Perú (Buenos Aires Underground) Explained

Perú
Symbol:A
Symbol Location:buenosaires
Address:Avenida de Mayo and Perú
Coordinates:-34.6086°N -58.3748°W
Platform:Side platforms
Opened:1 December 1913

Perú is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] Passengers may transfer from here to the Catedral Station on Line D and to the Bolívar Station on Line E.

History

This station belonged to the first section of line opened on 1 December 1913, linking the stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo.[2] The name corresponds to the street that is above the intersection with Mayo Avenue.

In the 1970s it became Argentina's first metro A line equipped with a pair of escalators.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sbase.com.ar/en/index.php/the-network/line-a/85-line-a-stations/152-peru Perú Station
  2. Web site: Schwandl . Robert . Buenos Aires . urbanrail.