Jipijapa metro station

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Estación Jipijapa
Quito Metro station
Jipijapa metro station.jpg
General information
LocationEcuador
Coordinates 0°09′51.4″S78°29′0.6″W / 0.164278°S 78.483500°W / -0.164278; -78.483500
Line(s)Line 1
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
Services
Preceding station METROQ.svg Quito Metro Following station
Iñaquito
toward Quitumbe
Line 1 El Labrador
Terminus

Jipijapa is a Quito Metro station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between Quitumbe and El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023 and stopped on 11 May 2023. [1] It resumed on 1 December 2023. [2] The station is located between El Labrador and Iñaquito. [1]

This is an underground station. The estimated daily number of passengers woas 53,000. The station has access for disabled passengers, and has escalators. [3] The station is painted in blue. [4]

The station is located at the intersection of Avenida Amazonas, Avenida Juan de Ascaray, and Avenida Tomas de Berlanga, next to Plaza de Toros. [4] [5]

The construction was completed on 31 March 2021, after which the process of transfer of the station to the city was started, and the process was completed on 2 May 2021. [3] On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station. [6]

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References

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