Tres Cruces bus station
Bus station in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Tres Cruces bus station (Spanish:Terminal Tres Cruces) is the main bus terminal in Uruguay. It is located in the Tres Cruces district, in Montevideo.
Montevideo, Uruguay
Tres Cruces Bus Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Artigas Boulevard 1825 Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||
| Coordinates | 34.8938°S 56.1664°W | ||||
| Platforms | 49 gates | ||||
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| Website | www.trescruces.com.uy | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | November 16, 1994 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 12 100 000 | |||||
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Overview
On July 11, 1991, President Luis A. Lacalle signed the agreement for the construction of the Bus Terminal.[1] The building was designed by the studio of the architect Guillermo Gómez Platero, with the collaboration of Enrique Cohe and Roberto Alberti. The station was inaugurated on November 16, 1994.[1] The structure is brick. Tres Cruces concentrates the largest passenger traffic in the country, from there national and international destinations are operated. Around 20,000,000 people visit this bus station.[2] In the building, there is also a shopping center.