General Artigas railway station
Railway station in Montevideo, Uruguay
General Artigas Central Station Estación Central General Artigas | |
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Estación Central General Artigas | |
General information | |
Location | Paraguay, La Paz, Rio Negro |
Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 23 June 1897 |
Closed | 1 March 2003 |
General Artigas railway station (Spanish: Estación Central General Artigas) is the former main railway station in Montevideo, Uruguay. Located in barrio Aguada, it was designed by the Italian engineer and architect Luigi Andreoni, it was opened to the public on 15 July 1897 and was closed on 1 March 2003, being replaced by a halt 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the north.
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- Passenger Group defending Montevideo Central Station. El País, March 2005
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