Retiro is a station on
Line C of the
Buenos Aires Underground
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and is the current terminus. The station is a part of the larger
Retiro railway station
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
which connects to the
Mitre
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,
San Martín and
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railways
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, as well as their corresponding commuter rail lines. The station was opened on 6 February 1936 as part of the extension of the line from
Diagonal Norte
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.
Overview
Once complete, both
line
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and
line
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will also terminate here and connect with this station. As of 2014, Line E's extension to Retiro was almost complete, missing only rails and electrical components.
Roggio suspende obras de ampliación de la línea E
- EnElSubte, 18 October 2014
Gallery
File:Subterráneos de Buenos Aires - Estación Retiro - Vista de andenes CTCBA.jpg, The station in 1940
File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Retiro 1.jpg, Passengers unloading
File:Stairs and ceiling in Buenos Aires' Retiro station (15753999158).png, Entrance from Retiro railway station
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
See also
*Retiro bus station
Retiro bus station ( es, Terminal de Ómnibus de Retiro) is the main bus terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is situated in the Retiro district, two blocks north of Retiro railway station.
Overview
The station was commissioned in 1980 by ...
*Retiro railway station
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
(Belgrano Belgrano may refer to:
People
* Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot
* José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter
* Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel
* Manuel Belg ...
, Mitre
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, San Martín)
*Retiro underground station ( Line E, Line G, Line H
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)
References
External links
Buenos Aires Underground stations
Railway stations opened in 1936
1936 establishments in Argentina
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