Liniers

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 barrio was built up following the building of Liniers railway station.

The neighbourhood is home to football club Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield.

It is named after Santiago de Liniers, a colonial administrator who resisted the British Invasions of the Río de la Plata.