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La Plata station (Argentina)

La PlataRailway stations in Argentina opened in 1906Railway stations in Buenos Aires Province
La Plata Estación del Ferrocarril Roca
La Plata Estación del Ferrocarril Roca

La Plata railway station (Spanish: Estación La Plata) is the principal railway station in La Plata, the capital city of the province of Buenos Aires and seat of La Plata Partido in Argentina. It is located at the intersection of Avenue 1, Avenue 44, and Diagonal 80, at the northwestern edge of the core street grid of La Plata. It primarily serves as the southern end of a Roca Line commuter railway line that connects La Plata to Constitución railway station in the city of Buenos Aires, additionally linking it to intermediary stops in City Bell, Villa Elisa, Berazategui, Quilmes, and Sarandí. Since 2013, it has additionally been the western terminus of the University train of La Plata, which connects the station with several of the campuses of the National University of La Plata as well as the Paseo del Bosque park. The station has seven tracks and seven platforms. The station originally opened on October 1, 1906 and replaced an older station on Plaza San Martin that is now home to the Dardo Rocha Cultural Center.

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La Plata station (Argentina)
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La Plata

Avenida 1
1902 La Plata
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rafael Hernández National College
Rafael Hernández National College

The Rafael Hernández National College is one of the four public high schools that are part of the National University of La Plata, in the City of La Plata, Argentina. The Colegio Nacional aegis denotes a school belonging to the system of national secondary schools. The other constituent high schools associated with this university are the Víctor Mercante Lyceum, the "Bachillerato de Bellas Artes" (High School for the Fine Arts) and the Inchausti School for Agricultural Education. The school, usually referred to as the "Colegio Nacional La Plata" (CNLP, National College of La Plata), occupies a large block centred at the crossing of 1st and 49th streets in La Plata, at the edge of "El Bosque", La Plata's main park. The large engraving at the old building's entrance reads simply "Universidad Nacional, Colegio" ("National University, High School"). Originally, the college, founded by Joaquín V. González, was reserved for boys, whereas the Victor Mercante Lyceum was a girls-only school. The link of these schools with the university allowed them to pioneer innovations in curricula, since many university professors and teaching assistants were among its faculty. In its inception, the college functioned as a classic British boarding school, where students and professors lived together for extended periods of time. Admission into the school was free (i.e., no fees), although very limited and required approving strict entrance examinations. Until the 1970s, alumni from the school were automatically admitted into the University of La Plata. From the educational point of view, it was originally structured as a European gymnasium. It is considered one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Argentina.