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Plaza Miserere (Buenos Aires Metro)
Plaza Miserere (officially ''Plaza de Miserere'') is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. The station is located between Alberti and Loria / Pasco stations on the A line underground. Plaza Miserere has interchange with Once underground station of the H line and connection to the Sarmiento line commuter rail service within Once railway station, the central station of the Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway. Overview It is located at the intersection of Rivadavia and Pueyrredón avenues, under the popular Plaza Miserere, in the neighborhood of Balvanera. The station zone is a shopping precinct and in its vicinity are the French Hospital and the Once railway station of the Sarmiento Railway. This station belonged to the first section of Line A opened on 1 December 1913, linking this station and the Plaza de Mayo station. On 1 April 1914 the line was extended to Río de Janeiro. In 1997 the station was declared a national historic monument. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Rivadavia
Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending from downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo. History Upon the designation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata by the Spanish Empire in 1776, the "Road of the Kingdom of Heaven" leading into Buenos Aires from the east was designated a '' Camino Real'', a "Royal Road" fit for a Viceroy, and afforded improvements and some security. This Royal Road of the West, by 1782, traveled to Mendoza, a city over to the west (roughly along the modern National Highway 7). Dubbed Federation Road by the paramount Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1836, it was renamed in honor of former President Bernardino Rivadavia in 1857, following the reestablishment of constitutional rule. The Buenos Aires Metro, inaugurated in 1913, was extended to Rivadavia Avenue in 1926, whereby 11 of the 16 stations on line were built underneath the avenue. Rivadavia was on Buenos Aires' first bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line H (Buenos Aires)
Line H is a line of the Buenos Aires Underground. The first phase, between Plaza Once and Caseros, which opened on 18 October 2007, currently stretches over 8.8 km between Hospitales and Facultad de Derecho stations. It is the first entirely new line built in Buenos Aires since the opening of Line E on 20 June 1944. According to projections, the line will stretch a total of about 11.85 km and will run from between Retiro to Sáenz once the remaining sections are constructed. It connects the southern part of the city with the north, improving traffic flow to the centre of the city. It is also designed to serve as a transversal line and provide cross-connections across all radial lines, mainly under the axis of Jujuy and Pueyrredón avenues. Rolling stock During its early years, Line H was served by a temporary fleet of refurbished and original vintage Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel train sets originally introduced on line C, with electric current supplied b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations Opened In 1913
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires Western Railway
The Buenos Aires Western Railway (BAWR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Oeste de Buenos Aires), inaugurated in the city of Buenos Aires on 29 August 1857, was the first railway built in Argentina and the start of the extensive rail network which was developed over the following years. The locomotive ''La Porteña'', built by the British firm EB Wilson & Company in Leeds, was the first train to travel on this line. The route initially measured , stretching from Del Parque station (now the site of the Teatro Colón) to Floresta station, which at that time was located in San José de Flores village, but is now within Buenos Aires city limits. The rails were laid along what are now Lavalle, Enrique S. Discépolo, Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Pueyrredón, and then followed the route of the current Domingo Sarmiento Railway line towards Floresta. Although the construction of this line was proposed by a group of private individuals known as the "Sociedad del Camino-Ferrocarril al Oest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company
The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (Spanish: ''Compañía de Tranvías Anglo Argentina''), known simply as ''La Anglo'' in Argentina, was a large transportation company which operated the majority of the trams in the Buenos Aires network, which was also one of the largest in the world at the time having lines totalling in length. The company also created Buenos Aires' first underground tram line, which would go on to become Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. The company also owned other tramways around the country. History The company was founded in 1876 by British and Anglo-Argentine investors in order to acquire the existing Buenos Aires tramway network, within the context of the country's ''belle epoque'', where it was receiving significant investments from foreign companies. By the turn of the century, the company owned a significant number of tramways throughout Argentina, most notably the Buenos Aires and Rosario Tramways. In Rosario, the company opened its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río De Janeiro (Buenos Aires Underground)
Rio de Janeiro is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. The station was opened on 1 April 1914 as the western terminus of the extension of the line from . On 1 July 1914 the line was extended to the west Primera Junta
