San Javier is the seventh and final station on line B of the
Medellín Metro
The Medellín Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Medellín'') is a rapid transit system that crosses the Metropolitan Area of Medellín from North to South and from Centre to West. It first opened for service on 30 November 1995. As one of the first impl ...
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and a transfer station to line J. It is the most western station and is the only station on line B that is not elevated. The station was opened on 28 February 1996 as part of the inaugural section of line B, from San Javier to
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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In 2008 it was subjected to a process of expansion and remodeling to connect with the new line J, known as Metrocable New West. It is also the only station on the line to have an
Island Platform
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References
External links
Official site of Medellín Metro
Medellín Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 1996
1996 establishments in Colombia
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