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Centro Médico
Entrance to the station
General information
Coordinates	18°23′30″N 66°04′30″W / 18.39167°N 66.07500°W / 18.39167; -66.07500
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	Below grade
History
Opened	December 17, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12-17)
Services
Preceding station Tren Urbano Following station San Franciscotoward Bayamón Tren Urbano Cupeytoward Sagrado Corazón
Location

The Centro Médico station is a rapid transit station in San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico. It is located between San Francisco and Cupey stations on the only line of the Tren Urbano system, in the Monacillo Urbano and Gobernador Piñero districts of the city of San Juan. The station is named after the Río Piedras Medical Center (Spanish: Centro Médico de Río Piedras) located nearby. The trial service ran in 2004, however, the regular service only started on 6 June 2005.

Bus terminal

The bus terminal is located at the southern entrance of the station.

• 17: Cupey TU station – Centro Médico TU station – Piñero TU station
• 18: Cupey TU station – Centro Médico TU station – Alturas de Cupey
• 19: Martínez Nadal TU station (through San Patricio, Roosevelt, de Diego and Américo Miranda avenues) – Centro Médico TU station

Nearby

• Hospital de Veteranos (VA Caribbean Healthcare System Hospital)
• Río Piedras Medical Center (Centro Médico de Río Piedras)
• University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
• Cementerio de la Capital Memorial Park

Gallery

• Entrance to the station
• Station platform

References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "San Juan". urbanrail.

• Tren Urbano stations
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 2004
• 2004 establishments in Puerto Rico