Solanda is a Quito Metro station. It was officially opened on 21 December 2022 as part of the inaugural section of the system between Quitumbe and El Labrador. The revenue service started on 2 May 2023 and stopped on 11 May 2023.[1] It resumed on 1 December 2023.[2] The station is located between Cardenal de la Torre and Morán Valverde.[1]

Estación Solanda
Quito Metro station
General information
LocationEcuador
Coordinates0°15′57.3″S 78°32′7.1″W / 0.265917°S 78.535306°W / -0.265917; -78.535306
Line(s)Line 1
History
Opened21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)
Services
Preceding station Quito Metro Following station
Morán Valverde
toward Quitumbe
Line 1 Cardenal de la Torre

This is an underground station. It is located at the intersection of Avenida Ajavi and Calle Benacio Estandoque.

On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "Quito". urbanrail.
  2. ^ "Así fue el primer día de operación comercial del Metro de Quito" [This was the first day of commercial operations of Quito Metro] (in Spanish). Primicias. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ "Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito" (in Spanish). Metro de Quito. 23 January 2023.