1983: A Caracas Metro Station Named for a Renowned Venezuelan Poet First Goes into Service

January 2, 1983

Pérez Bonalde station was opened as part of the 7.1-mile (11.5-kilometer) inaugural segment of the mass rapid transit system serving the capital of Venezuela. This station, which is located in the city’s parish (administrative division) of Sucre, was one of the eight stations of Line 1 of the Caracas Metro that made their debut on the same date.

Pérez Bonalde station was named for a Caracas-born poet. Along with earning acclaim for his poems, Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846-1892) achieved renown for translating into Spanish a wide range of works that had been created by American, Chinese, Danish, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese writers. A bust of Pérez Bonalde is on display at the entrance to the Caracas Metro station bearing his name.

More than four decades after being formally introduced to the public, the Caracas Metro encompasses a total of four lines and 46 stations. The length of this system is 33.6 miles (54.1 kilometers) altogether.

(The attached photo showing the outside of Pérez Bonalde station was taken in 2004.)

Photo Credit: Public Domain

For more information on Pérez Bonalde station, please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Bonalde_station