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Coordinates: 6°15′25″N 75°36′50″W / 6.25694°N 75.61389°W / 6.25694; -75.61389
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{{short description|Medellín metro station}}
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'''San Javier''' is the seventh and final station on line B of the [[Medellín Metro]],<ref name="Moller2006">{{cite book|author=Rolf Moller|title=Transporte urbano y desarrollo sostenible en América Latina: el ejemplo de Santiago de Cali, Colombia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=8omWC2prdgEC&pg=PA312|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Universidad del Valle|isbn=978-958-670-496-0|pages=312}}</ref> and a transfer station to line J. It is the most western station and is the only station on line B that is not elevated. The line was inaugurated in 1996, and in 2008 was subjected to a process of expansion and remodeling to connect with the new line J, known as Metrocable New West.
'''San Javier''' is the seventh and final station on line B of the [[Medellín Metro]],<ref name="Moller2006">{{cite book|author=Rolf Moller|title=Transporte urbano y desarrollo sostenible en América Latina: el ejemplo de Santiago de Cali, Colombia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8omWC2prdgEC&pg=PA312|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Universidad del Valle|isbn=978-958-670-496-0|pages=312}}</ref> and a transfer station to line J. It is the most western station and is the only station on line B that is not elevated. The station was opened on 28 February 1996 as part of the inaugural section of line B, from [[Comuna 13, Medellín|San Javier]] to [[San Antonio station (Medellín)|San Antonio]].<ref name="urbanrail">{{cite web |last1=Schwandl |first1=Robert |title=Medellín|url=http://www.urbanrail.net/am/mede/medellin.htm |publisher=urbanrail}}</ref> In 2008 it was subjected to a process of expansion and remodeling to connect with the new line J, known as Metrocable New West. It is also the only station on the line to have an [[Island platform|Island Platform]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/ Official site of Medellín Metro] {{es icon}}
* [https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/ Official site of Medellín Metro] {{in lang|es}}


{{Medellín Metro}}
{{Medellín Metro}}


[[Category:Medellín Metro stations]]
[[Category:Medellín Metro stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Colombia opened in 1996]]




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Latest revision as of 19:46, 19 September 2024

Saint Javier

Estación San Javier
General information
LocationMedellín
Colombia
Coordinates6°15′25″N 75°36′50″W / 6.25694°N 75.61389°W / 6.25694; -75.61389
Services
Preceding station Medellín Metro Following station
Terminus Line B Santa Lucía
towards San Antonio
Juan XXIII
towards La Aurora
Line J Terminus

San Javier is the seventh and final station on line B of the Medellín Metro,[1] and a transfer station to line J. It is the most western station and is the only station on line B that is not elevated. The station was opened on 28 February 1996 as part of the inaugural section of line B, from San Javier to San Antonio.[2] In 2008 it was subjected to a process of expansion and remodeling to connect with the new line J, known as Metrocable New West. It is also the only station on the line to have an Island Platform.

References

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  1. ^ Rolf Moller (1 January 2006). Transporte urbano y desarrollo sostenible en América Latina: el ejemplo de Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Universidad del Valle. p. 312. ISBN 978-958-670-496-0.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Medellín". urbanrail.
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