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Quito Metro
The Quito Metro ( es, Metro de Quito), abbreviated as MDQ, is an underground rail mass transit system consisting of a single line that is operational since January 2023 in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.
History
Construction on the main south ...
station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between
Quitumbe and
El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023.
The station is located between
Jipijapa and
La Carolina
La Carolina is a Municipalities of Spain, city and municipality located in the Province of Jaén (Spain), province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 15,808 inhabitants.
History
La Carolina was fo ...
.
This is an underground station. The estimated daily number of passengers would be 39 thousands. The station has access for disabled passengers. It also has escalators.
The station is located at the intersection of Avenida Naciones Unidas and Calle Japón, in the northern part of
La Carolina Park
Parque La Carolina is a 165.5-acre (670,000 m2) park in the centre of the Quito central business district, bordered by the avenues Río Amazonas, de los Shyris, Naciones Unidas, Eloy Alfaro, and de la República.
History
This park started ...
.
The construction was completed on 31 March 2021, after which the process of transfer of the station to the city was started, and the process was completed on 2 May 2021.
On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended, arrived to the station.
References
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Quito Metro
2022 establishments in Ecuador
Railway stations opened in 2022