Los Libertadores metro station
 Los Libertadores | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Américo Vespucio Norte/Los Libertadores Highway | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°21′56″S 70°41′26″W / 33.36556°S 70.69056°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2019[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Los Libertadores is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Ferrocarril and Cardenal Caro stations on Line 3. At the time of its inauguration, it was the terminal station of Line 3 on the north. It is located at the intersection of Los Libertadores Highway with Américo Vespucio Norte Avenue.
The station was opened on 22 January 2019 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Los Libertadores to Fernando Castillo Velasco.[3]
Etymology
The name of the station refers to the Los Libertadores Highway, which is adjacent to the station. Initially it was called "Huechuraba".
The pictogram of the station is a representation of the Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco, which refers to the Battle of Chacabuco, which marked the end of the Reconquest and began the definitive independence of the country.
References
- ^ "Ministra de Transportes confirma que Línea 3 del Metro abrirá sus puertas el próximo martes 22 de enero". EMOL (in Spanish). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Línea 3 del Metro estará lista antes del 15 de enero". Canal 13 (in Spanish). T13.cl. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
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