Estación El Ejido | |
Style: | Quito Metro |
Type: | Quito Metro station |
Country: | Ecuador |
Coordinates: | -0.21°N -78.497°W |
Line: | Line 1 |
El Ejido 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 Universidad Central and La Alameda.[1]
This is an underground station.[3] It is 28m (92feet) deep.[4]
The station is located below Avenida 6 de Diciembre, between two parks, El Ejido and Parque del Arbolito.[4]
The tunnel reached the station on 28 July 2018.[3] On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.[5]