Leandro N. Alem (Buenos Aires Underground)

Leandro N. Alem
General information
Location	Corrientes and Leandro Alem
Coordinates	34°36′10″S58°22′12″W / 34.60278°S 58.37000°W / -34.60278; -58.37000
Platforms	Island platforms
History
Opened	December 1931
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station Florida towards Juan Manuel de Rosas Line B Transfer to: Correo Central Terminus
Location

Leandro N. Alem is a terminal station of the Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground. ^[1] The station's name honours Leandro N. Alem, a UCR politician from the late 19th century.

Overview

It is located at the intersection of Corrientes and Leandro Alem, near the, Luna Park stadium and the Puerto Madero district, and is a short walk from Plaza de Mayo. This station is at sea level, at the bottom of a steep incline; hence the name el bajo (the lowlands), which is historically linked to the bars and night clubs that used to be in the area. Since the 1950s, the zone is used mostly for office buildings. In the future it will connect with the Line E Correo Central station now under construction.

The station was opened in December 1931 as the eastern terminus of the extension of the line from Carlos Pellegrini. ^[2]

Nearby

• Plaza de Mayo
• Estadio Luna Park
• Puerto Madero
• Buenos Aires Central Post Office
• Leandro Alem Avenue

References

1. La linea B del subte cumple 78 años- su historia (Spanish)
2. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.

External links

Media related to Leandro N. Alem (Buenos Aires Underground) at Wikimedia Commons

• Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Official Page) ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Leandro N. Alem Underground Station