Carlos Gardel (Buenos Aires Underground)

Carlos Gardel is a station on Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1][2][3]

Carlos Gardel
LocationCorrientes and Agüero
Coordinates34°36′14.7″S 58°24′42.1″W
PlatformsSide platforms
History
Opened1930
Services
Preceding station   Subte   Following station
Line B

The station is located in the Balvanera barrio, at the intersection of Avenida Corrientes and Calle Agüero. It was opened on 17 October 1930 as part of the inaugural section of the line between Federico Lacroze and Callao.[4]

Overview

Carlos Gardel station runs under the Abasto de Buenos Aires, one of Buenos Aires' most prominent landmarks. There is an underground connection that makes it possible to access the shopping centre from the subway station without going outside to street level.

Although initially when this station was first opened in 1930 it was named Agüero after the road it crosses, it was later renamed Carlos Gardel, after the famous tango singer. He was known as "El Morocho del Abasto" (The Brunette boy from Abasto).

  • Fileteado-style portrait of Carlos Gardel located opposite the ticket counter
  • Carlos Gardel station is located under the Abasto de Buenos Aires, one of Buenos Aires' most prominent landmarks
  • Entrance to the station

References
  1. "Subte". Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Subte". Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.

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