Independencia (Buenos Aires Underground)
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| Location | Bernardo de Irigoyen and Independencia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′05″S 58°22′49″W / 34.61810°S 58.38014°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 November 1934 | ||||||||||
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Line C
Independencia is a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] From here, passengers may transfer to the Independencia Station on Line E and Metrobus 9 de Julio.[2] The station was opened on 9 November 1934 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Constitución to Diagonal Norte.[3]
The station lies under Plazoleta Castelao, on the intersection of Avenida Independencia and Avenida 9 de Julio. Notable sites within walking distance of the station include the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE) and the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Social Sciences.
Line E
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| Location | Bernardo de Irigoyen 700 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′05″S 58°22′53″W / 34.61813°S 58.38149°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 April 1966 | ||||||||||
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Independencia is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground.[4] From here, passengers may transfer to the Independencia Station on Line C and Metrobus 9 de Julio.[5] The station was opened on 24 April 1966 as part of the extension of the line from San José to Bolívar.[6]
The station lies under the intersection of Avenida Independencia (from which it takes its name) and Avenida 9 de Julio. Notable sites within walking distance of the station include the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE) and the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Social Sciences.[7][8]
The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.
References
- ^ Independencia Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
- ^ Metrobus 9 de Julio
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
- ^ Independencia Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
- ^ Metrobus 9 de Julio
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
- ^ Baldo, Paula (24 November 2022). "Ampliación del campus de la UADE". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Información para estudiantes internacionales" (PDF). sociales.uba.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External links
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