Estación Central General Artigas is the former main

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in Montevideo,

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. Located in '' barrio'' Aguada, it was designed by the Italian engineer and architect Luigi Andreoni, it was opened to the public on 15 July 1897 and was closed on 1 March 2003, being replaced by a halt to the north.

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Passenger Group defending Montevideo Central Station. El País, March 2005
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