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Rail station of the Tren Urbano system in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Río Piedras
View of the underground Río Piedras Station platform
General information
Coordinates18°23′59″N 66°03′07″W / 18.39972°N 66.05194°W / 18.39972; -66.05194
Owned byPuerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
Operated byAlternate Concepts
Line(s)  Tren Urbano
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
OpenedDecember 17, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-17)
Services
Preceding station Tren Urbano Following station
Cupeytoward Bayamón Tren Urbano Universidadtoward Sagrado Corazón
Location

Río Piedras is a rapid transit station in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico. It is located between Cupey and Universidad stations on the only line of the Tren Urbano system, in the downtown area of Río Piedras (Río Piedras Pueblo), in the city of San Juan. The station is named after Río Piedras where it is located, itself named after the Piedras River which crosses the area. The trial service ran in 2004, however, the regular service only started on 6 June 2005.

Nearby

Gallery

  • Northern entrance of the station Northern entrance of the station
  • Río Piedras entrance to the station Río Piedras entrance to the station
  • View from the platform. The unused eastward tunnel is intended for a possible future extension of the Tren Urbano system to Carolina. View from the platform. The unused eastward tunnel is intended for a possible future extension of the Tren Urbano system to Carolina.

References

  1. Schwandl, Robert. "San Juan Tren Urbano (Metro)". urbanrail.
Tren Urbano
Stations
Administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and operated by Alternate Concepts
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