Plaza de Mayo station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground)

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Plaza de Mayo station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground) is the historic terminus of Buenos Aires’ oldest subway line, located beneath the central Plaza de Mayo in the city’s downtown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buenos Aires Underground station
rapid transit station
terminus railway station
adjacentStation Perú station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground)
architecturalStyle early 20th-century European-influenced underground design
category Buenos Aires Underground Line A stations
Railway stations opened in 1913
city Buenos Aires
connectedTo surface bus network around Plaza de Mayo
constructionMethod cut-and-cover
country Argentina
electrification third rail
fareZone Subte standard urban zone
gauge standard gauge
hasAccess entrances on Plaza de Mayo
entrances on surrounding streets
hasFeature historic tiling and signage
wooden escalators (partially preserved)
hasLanguage Spanish signage
hasStationCode A1
historicalSignificance one of the oldest metro stations in Latin America
terminus of the first subway line in Buenos Aires
line Line A
locatedIn Buenos Aires central business district
surface form: Monserrat, Buenos Aires
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00
locatedUnder Plaza de Mayo
near Avenida de Mayo
Cabildo of Buenos Aires
surface form: Buenos Aires Cabildo

Casa Rosada
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires
numberOfPlatforms 2
numberOfTracks 2
openingDate 1913-12-01
operator Emova Movilidad
surface form: Emova Movilidad (concessionaire)

Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE)
owner Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
surface form: Government of the City of Buenos Aires
partOf historic core of Buenos Aires
partOfOpeningSection Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Miserere section of Line A
platformType side platforms
positionOnLine eastern terminus
safetyFeature CCTV surveillance
fire safety systems
serves Buenos Aires central business district
surface form: Buenos Aires city centre

Casa Rosada area
financial district of Buenos Aires
system Buenos Aires Underground
terminusOf Buenos Aires Underground Line A
surface form: Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground
ticketingSystem SUBE card

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Plaza de Mayo publicTransportConnection Plaza de Mayo station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground)
Bolívar station (Line E, Buenos Aires Underground) connectsTo Plaza de Mayo station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground)
this entity surface form: Plaza de Mayo (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground)