Iglesia del Carmen metro station explained

Estación Iglesia del Carmen
Style:Panama Metro
Type:Panama Metro station
Address:Vía España
Bella Vista, Panamá District
Borough:Panama City
Country:Panama
Coordinates:8.9822°N -79.5272°W
Line:Line 1
Platforms:2

Iglesia del Carmen 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 named after the nearby neo-gothic church. It serves the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, providing access to the city's financial and banking district and the nightlife and restaurant zone of Calle 50.[2]

In its first year of operations, it was the fifth most used station of the twelve on the network at that time, carrying 18% of the system's users at peak times.[3]

Iglesia del Carmen is seen as a key interchange station in the plans to expand the metro, as it will connect line 1 with the future line 2 and line 5.[4]

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 . . . 17 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115001504/http://www.prensa.com/redaccion_de_prensa-com/Hoy-apertura-Linea-Metro-Panama_0_3905609403.html . 15 November 2016 . 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 . . 26 March 2017.
  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 . . . 17 November 2016.
  4. News: 19 March 2016 . Las nueve líneas de metro que unirán a Panamá en 2040 . The nine metro lines that will link Panama in 2040. es . . . 17 November 2016.