The Mexico City Metrobús Line 3 is a bus rapid transit line in the Mexico City Metrobús. It operates between Tenayuca, in the limits with the State of Mexico in Gustavo A. Madero and Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac in the Benito Juárez boroughs, in southern Mexico City.

Metrobús Line 3
A Metrobús in Hidalgo station
Overview
StatusIn service
Termini
  • Tenayuca/Indios Verdes
  • Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac
Stations38
WebsiteLínea 3
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemMexico City Metrobus
Services5
Operator(s)See Operators
History
OpenedFebruary 8, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-08)
Technical
Line length20 km (12.4 mi)[1]
CharacterExclusive right-of-way

Line 3 has a total of 38 stations and a length of 20 kilometers and it runs from north to south.[1]

Construction of Line 3 started on March 5, 2010 and it was inaugurated on February 8, 2011 by Marcelo Ebrard, Head of Government of the Federal District from 2006 to 2012.[2][3]

In 2019, the Government of Mexico City announced 7 new stations to the south, ending near Hospital Xoco. Construction was expected to end by June 2020.[4]

On March 10, 2021, had opening 5 new stations.

Service description

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Services

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The line has five itineraries.[5]

Tenayuca to Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac

To Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:24 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:27 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:20 (Sunday)
To Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 4:28 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:21 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:21 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:05 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:14 (Sunday)

Tenayuca to Balderas

From Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 6:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 21:49 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 6:00 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 21:33 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 7:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 21:20 (Sunday)
To Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 6:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:36 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 6:37 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 22:17 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 7:37 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 22:05 (Sunday)

Tenayuca to Buenavista

From Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 6:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:35 (Sunday)
To Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 4:58 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 00:19 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:16 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 6:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:11 (Sunday)

Tenayuca to La Raza

From Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:12 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:17 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:30 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:07 (Sunday)
To Tenayuca
  • First Bus: 4:45 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:40 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 4:44 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:43 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:29 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:34 (Sunday)

Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac to Indios Verdes[6]

From Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac
  • First Bus: 4:34 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 23:46 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 6:04 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 00:33 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 6:04 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 00:33 (Sunday)
To Indios Verdes
  • First Bus: 4:30 (Monday-Friday)
  • Last Bus: 22:42 (Monday-Friday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Saturday)
  • Last Bus: 23:29 (Saturday)
  • First Bus: 5:00 (Sunday)
  • Last Bus: 23:29 (Sunday)

Line 3 services the Gustavo A. Madero, Azcapotzalco, Cuauhtémoc and Benito Juárez boroughs.

Station list

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Key[a]
  Denotes a Metrobús 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 Metro 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 Tren Suburbano system
  Denotes a connection with the Trolleybus system

