El Silencio station

El Silencio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 2. It was opened on 6 November 1988 as part of the extension of Line 2 from La Paz to El Silencio.[1] The station serves as the northern terminus of the line and it is a transfer station, connected with Line 1 via Capitolio. The following station is Capuchinos.[2]

El Silencio
Caracas Metro rapid transit station
Location	Catedral parish, Municipio Libertador, Capital District Venezuela
Coordinates	10°30′20.0″N 66°55′08.0″W
Operated by	C.A. Metro de Caracas
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Line 1
Construction
Structure type	underground
History
Opened	6 November 1988 (1988-11-06)[1]
Services
Preceding station Caracas Metro Following station Terminus Line 2 Capuchinos toward Las Adjuntas

It is named after the El Silencio neighborhood, built by Carlos Raúl Villanueva.

In February 2019, the station burned in a large fire of unknown origin.[3]

Track layout
terminus to Capitolio   toward Las Adjuntas / Zoológico 1 2

References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Caracas". www.urbanrail.net.
2. "Mapa de rutas" [Map of routes] (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02.
3. "Incendio afectó la estación del Metro El Silencio" [Fire affected El Silencio Metro station]. El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 22 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-18.