Río Piedras station

Río Piedras
View of the underground Río Piedras Station platform
General information
Coordinates	18°23′59″N 66°03′07″W / 18.39972°N 66.05194°W / 18.39972; -66.05194
Owned by	Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
Operated by	Alternate Concepts
Line(s)	Tren Urbano
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	December 17, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-17)
Services
Preceding station Tren Urbano Following station Cupey toward Bayamón Tren Urbano Universidad toward Sagrado Corazón

Río Piedras is a rapid transit station in the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico. It is located between Cupey and Universidad stations on the only line of the Tren Urbano system, in the downtown area of Río Piedras (Río Piedras Pueblo), in the city of San Juan. The station is named after Río Piedras where it is located, itself named after the Piedras River which crosses the area. The trial service ran in 2004, however, the regular service only started on 6 June 2005.^[1]

Nearby

• Río Piedras Pueblo (downtown Río Piedras)
• José de Diego pedestrian street
• Plaza del Mercado de Río Piedras (Río Piedras marketplace building)
• University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus

Gallery

• 
  Northern entrance of the station
• 
  Río Piedras entrance to the station
• 
  View from the platform. The unused eastward tunnel is intended for a possible future extension of the Tren Urbano system to Carolina.

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