Recoleta railway station

Recoleta railway station (Estación Recoleta), originally known as Palermo railway station (Estación Palermo), was a railway station opened by the Buenos Aires Northern Railway (Ferrocarril del Norte de Buenos Aires) in 1862. It was located on the Retiro Mitre line, later extended towards San Fernando and Tigre.

Recoleta
Recoleta Station in 1873.
General information
LocationFigueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredón
Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Argentina
Coordinates 34°35′00″S 58°23′12″W
Owned byBuenos Aires Northern Railway
Line(s)Buenos Aires Northern Railway
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened1862 (1862)
ClosedBeginning of 20th Century
Location
Recoleta
Location within Buenos Aires

The stop was found in the area currently defined by Figueroa Alcorta and Pueyrredón avenues, near to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and La Recoleta Cemetery. The small station was closed at some point at the beginning of the twentieth century.[1]

References

  1. Tartarini, Jorge; Arquitectura ferroviaria. Ediciones Colihue, Buenos Aires. 2000
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