Medrano is a station on Line B of the

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. The station was opened on 17 October 1930 as part of the inaugural section of the line between

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and

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Overview

It is located in the Almagro

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, at the

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and Avenida Medrano, and named after the latter. It is the nearest subway station to the

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and the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires Underground stations Railway stations in Argentina opened in 1930 {{BuenosAires-underground-stub