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Retiro bus station ( es, Terminal de Ómnibus de Retiro) is the main bus terminal in
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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. It is situated in the
Retiro district, two blocks north of
Retiro railway station
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
.
Overview
The station was commissioned in 1980 by the municipal government under Mayor
Osvaldo Cacciatore
Osvaldo Cacciatore (1924–2007) was an Argentine Air Force brigadier and Mayor of Buenos Aires during the National Reorganization Process military dictatorship.
His management at the head of the city of Buenos Aires was controversial for the wor ...
. Designed by Fernando Serra, Jorge Valera, and Raúl Petrucci, the station was inaugurated in 1983. The station, nearly in length, includes 75 gates and is accessible from the parking lot via five elevated walkways. Buses depart from Retiro for all parts of Argentina, and for the neighbouring countries of
Uruguay
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,
Brazil
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,
Paraguay
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,
Bolivia
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, and
Chile
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, as well as for
Lima, Peru
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. Buses are operated from the terminal by over 100 Argentine and foreign companies. Other services at the station include gift shops, a bar, numerous fast food concessions, a pharmacy, paramedics, a
Bank of the City of Buenos Aires branch, and the ''Integral'' parcel service.
The bus station has been operated since 1993 by Teba S.A., a private company. Plans for the refurbishment of the terminal were announced in 2016.
See also
*
Transportation in Argentina
Transport in Argentina is mainly based on a complex network of routes, crossed by relatively inexpensive long-distance buses and by cargo trucks. The country also has a number of national and international airports. The importance of the long-di ...
*
Retiro railway station
Retiro is the name of a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations ( Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations ( Retiro of Line C and Reti ...
(
Belgrano,
Mitre
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,
San Martín
San Martín or San Martin may refer to:
People Saints
* Saint Martin (disambiguation)#People, name of various saints in Spanish
Political leaders
*Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico.
*Basilio San Martin (1849 ...
)
*Retiro underground station (
Line C,
Line G,
Line H
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 ...
)
References
External links
* (in Spanish)
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Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires
Government buildings completed in 1983
Transport infrastructure completed in 1983
Bus stations in Argentina
Transport in Buenos Aires