Universidad Central metro station
Estación Universidad Central | |||||||||||
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| Quito Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°11′55.6″S 78°30′1.5″W / 0.198778°S 78.500417°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 December 2022 | ||||||||||
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Universidad Central is a Quito Metro station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between Quitumbe and El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023 and discontinued on 11 May 2023.[1] The station is located between Pradera and El Ejido.[1]
This is an underground station and has five exits.[2]
The station is located at the intersection of Avenida América and Calle Fray Antonio de Marchena.[2] It is close to the campus of Central University of Ecuador, from which it takes its name.[3]
On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended, arrived to the station.[4]
References
- ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Quito". urbanrail.
- ^ a b "Conozca las 15 paradas del Metro de Quito". Metro (in Spanish).
- ^ "Metro de Quito construirá un acceso a la Universidad Central". Quito Metro (in Spanish). 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito" (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. 23 January 2023.