5 de Mayo metro station explained

Estación Cinco de Mayo
Style:Panama Metro
Type:Panama Metro station
Address:Avenida Justo Arosemena
Calidonia, Panamá District
Borough:Panama City
Country:Panama
Coordinates:8.9621°N -79.5401°W
Platforms:2

5 de Mayo is a Panama Metro station on Line 1.[1] It was one of the metro network's first 11 stations, opened on 5 April 2014 and commencing operations the following day.[1]

The station is the closest to Panama City's Old Town. It is also located closest to the Metropolitan cathedral, Cinta Costera and Oceanographic museum.[2] In its first year of operations, 5 de Mayo was the second most used station on the network, carrying 16% of the system's users at peak times.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 5 April 2014 . Hoy será la apertura oficial de la Línea Uno del Metro de Panamá . Today will see the official opening of Line 1 of Panama metro . es . . . 14 November 2016 . 15 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115001504/http://www.prensa.com/redaccion_de_prensa-com/Hoy-apertura-Linea-Metro-Panama_0_3905609403.html . dead .
  2. News: Chávez . Mario . 18 July 2014 . Así es la primera línea de metro de Panamá . This is Line 1 of Panama metro . es . . 14 November 2016.
  3. News: Alvarado . Nicanor . 5 April 2015 . Línea Uno del metro: un año y 693 millones de dólares después . Metro line 1: a year and 693 million dollars later. es . . . 14 November 2016.