Mexico City Metrobús Line 3

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
Status	In service
Termini	Tenayuca/Indios Verdes Pueblo Santa Cruz Atoyac
Stations	38
Website	Línea 3
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Mexico City Metrobus
Services	5
Operator(s)	See Operators
History
Opened	February 8, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-08)
Technical
Line length	20 km (12.4 mi)[1]
Character	Exclusive 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

Services

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

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

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
Cuauhtémoc	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

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

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

Notes

1. The following list was adapted from different websites and official maps.

   • Metrobús () obtained from the Mexico City Metrobús system map.^[7]
   • Cablebús () obtained from their official website.^[8]
   • Centro de transferencia modal (CETRAM; ) obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[9]
   • Ecobici () obtained from their official website.^[10]
   • Metro () connections obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[11]
   • Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[11]
   • Mexibús () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[11]
   • Public buses network (peseros) () obtained from the official website of the Órgano Regulador de Transporte.^[12]
   • Red de Transporte de Pasajeros () obtained from their official website.^[13]
   • Tren Suburbano () obtained from the official Mexico City Metro system map.^[11]
   • Trolleybuses () obtained from their official website.^[8]
2. All the stations are fully accessible to people with disabilities.
3. Accessible from Tenayuca–La Raza route
4. Accessible from Tenayuca–Buenavista route

References

1. (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. "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. "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. "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