Independencia (Buenos Aires Underground)

Independencia
General information
LocationBernardo de Irigoyen and Independencia
Coordinates34°37′05″S 58°22′49″W / 34.61810°S 58.38014°W / -34.61810; -58.38014
PlatformsSide platforms
Connections
History
Opened9 November 1934
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
Moreno
towards Retiro
Line C
Transfer to: Independencia
San Juan
Location

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

Independencia
General information
LocationBernardo de Irigoyen 700
Coordinates34°37′05″S 58°22′53″W / 34.61813°S 58.38149°W / -34.61813; -58.38149
PlatformsIsland platforms
Connections
History
Opened24 April 1966
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
San José Line E
Transfer to: Independencia
Belgrano
towards Retiro
Location

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

  1. ^ Independencia Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  2. ^ Metrobus 9 de Julio
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  4. ^ Independencia Station Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  5. ^ Metrobus 9 de Julio
  6. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  7. ^ Baldo, Paula (24 November 2022). "Ampliación del campus de la UADE". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Información para estudiantes internacionales" (PDF). sociales.uba.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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