Line 3 is a line on the Metrorrey system. It has 8 stations and is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) long. The line opened on February 27, 2021.[1]

Line 3
East entrance to the Santa Lucía station, next to the IMSS Clinic 33.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleMonterrey
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMetrorrey
Operator(s)Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metrorrey
History
Opened27 February 2021
Technical
Line length7.5 km (4.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

Hospital Metropolitano
Los Ángeles
Ruiz Cortines
Colonia Moderna
Metalúrgicos
Félix U. Gómez
Colonia Obrera
Santa Lucía
 
Line 2

History edit

Construction for line 3 started in 2013.[1] In early 2018, the state of Nuevo León signed a funding agreement to provide 600 million pesos to Metrorrey for continued construction on Line 3. Up to that period, Metrorrey reported total expenditures on Line 3 of over 10 billion pesos. The transit agency claims it spent these funds for viaducts, and station features, such as awnings, elevators, and escalators.[2] By January 2020, construction for Line 3 was complete, according to the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT), the federal transportation agency. However, state government officials state that service is not available because the rolling stock has not been delivered. At that time, the estimated delivery for twenty-six rail cars was December 2020. The line is underground and elevated.[3] Some of the 26 railcars arrived and passed on track testing as of August 2020, though not all of the railcars had arrived at that time.[4]

Chronology edit

Station list edit

No. Logo Station Date opened Level Transfer(s) Location
01 Hospital Metropolitano February 27, 2021 Elevated San Nicolás
de los Garza
02 Los Ángeles February 27, 2021 Elevated Monterrey
03 Ruiz Cortines February 27, 2021 Elevated
04 Colonia Moderna February 27, 2021 Elevated
05 Metalúrgicos February 27, 2021 Elevated
06 Félix U. Gómez February 27, 2021 Elevated   Metro Line 1
07 Colonia Obrera February 27, 2021 Elevated
08 Santa Lucía February 27, 2021 Elevated
through service into   Metro Line 2 via Zaragoza

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Inauguran Lína 3 del Metro en Monterrey; durí ocho años su conclusión". Hoy Tamaulipas (in Spanish). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ Juarez, Pilar (March 29, 2018). "Reasignan 600 mdp para obras de Línea 3 del Metrorrey". Milenio. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Línea 3 del Metro está lista, pero sin vagones". Milenio (in Spanish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. ^ CAROLINA LEÓN Y KEVIN RECIO (29 August 2020). "Metrorrey: covid-19 no retrasará la Línea 3". Milenio2020 (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.