Miranda station (Caracas)
Miranda | |||||||||||
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| Caracas Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 Artwork in the mezzanine of the station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Sucre, Miranda Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°29′49.9″N 66°50′26.6″W / 10.497194°N 66.840722°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | C.A. Metro de Caracas | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 23 April 1988[1] | ||||||||||
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Miranda (formerly Parque del Este) is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 23 April 1988 as part of the extension of Line 1 from Chacaíto to Los Dos Caminos. The station is between Altamira and Los Dos Caminos.[1]
The station was renamed in 2008 to honor the Venezuelan national hero Francisco de Miranda.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.
- ^ "Ahora la estación Parque del Este se llamará Miranda" [Now Parque del Este station will be named Miranda] (Press release) (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27.