El Recreo metro station explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Quito . urbanrail.
  2. Web site: Así fue el primer día de operación comercial del Metro de Quito. Primicias . es . This was the first day of commercial operations of Quito Metro . 2023-12-01.
  3. News: Inician trabajos en la zona Metro de Quito Estación El Recreo . Quito Informa . 27 July 2022 . es.
  4. News: La Estación multimodal El Recreo está casi lista . Quito Metro . 23 April 2019 . es.
  5. News: Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito . Metro de Quito . 23 January 2023 . es.