Miranda station (Caracas)

Caracas metro station
Preceding station Caracas Metro Following station
Altamira
toward Propatria
Line 1 Los Dos Caminos
toward Palo Verde

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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.