Line 3 (Sistema de Tren Eléctrico Urbano)

Line 3
Train at Santuario metro station of Line 3
Overview
Native nameLínea 3 del Tren Eléctrico Urbano de Guadalajara
Area servedGuadalajara, Tlaquepaque and Zapopan
Locale Jalisco
Transit typeRapid Transit
Line number3
Number of stations18
Daily ridership233,000
Websitesiteur.gob.mx
Operation
Began operation12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)
Operator(s)SITEUR
Rolling stockAlstom Metropolis
Headway5 to 8 min
Technical
System length21.5 km (13.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Average speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Line 3 map
Arcos de Zapopan
Periférico Belenes
Mercado del Mar
Zapopan Centro
Plaza Patria
Circunvalación Country
Ávila Camacho
La Normal
Santuario
Guadalajara Centro
Independencia
Plaza de la Bandera
CUCEI
Revolución
Río Nilo
Tlaquepaque Centro
Lázaro Cárdenas
Central de Autobuses
Yard

Line 3 of the Guadalajara Urban Electric Train System is the third public transport railway line in the Guadalajara metropolitan area (México) and currently its longest. The line connects the Historical Centres of Zapopan, Guadalajara and Tlaquepaque, through the Diagonal Metropolitan Vial Corridor; consisting of Juan Gil Preciado, Juan Pablo II, Manuel Ávila Camacho, Alcalde / 16 de Septiembre and Revolución / Francisco Silva Romero avenues, from the Arcos de Zapopan neighbourhood (in Zapopan) until the Central Camionera Oriente of Guadalajara (in Tlaquepaque). It has 18 stations from south-east to north-west, of which 13 are elevated (in 2 viaducts) and 5 are underground. It stretches along 21.5 km (13.4 mi) (red line, in the technical datasheet outline). It is estimated that the line moves 233,000 daily passengers.