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Line D (Buenos Aires Underground)

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Línea D

Opened on 3 June 1937, 10.41 km. From Catedral to Congreso de Tucumán. As of 2004 the ending station is Congreso de Tucumán.

  • Catedral (Peru (A), Bolivar (E))
  • 9 de Julio (Carlos Pellegrini (B), Diagonal Norte (C))
  • Tribunales
  • Callao
  • Facultad de Medicina
  • Pueyrredón
  • Agüero
  • Bulnes
  • Scalabrini Ortiz
  • Plaza Italia
  • Palermo
  • Ministro Carranza
  • Olleros
  • José Hernández
  • Juramento
  • Congreso de Tucumán

Miscellaneous

Until the privatization of subte in the 1990s, the D line was identified by the red color; whilst the B line used green. The switch was seen as a useless re-branding effort.

The D line and the E line share their car stock.

The D line runs from the downtown district to the elegant Northern neighborhoods of Palermo and Belgrano. The expansion works of the 1990s (Olleros to Congreso) feature an increased distance between stations (approx 900 m, as opposed to 500 m in the earlier works).

The Ministro Carranza name is a substitute for Dorrego, which is in use by the B line. The Agüero name used to be shared with the B line, before it switched the station name to Carlos Gardel in the 1980s. The Callao and Pueyrredón names are shared with the B line.

Congreso de Tucumán is named for Congreso street.

While Callao station was noted for its sketchy murals (widely reputed as ugly), many other stations feature mayólicas (traditional tile art) describing scenes of Argentine history and rural life.

Bulnes station is connected to the Alto Palermo shopping mall.

Catedral station is a good starting point for tourists wishing to explore the Plaza de Mayo, San Telmo and Florida Street.

Plaza Italia station is a starting point for many Sunday trips to the Zoo, the Botanic park, and the parks of Palermo.

Palermo and Ministro Carranza stations can be used for combination with suburban train lines. Access to the train station is not smooth, as it requires going out to the street and re-entering. No combination tickets are sold.