Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground)

Catedral
General information
Location	Av. R. Sáenz Peña between Rivadavia and Florida
Coordinates	34°36′27.9″S 58°22′26.3″W
Platforms	Side platforms
History
Opened	3 June 1937
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station 9 de Julio towards Congreso de Tucumán Line D Transfer at: Perú Transfer to: Bolívar Terminus

Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground. From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E.

Overview

It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue and Florida Street, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the vicinity of the station. This station had the name Florida, as recorded on maps of the network of 1955.

The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales. In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.

The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.

Gallery

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  Station entrance
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  Detail of the majolica

Nearby

• Plaza de Mayo
• Florida Street
• Buenos Aires Cabildo
• Avenida de Mayo

External links

Media related to Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground) at Wikimedia Commons