El Silencio station

El Silencio is a Caracas Metro station on Line 2. It was opened on 6 November 1988 as part of the extension of Line 2 from La Paz to El Silencio. The station serves as the northern terminus of the line and it is a transfer station, connected with Line 1 via Capitolio.

Photo: Kinori, Public domain.

Opening hours: 5:30 AM—11:00 PM
Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Caracas, Venezuela
Also known as: “Estación El Silencio” and “Metro El Silencio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miraflores Palace and Teatro Junín.

Miraflores Palace

Government office

The Miraflores Palace is the official dispatch and head office of the president of Venezuela. It is located on Urdaneta Avenue, Libertador Bolivarian Municipality in Caracas. Miraflores Palace is situated 210 metres north of El Silencio station.

Teatro Junín

Theater building

Photo: Ruben Niño, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Teatro Junín is a theater building, which is situated 200 metres south of El Silencio station.

Ayacucho Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Guillermo Ramos Flamerich, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ayacucho Theatre or Teatro Ayacucho is a cinema located in central Caracas, specifically in the Libertador Municipality parish in the west of the Caracas metropolitan district. Ayacucho Theatre is situated 230 metres east of El Silencio station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caracas and 23 de Enero.

Caracas

Photo: Gabriela Camaton, CC BY 2.0.

Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, in northern Venezuela, near the Caribbean. Venezuela’s urban spirit can be discovered mainly from understanding Caracas, its capital city, a busy metropolis famous for its food, cultural diversity, and perfect climate, thanks to the unique combination of a high elevation and proximity to the Caribbean Sea.

23 de Enero

Suburb

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23 de Enero is a parish located in the Libertador Bolivarian Municipality west of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The parish receives its name from the date of the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état which overthrew dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez.