Retiro Belgrano railway station

Retiro (Belgrano)
Commuter rail

Facade of the building, with the dome visible.
Location Avenida Ramos Mejía 1430
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Coordinates 34°35′26″S 58°22′34″W / 34.59056°S 58.37611°W / -34.59056; -58.37611Coordinates: 34°35′26″S 58°22′34″W / 34.59056°S 58.37611°W / -34.59056; -58.37611
Owned by Government of Argentina
Operated by Ferrovías
Line(s) Belgrano Norte
Platforms 6
Connections Subte
(under construction: )
Retiro Mitre
Retiro San Martín
Bus terminus
Other information
Fare zone Retiro, Buenos Aires
History
Opened 1914 (1914)

Retiro Station (Belgrano Railway) (Estación Retiro (Ferrocarril Belgrano) in Spanish) is a railway terminus in the Buenos Aires central business district in Argentina, located in the district of Retiro, opposite Plaza San Martín, a large public square. It is part of the Retiro station complex.

Overview

Retiro Belgrano is the terminus for the General Belgrano Railway and is adjacent to the Retiro bus station (Terminal de Omnibus), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires, the Retiro Mitre station of Mitre Railway, and the Retiro San Martín station of the San Martín Railway. The complex is accessible by the C line of the Buenos Aires Metro system and by numerous local public bus services.

The station will also be accessible by both Line E and Line H of the metro once their extensions are complete.

Retiro Belgrano has three entrances, the main one on Ramos Mejía avenue, another next to the main entrance (on the same avenue) and a lateral one (on Padre Mujica street, at the east).

History

The building was built by the British Córdoba Central Railway that originally connected the cities of Rosario and Córdoba until in 1903 the Government allowed the company to extend its network to Buenos Aires, from north to south. In 1906 trains reached Villa Rosa in Pilar Partido and finally arriving in Buenos Aires in 1912. The terminal station, designed by architects Faure Dujarric and Robert Prentice, was remodeled and enlarged in 1914. One floor and a dome with a clock were added to the original construction. The building style has remained to present days.[1]

In 2011 the station was remodeled, repairing the external masonry, facade and dome.[2]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historia de las estaciones terminales Retiro", Arcón de Buenos Aires
  2. ↑ "Renovación y puesta en valor de estaciones terminales de ferrocarriles", Secretaría de Transporte

External links

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