) Route: 200 Route: 22-A (at distance) | A coyote | Benito Juárez |
| 18 | Viveros / Derechos Humanos ‡ | August 30, 1983 | Underground double tunnel | 1.0 | 17.4 | Viveros Route: 116-A | A silhouette of a plant | Coyoacán |
| 19 | Miguel Ángel de Quevedo † | August 30, 1983 | Underground double tunnel | 1.0 | 18.4 | Miguel Ángel de Quevedo Route: 34-B Line 7: Miguel Ángel de Quevedo stop | A tree | Coyoacán |
| 20 | Copilco ‡ | August 30, 1983 | Underground deep trench | 1.4 | 19.8 | Routes: 123-A, 125, 128 | An Olmec representation of a coiled water snake or dragon | Coyoacán |
| 21 | Universidad † | August 30, 1983 | Ground-level, overground access | 1.5 | 21.3 | Universidad Routes: 17-E, 123-A, 125, 128, 134-C, 134-D, 162-D Route: 2-E Pumabús (services Ciudad Universitaria) | The coat of arms of UNAM | Coyoacán |

### 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 | 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