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Plaza De Mayo (Buenos Aires Underground)
Plaza de Mayo is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground. This station belonged to the first section of line opened on 1 December 1913, linking the station with the station of Plaza Miserere. Overview It lies at the intersection of Hipólito Yrigoyen and Defensa, in the neighborhood of Montserrat. It's a busy station because it is the head of the line A and is in the historic centre of Buenos Aires. Nearby are some of the most important public buildings in the country such as the Casa Rosada, the Ministry of Economy, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Buenos Aires City Hall. There is also the Plaza de Mayo, tourist and protest centre where the Pirámide de Mayo is located. A few hundred metres is located the Puerto Madero district, another of the city's tourist zones. The station was named in honor of Plaza de Mayo, the most important square of the city. The Plaza was in colonial times the main square (''Plaza Mayor'') around which the city was formed, always bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
The Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Railway (FCDFS) (Spanish: Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), named after the former Argentine president, statesman, educator, and author Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, is one of the six state-owned Argentine railway divisions formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the Argentine railway network in 1948. The six companies were managed by Ferrocarriles Argentinos which was later broken up during the process of railway privatisation beginning in 1991 during Carlos Menem's presidency. The principal lines departed from Once railway station in Buenos Aires to the west through the provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Córdoba, San Luis and Mendoza. The railway was created after the nationalization of broad gauge lines on the British-owned company Buenos Aires Western Railway on 13 February 1947. The state-owned company created with the nationalization, Ferrocarriles Argentinos took over all the English and French railway lines. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balvanera
Balvanera is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Origin of name and alternative names The official name, Balvanera, is the name of the ''parroquia'' (parish) centered around the church of ''Nuestra Señora de Balvanera'', erected in 1831. The zone around Corrientes avenue is known as Once after ''Plaza Once de Septiembre'', the alternative name of ''Plaza Miserere'' (the square in which president Bernardino Rivadavia's mausoleum is located). The south-eastern part of Balvanera is often called Congreso, as it contains the Congress building and the neighboring ''Plaza del Congreso'' (Congressional Plaza). The north-western part of Balvanera is referred to as Abasto after the landmark Abasto market (now a shopping mall; see below). History and communities Towards the middle of the 18th century the lands of the current Balvanera belonged to Antonio González Varela, a Spaniard known by the nickname of Miserere. In 1799 the priest Damián Pérez, received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza Miserere
Plaza de Miserere is one of the main plazas (squares) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located alongside the Once de Septiembre Station of the Ferrocarril Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Sarmiento railroad) in the heart of the Balvanera neighborhood. History The square lies on the former site of a mansion known as the ''Quinta de Miserere''. Around 1814, it was known as ''Mataderos de Miserere'' (Slaughterhouses of Miserere), ''Hueco de los corrales'' (Hole of the corrals) in 1817, and ''Mercado del Oeste'' (Western Market) by 1850. It was also known as ''Mercado'' (or ''Plaza'') ''11 de septiembre'' (11 September Market or plaza); the name ''Plaza Miserere'' dates from 1947. The plaza was the site of skirmishes during the British invasions of 1806. It was the site of the defeat of the troops under Santiago de Liniers during the second invasion of 1807. The market functioned until 1882, when Mayor Torcuato de Alvear began the demarkation of the plaza. In 1882 it was used as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivadavia Avenue
Avenida Rivadavia is one of the principal thoroughfares in Buenos Aires, Argentina, extending from San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, downtown Buenos Aires to the western suburb of Merlo, Buenos Aires, Merlo. History Upon the designation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata by the Spanish Empire in 1776, the "Road of the Kingdom of Heaven" leading into Buenos Aires from the east was designated a ''El Camino Real (other), Camino Real'', a "Royal Road" fit for a Viceroy, and afforded improvements and some security. This Royal Road of the West, by 1782, traveled to Mendoza, Argentina, Mendoza, a city over to the west (roughly along the modern National Route 7 (Argentina), National Highway 7). Dubbed Federation Road by the paramount Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1836, it was renamed in honor of former President Bernardino Rivadavia in 1857, following the reestablishment of constitutional rule. The Buenos Aires Metro, inaugurated in 1913, was extended to Rivadavia Ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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