Tres Cruces Bus Station
General information
LocationArtigas Boulevard 1825
Montevideo, Uruguay
Platforms49 gates
Other information
Websitewww.trescruces.com.uy
History
OpenedNovember 16, 1994 (1994-11-16)
Passengers
12 100 000

Tres Cruces bus station (Spanish:Terminal Tres Cruces) is the main bus terminal in Uruguay. It is located in the Tres Cruces district, in Montevideo.

Overview

Main facade and monument to Fructuoso Rivera, first president of Uruguay.

On July 11, 1991, President Luis A. Lacalle signed the agreement for the construction of the Bus Terminal. [1] The building was designed by the studio of the architect Guillermo Gómez Platero, with the collaboration of Enrique Cohe and Roberto Alberti. The station was inaugurated on November 16, 1994. [1] The structure is brick. Tres Cruces concentrates the largest passenger traffic in the country, from there national and international destinations are operated. Around 20,000,000 people visit this bus station. [2] In the building, there is also a shopping center.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Terminal de ómnibus Tres Cruces | Municipio B". municipiob.montevideo.gub.uy. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. [infonegocios.biz/plus/tres-cruces-se-echa-encima-us-38-millones-3-por-pasajero-te-contamos-como-se-acomodan-las-marcas-en-el-shopping "Tres Cruces"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

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