Miranda station (Caracas)

Miranda (formerly Parque del Este) is a Caracas Metro station on Line 1. It was opened on 23 April 1988 as part of the extension of Line 1 from Chacaíto to Los Dos Caminos. The station is between Altamira and Los Dos Caminos.[1]

This article is about the station in Caracas. For the similarly named station in Valencia, see Miranda station (Valencia).
Miranda
Caracas Metro rapid transit station
Artwork in the mezzanine of the station
LocationSucre, Miranda
Venezuela
Coordinates10°29′49.9″N 66°50′26.6″W
Operated byC.A. Metro de Caracas
Line(s)Line 1
Distance1 island platform
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
History
Opened23 April 1988 (1988-04-23)[1]
Services
Preceding station Caracas Metro Following station
Altamira
toward Propatria
 Line 1 Los Dos Caminos
toward Palo Verde

The station was renamed in 2008 to honor the Venezuelan national hero Francisco de Miranda.[2]

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.
  2. "Ahora la estación Parque del Este se llamará Miranda" [Now Parque del Este station will be named Miranda] (Press release) (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27.
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