Perú–Catedral–Bolívar station

Perú

Perú
General information
Location	Avenida de Mayo and Perú
Coordinates	34°36′31″S 58°22′28″W
Platforms	Side platforms
History
Opened	1 December 1913
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station Piedras towards San Pedrito Line A Transfer to: Catedral Transfer to: Bolívar Plaza de Mayo Terminus
Location

Perú is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Underground.^[1] Passengers may transfer from here to the Catedral Station on Line D and to the Bolívar Station on Line E. This station belonged to the first section of line opened on 1 December 1913, linking the stations Plaza Miserere and Plaza de Mayo.^[2] The name corresponds to the street that is above the intersection with Mayo Avenue. In the 1970s it became Argentina's first metro A line equipped with a pair of escalators.

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Catedral

Catedral
General information
Location	Av. R. Sáenz Peña between Rivadavia and Florida
Coordinates	34°36′27″S 58°22′28″W
Platforms	Side platforms
History
Opened	3 June 1937
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station 9 de Julio towards Congreso de Tucumán Line D Transfer at: Perú Transfer to: Bolívar Terminus
Location

Catedral is a terminal station of the Line D of the Buenos Aires Underground.^[3] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station on Line A and the Bolívar station on Line E. It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue and Florida Street, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the vicinity of the station. This station had the name Florida, as recorded on maps of the network of 1955.^[4]

The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937 as part of the inaugural section of Line D, between Catedral and Tribunales.^[5] In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.^[6] The station was used as a set in the 1996 Argentine science fiction film Moebius.

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  Station entrance
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  Detail of the majolica

Bolívar

Bolivar
General information
Location	Buenos Aires Argentina
Coordinates	34°36′35″S 58°22′27″W
Line	Line E
History
Opened	24 April 1966 (1966-04-24)
Services
Preceding station Buenos Aires Underground Following station Belgrano towards Plaza de los Virreyes Line E Transfer at: Perú Transfer to: Catedral Correo Central towards Retiro
Location

Bolívar is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground at is located on the Diagonal Sur avenue by the Plaza de Mayo.^[7] From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú Station on Line A and the Catedral Station on Line D. The station was opened on 24 April 1966 as the eastern terminus of the extension of the line from San José. On 3 June 2019, the line was extended to Retiro.^[8]

See also

• Plaza de Mayo
• Florida Street
• Buenos Aires Cabildo
• Avenida de Mayo