Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground)

Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E.

Catedral
General information
LocationAv. R. Sáenz Peña between Rivadavia and Florida
Coordinates34°36′27.9″S 58°22′26.3″W
PlatformsSide platforms
History
Opened3 June 1937
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
9 de Julio
towards Congreso de Tucumán
 Line D
Transfer at: Perú
Transfer to: Bolívar
 Terminus

Overview

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.[2]

The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales.[3] In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.[4]

The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.

  • Station entrance
    Station entrance
  • Detail of the majolica
    Detail of the majolica

Nearby

References
  1. Catedral Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  2. Subway network in 1955
  3. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  4. Decreto 437/97 (Spanish) Retrieved 8 November 2010

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