El Ejido metro station

LocationEcuador

Coordinates0°12′36.0″S 78°29′49.2″W / 0.210000°S 78.497000°W / -0.210000; -78.497000

SystemQuito Metro station

LineLine 1

Estación El Ejido
General information
Location	Ecuador
Coordinates	0°12′36.0″S 78°29′49.2″W / 0.210000°S 78.497000°W / -0.210000; -78.497000
System	Quito Metro station
Line	Line 1
History
Opened	21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
Services
Preceding station Quito Metro Following station La Alameda toward Quitumbe Line 1 Universidad Central toward El Labrador
Location

El Ejido 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 stopped on 11 May 2023.^[1] It resumed on 1 December 2023.^[2] The station is located between Universidad Central and La Alameda.^[1]

This is an underground station.^[3] It is 28 metres (92 ft) deep.^[4]

The station is located below Avenida 6 de Diciembre, between two parks, El Ejido and Parque del Arbolito.^[4]

The tunnel reached the station on 28 July 2018.^[3] On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.^[5]