El Silencio station
El Silencio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 2. It was opened on 6 November 1988 as part of the extension of Line 2 from La Paz to El Silencio.[1] The station serves as the northern terminus of the line and it is a transfer station, connected with Line 1 via Capitolio. The following station is Capuchinos.[2]
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| Caracas Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Catedral parish, Municipio Libertador, Capital District  Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°30′20.0″N 66°55′08.0″W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | C.A. Metro de Caracas | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1988[1] | ||||||||||
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It is named after the El Silencio neighborhood, built by Carlos Raúl Villanueva.
In February 2019, the station burned in a large fire of unknown origin.[3]
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References
- Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.
- "Mapa de rutas" [Map of routes] (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02.
- "Incendio afectó la estación del Metro El Silencio" [Fire affected El Silencio Metro station]. El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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