La Rinconada station

La Rinconada
General information
LocationLa Rinconada, Caracas
Venezuela
Coordinates10°26′03.1″N 66°56′11.9″W / 10.434194°N 66.936639°W / 10.434194; -66.936639
SystemCaracas Metro station
LineLine 3
History
Opened15 October 2006 (2006-10-15)
Services
Preceding station Caracas Metro Following station
Mercado Line 3 Terminus
Location

La Rinconada is a Caracas Metro station on Line 3. It is the southern terminus of the line.

History

It was opened on 15 October 2006 as part of the extension of Line 3 from El Valle to La Rinconada. An adjacent commuter rail station, Libertador Simón Bolívar Terminal opened at the same time and serves towns in the Tuy Valley.[1][2]

The intermediate stations of Line 3 were only opened on 9 January 2010. The adjacent station is Mercado.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada Rail Line in Venezuela is 50% Complete". Tunnelbuilder.com. February 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Inaugurados tramos Caracas-Cúa del Sistema Ferroviario Nacional Ezequiel Zamora y Valle- La rinconada del Metro de Caracas". Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.