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Plaza de Cuba (Seville Metro)

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Plaza de Cuba (English: Cuba Square) is a station of the Seville Metro on the line 1. It is located at the intersection of the avenue of República Argentina and Asunción St., in the neighborhood of Los Remedios. Plaza de Cuba is an underground station, located between Parque de los Príncipes and Puerta Jerez stations on the same line. It was opened on 2 April 2009.

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