Tenayuca–Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac route

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Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Borough Picture Date opened
Tenayuca Santa Rosa, San José de la Escalera Gustavo A. Madero   February 8, 2011[3]
San José de la Escalera
Tres Anegas Amp. Progreso Nacional
Júpiter Nueva Industrial Vallejo  
La Patera
  •   Route: 107-B
  • Industrial Vallejo, Nueva Industrial Vallejo Azcapotzalco, Gustavo A. Madero
    Poniente 146 Industrial Vallejo, Nueva Vallejo  
    Montevideo
  •     Line 6: Montevideo station
  •  
    Poniente 134
  •     Line 6: Vallejo station
  • Lindavista Vallejo III Sección  
    Poniente 128
  •     Line 6: Vallejo station
  • Santa Cruz de las Salinas, Nueva Vallejo  
    Magdalena de las Salinas Coltongo, Magdalena de las Salinas
    Coltongo
  •   Route: 15-A
  • Cuitláhuac
  •   Routes: 11-A, 12
  •   Line 4: Calzada Vallejo stop
  • Pro Hogar, Guadalupe Victoria  
    Héroe de Nacozari
  •   Route: 20-C
  • Porvernir, Héroe de Nacozari  
    Hospital La Raza
  •   Route: 20-C
  • San Francisco Xocotitla, Vallejo Poniente  
    La Raza[c]
  •     Line 1: La Raza station
  •   La Raza
  •     Line 3: La Raza station
  •     Line 5: La Raza station
  •     Line IV: La Raza station
  •   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
  • Vallejo Poniente Gustavo A. Madero  
    Circuito
  •     Line 1: Circuito station
  •   Route: 200
  •   Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-A, 20-D
  • Santa María Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc  
    Tolnáhuac San Simón Tolnáhuac  
    Tlatelolco
  •     Line 3: Tlatelolco station (at distance)
  •   Route: 10-B
  • Nonoalco Tlatelolco  
    Ricardo Flores Magón
  •   Route: 18
  • Buenavista, Guerrero  
    Guerrero
  •     Line 3: Guerrero station
  •     Line B: Guerrero station
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C
  •  
    Buenavista[d]
  •     Line 1: Buenavista station
  •     Line 4: Buenavista station
  •   Buenavista
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line B: Buenavista station
  •   Line 1: Buenavista station
  •   Routes: 10-E, 11-C, 12-B
  •  
    Mina  
    Hidalgo
  •     Line 4: Hidalgo station (north route)
  •     Line 4: Hidalgo station
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 2: Hidalgo station
  •     Line 3: Hidalgo station
  •   Route: 27-A
  •   Line 5: Metro Hidalgo stop
  •   Route: 16-A
  • Centro  
    Juárez
  •     Line 4: Juárez station (south route)
  •  
  •     Line 3: Juárez station
  •  
    Balderas
  •  
  •     Line 1: Balderas station
  •     Line 3: Balderas station
  •   Route: 34-A
  •   Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
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    Cuauhtémoc
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  •     Line 1: Cuauhtémoc station
  •   Route: 34-A
  •   Line 2: Cuauhtémoc stop
  •   Routes: 19-E, 19-F, 19-G, 19-H
  • Roma Norte, Doctores  
    Jardín Pushkin
  •  
  •  
    Hospital General
  •  
  •     Line 3: Hospital General station
  •   Line 2: Hospital General stop
  •   Line 2: Dr. Lucio stop(at distance)
  •   Routes: 9-A, 9-C, 9-E (at distance), 19-F
  •  
    Dr. Márquez
  •  
  • Roma Sur, Doctores  
    Centro Médico
  •  
  •     Line 3: Centro Médico station
  •     Line 9: Centro Médico station
  •   Routes: 9-A, 9-C, 9-E
  •  
    Obrero Mundial
  •  
  • Piedad Narvarte Benito Juárez  
    Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia
  •     Line 2: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  •  
  •     Line 3: Etiopía / Plaza de la Transparencia station
  • Narvarte Poniente  
    Luz Saviñón
  •   (at distance)
  • Narvarte Poniente, Narvarte Oriente   March 10, 2021[14]
    Eugenia
  •  
  •     Line 3: Eugenia station
  • Narvarte Poniente  
    División del Norte
  •  
  •     Line 3: División del Norte station
  •  
    Miguel Laurent Letrán Valle
     
    Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac
  •   Zapata (at distance)
  •   (at distance)
  •     Line 3: Zapata station (at distance)
  •     Line 12: Zapata station (at distance; out of service)
  •     Line 12: Parque de los Venados station (at distance; out of service)
  •   Routes: 1-D, 52-C, 120, 121-A (also temporary Line 12 service)
  •   Line 3: Zapata 1 stop, Zapata 2 stop (both at distance)
  •   Route: 6-A
  • Del Valle Sur  

    Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac–Indios Verdes route

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    The route runs from Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac to Tlatelolco normally. As soon as it reaches Avenida Manuel González (Eje 2 Norte), the route detours towards Avenida de los Insurgentes. Starting at San Simón, the route shares the same stations Line 1 uses.

