Pradera is a Quito Metro station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between Quitumbe and El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023 and stopped on 11 May 2023.[1] It resumed on 1 December 2023.[2] The station is located between La Carolina and Universidad Central.[1]

Estación Pradera
Quito Metro station
General information
LocationEcuador
Coordinates0°11′38.9″S 78°29′32.3″W / 0.194139°S 78.492306°W / -0.194139; -78.492306
Line(s)Line 1
History
Opened21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
Services
Preceding station Quito Metro Following station
Universidad Central
toward Quitumbe
Line 1 La Carolina

This is an underground station.[3] The station is located at the intersection of Avenida Eloy Alfaro, Calle Inglaterra, and Calle 9 de Octubre.[3]

On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Quito". urbanrail.
  2. ^ "Así fue el primer día de operación comercial del Metro de Quito" [This was the first day of commercial operations of Quito Metro] (in Spanish). Primicias. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ a b "Conozca las 15 paradas del Metro de Quito". Metro (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito" (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. 23 January 2023.