Medrano is a station on
Line B of the
Buenos Aires Underground
The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Pla ...
.
The station was opened on 17 October 1930 as part of the inaugural section of the line between
Federico Lacroze
Federico Lacroze (4 November 1835 – 16 February 1899) was an Argentine businessman and railway entrepreneur of French descent. He created the first tram line in Buenos Aires and his Buenos Aires Central Railway helped link the provinces of ...
and
Callao.
Overview
It is located in the
Almagro barrio, at the
intersection of
Avenida Corrientes
Avenida Corrientes () is one of the principal thoroughfares of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. The street is intimately tied to the tango and the porteño sense of identity. Like the parallel avenues Santa Fe, Córdoba, and San Juan, it ...
and Avenida Medrano, and named after the latter.
It is the nearest subway station to the
National Technological University
The National Technological University ( es, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, UTN) is a country-wide national university in Argentina, and considered to be among the top engineering schools in the country. Hosting over 85,000 students, its stud ...
and the
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
The Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires is a private hospital in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. It has 750 beds and serves around 2,000 inpatients per month. It has 23 medical centers distributed across the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Its m ...
.
References
External links
Buenos Aires Underground stations
Railway stations opened in 1930
1930 establishments in Argentina
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