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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.
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 the municipal government under Mayor Osvaldo Cacciatore. Designed by Fernando Serra, Jorge Valera, and Raúl Petrucci, the station was inaugurated in 1983. The station, nearly in length, includes 75 gates and is accessible from the parking lot via five elevated walkways. Buses depart from Retiro for all parts of Argentina, and for the neighbouring countries ofUruguay
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, Brazil
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, Paraguay
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, Bolivia
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, and Chile
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, as well as for Lima, Peru. Buses are operated from the terminal by over 100 Argentine and foreign companies. Other services at the station include gift shops, a bar, numerous fast food concessions, a pharmacy, paramedics, a Bank of the City of Buenos Aires
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branch, and the ''Integral'' parcel service.
The bus station has been operated since 1993 by Teba S.A., a private company. Plans for the refurbishment of the terminal were announced in 2016.
See also
* Transportation in Argentina * Retiro railway station (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 C, Line G, Line H)
References
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* (in Spanish) {{coord, 34, 35, 14, S, 58, 22, 28, W, region:AR-C_type:city(45000), display=title Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires Government buildings completed in 1983 Transport infrastructure completed in 1983 Bus stations in Argentina Transport in Buenos Aires