Chile España metro station
  Chile España | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Irarrázaval Avenue/Chile España Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′16″S 70°34′48″W / 33.45444°S 70.58000°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 22 January 2019 ( )[1][2]2026 (  ) | ||||||||||
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Chile España is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Ñuñoa and Villa Frei stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile España 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]
It is expected that by the year 2026 it will become a combination station with the future Line 8.[4]
Etymology
The station takes its name directly from the intersection where it is located, Irarrázaval Avenue with Chile-Spain Avenue in the municipality of Ñuñoa. At first its name was "Plaza Armenia", because it will be under the square of the same name.
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.
- ^ "Nuevas Líneas 8 y 9 del Metro reducirán hasta en 70% el tiempo de viaje de los usuario". La Tercera (in Spanish). La Tercera.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
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