Escalada (Buenos Aires Premetro)

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Escalada
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General information
LocationFernández de la Cruz and Escalada
Coordinates 34°40′28″S58°27′37″W / 34.67444°S 58.46028°W / -34.67444; -58.46028
Platforms Side platforms
History
Opened29 April 1987
Services
Preceding station Subte gcba logo.png Buenos Aires Underground Following station
Pola
towards General Savio
Premetro Cecilia Grierson

Escalada is a station on the Buenos Aires Premetro. It was opened on 29 April 1987 together with the other Premetro stations. [1] The station is located in the Barrio of Villa Lugano, near the Parque de la Ciudad and Parque Indoamericano parks, a few meters away from the avenue that gives name to the station.

The station was formerly called Jumbo, however it was renamed in 2003 along with several other stations. [2]

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References

  1. "La extensión del Premetro a Lomas de Zamora". EnElSubte (in Spanish). 20 October 2014.
  2. "LEY N° 1.138". CEDOM (in Spanish). 17 November 2003. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015.