Escalada (Buenos Aires Premetro)
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Escalada is a station on the
Buenos Aires Premetro The Premetro is a light rail line that runs along the outskirts of Buenos Aires, connecting with the Buenos Aires Underground line E, at Plaza de los Virreyes station and then to General Savio, with a short branch to Centro Cívico. It opened ...
. It was opened on 29 April 1987 together with the other Premetro stations. The station is located in the
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of
Villa Lugano Villa Lugano is a ''Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, barrio'' (neighbourhood) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of the city. It has a population of approximately 114,000 people. It is delimited by Avenida Eva Perón, Avenida General P ...
, near the
Parque de la Ciudad The Parque de la Ciudad ( en, City Park) is a former amusement park in the Villa Soldati neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. History The park was planned by the administration of Mayor Osvaldo Cacciatore in 1978. Cacciatore, appointed by ...
and
Parque Indoamericano Parque Indoamericano (''Indoamerican Park'') is a park in the Villa Soldati and Villa Lugano neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It covers approximately , and is thus the second-biggest park in the city. Overview Located on a flood-pro ...
parks, a few meters away from the
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that gives name to the station. The station was formerly called ''Jumbo'', however it was renamed in 2003 along with several other stations.


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Buenos Aires PreMetro stations Buenos Aires Underground stations Railway stations opened in 1987 Railway stations in Argentina opened in the 20th century {{Argentina-railstation-stub