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| Location | Varela 900 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′24″S58°27′28.9″W / 34.64000°S 58.458028°W Coordinates: 34°38′24″S58°27′28.9″W / 34.64000°S 58.458028°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 November 1985 | ||||||||||
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Varela is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground. [1] The station was opened on 27 November 1985 as the western terminus of the one-line extension from Medalla Milagrosa. On 8 May 1986, the line was extended to Plaza de los Virreyes. [2]
The Buenos Aires Underground, locally known as Subte, is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network opened in 1913, making it the 13th subway in the world and the first underground railway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Spanish-speaking world, with the Madrid Metro opening five years later, in 1919. Currently, Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with a metro system.
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations and two terminal subway stations.
The Premetro is a 7.4-kilometer long (4.6 mi) light rail line that runs in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, connecting with the Buenos Aires Underground line E, at Plaza de los Virreyes station and runs to General Savio, with a short branch to Centro Cívico. It opened in 1987 and is operated by Metrovías. Originally, the Premetro was to include many more lines, but shortly after the privatisation of the railways the projects were postponed and never materialised and only "Premetro E2" was built.
Bulnes is a station on the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground at the intersection of Avenida Santa Fe and Bulnes Street. The station was opened on 23 February 1940 as part of the extension of Line D from Tribunales to Palermo.
Carabobo is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. It is located at the 6300 block of Rivadavia avenue. It is near the Koreatown of Buenos Aires. The station was opened on 23 December 2008 as the western terminus of the extension of the line from Primera Junta. On 27 September 2013 the line was extended to San Pedrito.
Federico Lacroze is an underground station on Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground named after the Argentine railway entrepreneur, located at the intersection of Corrientes and Federico Lacroze avenues in the Chacarita neighbourhood and near the La Chacarita Cemetery. The station was opened on 17 October 1930 as the western terminus of the extension of the line from Federico Lacroze to Callao.
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Lima is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. Passengers may transfer from here to the Avenida de Mayo station on Line C and Metrobus 9 de Julio. The station belonged to the inaugural section of the Buenos Aires Underground opened on 1 December 1913, which linked the stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo.
Carlos Gardel is a station on Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground.
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Independencia is a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Underground. From here, passengers may transfer to the Independencia Station on Line E and Metrobus 9 de Julio. The station was opened on 9 November 1934 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Constitución to Diagonal Norte.
Congreso de Tucumán is a station on Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground and is the current terminus. The station was opened on 27 April 2000 as the western terminus of the extension of the line from Juramento. It is located at the intersection of Cabildo and Congreso avenues. As of June 2015, the station connects to the Metrobus Cabildo bus rapid transit line that was opened that year. New underground passageways and station entrances were made for the station to provide easy transfer to the Metrobus line.
Plaza de los Virreyes - Eva Perón is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground and is the current terminus. The station was opened on 8 May 1986 as the western terminus of the one-line extension from Varela. It was originally called Plaza de los Virreyes; however, Eva Perón was added to the name of the station to commemorate Eva Duarte de Perón, the prominent Argentine historical figure. The Premetro connects here at Intendente Saguier station.
Medalla Milagrosa is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground. It is located at the intersection of Eva Perón and Pumacahua avenues. The station was opened on 31 October 1985 as the western terminus of the one-line extension from Emilio Mitre. On 27 November 1985, the line was expended to Varela. Medalla Milagrosa is near the small Koreatown of Buenos Aires.
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Humberto I Station is a station on Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground. From here, passengers may transfer to Jujuy station on Line E. The station was opened on 18 October 2007, as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Once - 30 de Diciembre and Caseros.
The Buenos Aires Metrobus is a 50.5 km (31.4 mi) network of dedicated separated lanes and stations for normal buses that serve the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Designed as a Bus Rapid Transit system, it mixes a few bi-articulated buses with conventional buses. The headway is the same as before the implementation of the system, and it lacks the brand of the network in the buses that use it, maintaining their previous branding as common bus lines with their own numbers. The service operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, with 2-4 minute frequencies during the day and 10–15 minutes at night.
Las Heras Station is a station on Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground, opened in 2015. It is located near the University of Buenos Aires faculty of Engineering and the Recoleta Cemetery. The station was opened on 18 December 2015 as the northern terminus of the extension of the line from Corrientes. On 17 May 2018 the line was extended to Facultad de Derecho.
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