Mariano Moreno bus station (Terminal de Ómnibus Mariano Moreno in

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) is a former

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and current

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located in the city of

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. The station receives near 340,000 buses a year (930 services per day) with an average of 13,500,000 people transported within a year (37,000 passengers per day), being the most important station not only of Rosario but other cities around. The station is located in the central-west region of the city, 3 km. from downtown Rosario. It has services such as bar,

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and other stores. Other services include

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s, a

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and cash dispensers, a

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, a

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, and

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s. Buses daily depart to the main cities of Argentina and bordering countries.

History

The building was projected by architects Enrique Chanourdie and Mr. Micheletti, and carried out by construction company Falcone. Works began in December 1927 with the intention to build a

for the

Province of Santa Fe Railway Province of Santa Fe Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Provincial de Santa Fe and in French: "Compagnie Française de Chemins de Fer dans la Province de Santa Fe") was a French-owned company that purchased a railway network built by the provincia ...

on the corner of Santa Fe and Cafferata streets of Rosario. The building was finished in 1929."60 Aniversario: Terminal de Omnibus de Rosario" by Adrián Yodice
on Buses Rosarinos website, 1 Dec 2010 When the whole Argentine railway network was

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during

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's presidency, some stations in Rosario were taken over by the state-owned Mitre Railway and others by

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, two divisions part of recently created

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. Other stations were also closed to reduce costs. Therefore, the PSFR station was disregarded to operate trains in the city. Nevertheless, in December 1950 it was inaugurated as a bus terminal, being named "Presidente Perón". Terminal rosario interior

In 1955, the

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that overthrew the government of

suppressed his name from all public institutions and buildings, so the station was renamed "Estaciòn de Ómnibus Rosario", until 1957 when its name changed once again to "

Mariano Moreno Mariano Moreno (; September 23, 1778March 4, 1811) was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution. Moreno was b ...

" in honor of one of the ideologues of the

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. In May 2010 the station was restructured, at a cost of A$ 20 million. Works include the demolition of some stores, new road access, construction of additional toilettes and ticket offices. The first stage was finished in October 2011. and the second stage in July 2012. By 2013 the cost of the works had increased to A$40 million, 20 given by the Municipality and the rest by merchants in Rosario. Total refurbishment of the building was finally inaugurated in June 2014. Facilities added included 50 new ticket offices, 50 platforms, a

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of 2,300 m², and

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s. The new areas occupied a total of 12,000 m²."La remodelación completa de la terminal de ómnibus de Rosario se inaugura este viernes"
, Impulso, 11 June 2014

Historic operators

References

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