Capitolio station
Capitolio | |||||||||||
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| Caracas Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 The station in 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Catedral parish, Municipio Libertador, Capital District  Venezuela | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°30′17.4″N 66°55′05.1″W / 10.504833°N 66.918083°W | ||||||||||
| Operated by | C.A. Metro de Caracas | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 January 1983[1] | ||||||||||
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Capitolio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 2 January 1983 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1 between Propatria and La Hoyada.[1] The station is between Caño Amarillo and La Hoyada. It is a transfer station, connected with Line 2 via El Silencio. The station is located at the corner of Avenida Universidad and Avenida Baralt.[2]
The name of the station originates from the Capitolio Federal which is located nearby.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.