Estación El Recreo | |
Style: | Quito Metro |
Type: | Quito Metro station |
Country: | Ecuador |
Coordinates: | -0.2544°N -78.5223°W |
Line: | Line 1 |
El Recreo is a Quito Metro 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.[1] It resumed on 1 December 2023.[2] The station is located between La Magdalena and Cardenal de la Torre.[1]
This is an underground station. It is located at the intersection of Avenida Pedro Vicente Maldonado and Avenida Moraspungo.[3] The station is part of a large transfer complex which also includes the trolleybus station.[4]
On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.[5]