Independencia (Line E Buenos Aires Underground)

Independencia
General information
LocationBernardo de Irigoyen 700
Coordinates34°37′4.6″S 58°22′53.4″W / 34.617944°S 58.381500°W / -34.617944; -58.381500
PlatformsIsland platforms
Connections
History
Opened24 April 1966
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station
San José
towards Plaza de los Virreyes
 Line E
Transfer to: Independencia
 Belgrano
towards Retiro

Independencia is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground.[1] From here, passengers may transfer to the Independencia Station on Line C and Metrobus 9 de Julio.[2] The station was opened on 24 April 1966 as part of the extension of the line from San José to Bolívar.[3]

The station lies under the intersection of Avenida Independencia (from which it takes its name) and Avenida 9 de Julio. Notable sites within walking distance of the station include the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE) and the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Social Sciences.[4][5]

The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.

  1. ^ Independencia Station[permanent dead link] Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E.
  2. ^ Metrobus 9 de Julio
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Buenos Aires". urbanrail.
  4. ^ Baldo, Paula (24 November 2022). "Ampliación del campus de la UADE". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Información para estudiantes internacionales" (PDF). sociales.uba.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.