Callao (Line B Buenos Aires Underground)

For other stations named Callao on the Buenos Aires Underground, see the Line D station.
Callao
General information
LocationCorrientes and Callao
Coordinates34°36′16″S 58°23′32.1″W / 34.60444°S 58.392250°W / -34.60444; -58.392250
PlatformsSide platforms
History
Opened17 October 1930
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
Pasteur - AMIA
towards Juan Manuel de Rosas
 Line B Uruguay
towards Leandro N. Alem

Callao is a station on Line B of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1][2][3] The station was opened on 17 October 1930 as the eastern terminus of the inaugural section of the line between Federico Lacroze and Callao. On 22 July 1931, the line was extended to Carlos Pellegrini.[4]

It is located in the Balvanera barrio, at the intersection of Avenida Corrientes and Avenida Callao, and named after the latter.

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  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-11-21.{{cite web}}: 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.