El Ejido metro station
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 discontinued on 11 May 2023.[1] The station is located between Universidad Central and La Alameda.[1]
Estación El Ejido | |||||||||||
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| Quito Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ecuador | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 0°12′36.0″S 78°29′49.2″W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 December 2022 | ||||||||||
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This is an underground station.[2] It is 28 metres (92 ft) deep.[3]
The station is located below Avenida 6 de Diciembre, between two parks, El Ejido and Parque del Arbolito.[3]
The tunnel reached the station on 28 July 2018.[2] On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended, arrived to the station.[4]
References
- Schwandl, Robert. "Quito". urbanrail.
- "Tuneladora "La Guaragua" llegó a Estación El Ejido". Quito Metro (in Spanish). 30 July 2018.
- "Finalizados los trabajos, el Metro restituyó el parque El Arbolito". Quito Metro. 6 June 2019.
- "Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito" (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. 23 January 2023.
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