Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground)

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Perú

Perú
General information
LocationAvenida de Mayo and Perú
Coordinates34°36′31″S 58°22′28″W / 34.60861°S 58.37444°W / -34.60861; -58.37444 (Peru station)
PlatformsSide platforms
History
Opened1 December 1913
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
Piedras
towards San Pedrito
 Line A
Transfer to: Catedral
Transfer to: Bolívar
 Plaza de Mayo
Terminus
Location

Perú is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] Passengers may transfer from here to the Catedral Station on Line D and to the Bolívar Station on Line E. This station belonged to the first section of line opened on 1 December 1913, linking the stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo.[2] The name corresponds to the street that is above the intersection with Mayo Avenue. In the 1970s it became Argentina's first metro A line equipped with a pair of escalators.

Catedral

Catedral
General information
LocationAv. R. Sáenz Peña between Rivadavia and Florida
Coordinates34°36′27″S 58°22′28″W / 34.60750°S 58.37444°W / -34.60750; -58.37444 (Catedral station)
PlatformsSide platforms
History
Opened3 June 1937
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
9 de Julio
towards Congreso de Tucumán
 Line D
Transfer at: Perú
Transfer to: Bolívar
 Terminus
Location

Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground.[3] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E. It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue and Florida Street, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the vicinity of the station. This station had the name Florida, as recorded on maps of the network of 1955.[4]

The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales.[5] In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.[6] The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.

Bolívar

Bolivar
General information
LocationBuenos Aires
Argentina
Coordinates34°36′35″S 58°22′27″W / 34.60972°S 58.37417°W / -34.60972; -58.37417 (Bolívar station)
LineLine E
History
Opened24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
Belgrano
towards Plaza de los Virreyes
 Line E
Transfer at: Perú
Transfer to: Catedral
 Correo Central
towards Retiro
Location

Bolívar is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground at is located on the Diagonal Sur avenue by the Plaza de Mayo.[7] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú Station on Line A and the Catedral Station on Line D. The station was opened on 24 April 1966 as the eastern terminus of the extension of the line from San José. On 3 June 2019, the line was extended to Retiro.[8]

See also

References

  1. Perú Station Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  2. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  3. Catedral Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  4. Subway network in 1955
  5. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  6. Decreto 437/97 (Spanish) Retrieved 8 November 2010
  7. Bolívar Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  8. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.