El Ingenio metro station

El Ingenio is a Panama Metro station on Line 1. It was originally scheduled to open in August 2014,[1] but opened on 8 May 2015.[2] The station cost US$30 million and was officially opened by ministers Roberto Roy and Álvaro Alemán.[2] It was the thirteenth station opened on the network and is the final underground station before the elevated 12 de Octubre station.[2]

Estación El Ingenio
Panama Metro station
Station exterior
General information
LocationVía Simón Bolívar and Avenida de la Paz
Panamá District
Panama City
Panama
Coordinates9°00′28″N 79°31′08″W / 9.00778°N 79.51889°W / 9.00778; -79.51889
Platforms2
History
Opened8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Panama Metro Following station
Fernández de Córdoba
toward Albrook
Line 1 12 de Octubre

It serves the neighbourhood of El Ingenio, the major thoroughfare of Avenida Transístmica and also provides access to many colleges located nearby.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Conoce la Línea 1 del Metro de Panamá" [Meet Line 1 of the Panama Metro] (in Spanish). Metro de Panamá. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  2. ^ a b c Almanza, Cinthia (8 May 2015). "Inauguran la estación El Ingenio del Metro de Panamá" [El Ingenio metro station is opened]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Panama City. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Estación de El Ingenio inicia operaciones hoy" [El Ingenio station begins operations today]. La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Panama City. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.