Santo Tomás metro station explained

Estación Santo Tomás
Style:Panama Metro
Type:Panama Metro station
Address:Avenida Justo Arosemena
Calidonia, Panamá District
Borough:Panama City
Country:Panama
Coordinates:8.9733°N -79.5327°W
Platforms:2

Santo Tomás is a Panama Metro station on Line 1. Construction of the station began on 16 August 2011[1] and it was one of the first 11 stations when the metro began operations on 6 April 2014.[2]

The station provides access to Hospital Santo Tomas and the Cinta Costera. It has hosted displays of sculptures and photography.[3] In its first year of operations, Santo Tomas was the tenth most used station of the twelve on the network at that time, carrying 8% of the system's users at peak times.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 August 2011 . El Metro en el Santo Tomás . The metro in Santo Tomás . es . . . 15 November 2016.
  2. 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 . . . 14 November 2016.
  3. News: 6 April 2016 . Inauguran la primera “BiblioMetro” en la estación Fernández de Córdoba . The first metro library is opened in Fernández de Córdoba station. es . . . 15 November 2016.
  4. 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 . . . 14 November 2016.