    The branch was originally a temporary auxiliary line created to reduce the impact of the Mexico City Metro PCCI fire had on Mexico City Metro Line 3 in January 2021, then it was left permanently. Until 4 August 2023, it detoured at Avenida Mosqueta (Eje 1 Norte) and it serviced Buenavista and Manuel González stations.[15]

    Stations[b] Connections Neighborhood(s) Municipality Picture Date opened
    Indios Verdes
  •     Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  •     Line 7: Indios Verdes station
  •    : Line 1: Indios Verdes station
  •   Indios Verdes
  •     Line 3: Indios Verdes station
  •     Line IV: Indios Verdes station
  •     Line 2: Indios Verdes station
  •   Routes: 101, 101-A, 101-B, 101-D, 102, 107-B (at distance), 108
  • Residencial Zacatenco Gustavo A. Madero   June 19, 2005[16]
    Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  •     Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  •   Deportivo 18 de Marzo
  •     Line 3: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  •     Line 6: Deportivo 18 de Marzo station
  •   Route: 15-B
  • Lindavista, Tepeyac Insurgentes  
    Euzkaro
  •   Route: 15-A, 15-B
  • Magdalena de las Salinas, Industrial  
    Potrero
  •   Potrero
  •     Line 3: Potrero station
  •   Routes: 25, 104
  •   Route: 15-C
  • Capultitán, Guadalupe Insurgentes  
    La Raza
  •     Line 1: La Raza station
  •   La Raza
  •     Line 3: La Raza station
  •     Line 5: 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
  • Vallejo  
    Circuito
  •     Line 1: Circuito station
  •   Route: 200
  •   Routes: 7-D (at distance), 20-A, 20-D
  • Santa María Insurgentes Cuauhtémoc  
    San Simón
  •   Route: 20-B (at distance)
  • Santa María Insurgentes, San Simón Tolnáhuac  
    Tlatelolco
  •     Line 3: Tlatelolco station (at distance)
  •   Route: 10-B
  • Nonoalco Tlatelolco   February 8, 2011[3]

    Operator

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    Movilidad Integral de Vanguardia, SAPI de CV (MIV) is the sole operator of Line 3.[17]

    Notes

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    1. ^ The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.
    2. ^ a b All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
    3. ^ Accessible from Tenayuca–La Raza route
    4. ^ Accessible from Tenayuca–Buenavista route

    References

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    1. ^ a b (in Spanish) "Línea 3 general", Metrobús website
    2. ^ "En marcha, construcción de Línea 3 del Metrobús". Crónica (in Spanish). Notimex. March 5, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
    3. ^ a b c "Inaugurarán mañana la Línea 3 del Metrobús". Excélsior (in Spanish). February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
    4. ^ "Conoce todos los detalles sobre la ampliación de la Línea 3 del Metrobús". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). October 16, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
    5. ^ (in Spanish) "Mapa Línea 3" (Line 3 Map), Metrobús website
    6. ^ "Ampliación Línea 3" (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
    7. ^ "Mapa del sistema" [System map] (in Spanish). Mexico City Metrobús. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    8. ^ a b "Servicios" [Services] (in Spanish). Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    9. ^ "Centros de Transferencia Modal (CETRAM)" [Modal Transfer Centers] (in Spanish). Órgano Regulador de Transporte. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    10. ^ "Mapa de disponibilidad" [Disponibility map] (in Spanish). Ecobici. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    11. ^ a b c d "Mi Mapa Metro 22032021" [My Metro Map 22032021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    12. ^ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    13. ^ "Red de Rutas" [Routes network] (in Spanish). Red de Transporte de Pasajeros. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
    14. ^ Wong, Alma Paola (March 10, 2021). "CdMx inaugura ampliación de línea 3 del Metrobús". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2021.
    15. ^ Stettin, Cinthya (1 August 2023). "Metrobús Buenavista modifica su servicio, ¿qué cambios se implementarán en la ruta?". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
    16. ^ (in Spanish) "Corredor Insurgentes", Metrobús website, archive of 2009-07-29
    17. ^ Padron Corredores Metrobus (in Spanish), Gobierno del Distrito Federal, retrieved June 5, 2018