Del Sol metro station
Del Sol  | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Pajaritos Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′23.97″S 70°45′10.64″W / 33.4899917°S 70.7529556°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 3, 2011[1] | ||||||||||
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Del Sol is a metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Autopista del Sol. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.[2]
At 17 metres (56 ft) below the surface,[3] the lower level of the station has two side platforms and two tracks, and above these there is a full-length mezzanine. The platforms are 170 m (560 ft) in length.[3] Large rectangular pillars support the upper levels. The station features a caterpillar-shaped street-level bus area, which is covered by a fiberglass-reinforced PVC fabric membrane roof.[4] It is 120 m (390 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide.[4]
References
- ^ "Metro inaugurará extensión de Línea 5 a Maipú el próximo jueves". La Tercera (in Spanish). January 27, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
- ^ a b "Intermodal en Maipú recibirá usuarios de 5 comunas rurales". La Tercera (in Spanish). June 12, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "Nueva estación intermodal Del Sol presenta ya un 25 por ciento de avance". EMOL (in Spanish). April 19, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
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