La Alameda metro station (Quito)

{{short description|Quito metro station}}

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| country = Ecuador

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La Alameda 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 discontinued on 11 May 2023.{{cite web |last1=Schwandl |first1=Robert |title=Quito |url=https://www.urbanrail.net/am/quito/quito.htm |publisher=urbanrail}} It resumed on 1 December 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.primicias.ec/noticias/quito/metro-inauguracion-tickets-estaciones-recorrido/|title=Así fue el primer día de operación comercial del Metro de Quito|publisher=Primicias |language=es |trans-title=This was the first day of commercial operations of Quito Metro |access-date=2023-12-01}} The station is located between El Ejido and San Francisco.

This is an underground station.{{cite news |title="Luz de América" llega a la Estación La Alameda |url=https://metrodequito.gob.ec/2018/08/28/luz-de-america-llega-a-la-estacion-la-alameda/ |work=Quito Metro |date=28 August 2018|language=es}} The station is located below Avenida 12 de Octubre, next to La Alameda Park.

The tunnel was extended to the station on 27 August 2018.

On 23 January 2023, the first train with 600 passengers to whom invitations were extended arrived at the station.{{cite news |title=Desde este martes súbase al Metro de Quito |url=https://metrodequito.gob.ec/2023/01/23/inicio-induccion-dinamica/ |publisher=Metro de Quito |date=23 January 2023 |language=es}}