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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 and stopped on 11 May 2023.
It resumed on 1 December 2023.
The station is located between
Pradera and
El Ejido.
This is an underground station and has five exits.
The station is located at the intersection of Avenida América and Calle Fray Antonio de Marchena.
It is close to the campus of
Central University of Ecuador
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, from which it takes its name.
On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.
References
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Quito Metro
Railway stations in Ecuador opened in 2022
Railway stations at university and college campuses