Perú–Catedral–Bolívar station
Buenos Aires Underground stations
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Perú
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| Location | Avenida de Mayo and Perú | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′31″S 58°22′28″W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1913 | ||||||||||
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Perú is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] Passengers may transfer from here to the Catedral Station on Line D and to the Bolívar Station on Line E. This station belonged to the first section of line opened on 1 December 1913, linking the stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo.[2] The name corresponds to the street that is above the intersection with Mayo Avenue. In the 1970s it became Argentina's first metro A line equipped with a pair of escalators.
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Catedral
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| Location | Av. R. Sáenz Peña between Rivadavia and Florida | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′27″S 58°22′28″W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 June 1937 | ||||||||||
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Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground.[3] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E. It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue and Florida Street, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the vicinity of the station. This station had the name Florida, as recorded on maps of the network of 1955.[4]
The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales.[5] In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.[6] The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.
Station entrance
Detail of the majolica
Bolívar
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| Location | Buenos Aires Argentina | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′35″S 58°22′27″W | ||||||||||
| Line | Line E | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 April 1966 | ||||||||||
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Bolívar is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground at is located on the Diagonal Sur avenue by the Plaza de Mayo.[7] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú Station on Line A and the Catedral Station on Line D. The station was opened on 24 April 1966 as the eastern terminus of the extension of the line from San José. On 3 June 2019, the line was extended to Retiro.[8]
