Liniers

The neighborhood is home to football club Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, whose stadium, the José Amalfitani Stadium, has been established there in 1951. Liners is also the site of the Church of San Cayetano, consecrated in 1900 and elevated to a parish in 1913. The Church of San Cayetano hosts thousands of faithful who gather each feast day (August 7) to pray for employment or to give thanks for their livelihood. The ward is named after Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.

• Name — Liniers • Native Name Lang — spa • Type — Neighborhood of Buenos Aires • Image Seal — Emblema Liniers.jpg • Image Map — Liniers-Buenos_Aires_map.png • Map Caption — Location of Liniers within Buenos Aires • Map Size — 150px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Argentina • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous City • Subdivision Name1 — Buenos Aires • Subdivision Type2 — Comuna • Subdivision Name2 — C9 • Parts Type — Important sites • Parts Style — para • P1 — José Amalfitani Stadium, San Cayetano Church • Area Total Km2 — 5.4 • Population Total — 44234 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone1 — ART • Utc Offset1 — -3 Liniers is a barrio (neighborhood) of Buenos Aires on the edge of the city, centered on Rivadavia Avenue. It is also an important train station and bus hub, connecting western Gran Buenos Aires with the Buenos Aires Metro. The neighborhood developed around the Liniers railway station following its inaugural in 1872. The neighborhood is home to football club Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield, whose stadium, the José Amalfitani Stadium, has been established there in 1951. Liners is also the site of the Church of San Cayetano, consecrated in 1900 and elevated to a parish in 1913. The Church of San Cayetano hosts thousands of faithful who gather each feast day (August 7) to pray for employment or to give thanks for their livelihood. The ward is named after Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.