Capitolio station

Capitolio
The station in 2007
General information
LocationCatedral parish, Municipio
Libertador
, Capital District
Venezuela
Coordinates10°30′17.4″N 66°55′05.1″W / 10.504833°N 66.918083°W / 10.504833; -66.918083
SystemCaracas Metro rapid transit station
OperatorC.A. Metro de Caracas
LineLine 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Metro interchange Line 2
Construction
Structure type
underground
History
Opened2 January 1983 (1983-01-02)
Services
Preceding station Caracas Metro Following station
Caño Amarillo
toward Propatria
Line 1 La Hoyada
toward Palo Verde
Location

Capitolio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 2 January 1983 as part of the inaugural section of Line 1 between Propatria and La Hoyada. The station is between Caño Amarillo and La Hoyada. It is a transfer station, connected with Line 2 via El Silencio. The station is located at the corner of Avenida Universidad and Avenida Baralt.

The name of the station originates from the Capitolio Federal which is located nearby.

References

  1. 1 2 Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.
  2. ↑ "Mapa de rutas" [Map of routes] (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02.