El Silencio station explained

El Silencio
Style:Caracas Metro
Type:Caracas Metro rapid transit station
Borough:Catedral parish, Municipio
Libertador
, Capital District
Country: Venezuela
Coordinates:10.5056°N -66.9189°W
Operator:C.A. Metro de Caracas
Line:Line 2
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Connections:
  • Line 1
Structure:underground

El Silencio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 2. It was opened on 6 November 1988 as part of the extension of Line 2 from La Paz to El Silencio.[1] The station serves as the northern terminus of the line and it is a transfer station, connected with Line 1 via Capitolio. The following station is Capuchinos.[2]

It is named after the El Silencio neighborhood, built by Carlos Raúl Villanueva.

In February 2019, the station burned in a large fire of unknown origin.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Caracas . www.urbanrail.net.
  2. Web site: Mapa de rutas . C.A. Metro de Caracas . Spanish . Map of routes . 9 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402082227/https://www.metrodecaracas.com.ve/?page_id=187 . 2016-04-02.
  3. News: . 22 February 2019 . Incendio afectó la estación del Metro El Silencio . Fire affected El Silencio Metro station . . Spanish. 2019-11-18.