Catedral (Buenos Aires Metro)
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Buenos Aires Metro
The Buenos Aires Metro , locally known as Subte is a mass-transit system that serves the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first station of this network opened in 1913, the first of its kind in South America, the Southern Hemisphere and the entire Spanish-speaking world...
. From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú station
Perú (Buenos Aires Metro)
Perú is a station on Line A of the Buenos Aires Metro. Passengers may transfer from here to the Catedral Station on Line D and to the Bolívar Station on Line E.-References:...
on Line A and the Bolívar station
Bolívar (Buenos Aires Metro)
Bolívar is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Metro. It is the current terminus. From here, passengers may transfer to the Perú Station on Line A and theCatedral Station on Line D....
on Line E. It is located at the intersection of Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue
President Roque Sáenz Peña Avenue
Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña , is a main artery in the San Nicolás quarter of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is oriented south-east/north-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks which give the city centre a checkerboard plan...
and Florida Street
Florida Street
Florida Street is an elegant shopping street in Downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. A pedestrian street since 1971, some stretches have been pedestrianized since 1913....
, which gave the original name of the station. Its current name comes from the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the city center, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicolás neighbourhood...
, located in the vicinity of the station.
This station had the name Florida, as recorded on maps of the network of 1955.
The station was inaugurated on 3 June 1937. In 1997 it was declared a national historic monument.