Matta metro station
File:Estación Matta.png  Matta | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
 View of one of the platforms of the station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Matta Avenue/Santa Rosa Avenue | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°27′29″S 70°38′35″W / 33.45806°S 70.64306°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 January 2019 ( )[1][2]2026 (  ) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Matta is an underground metro station of Line 3 of the Santiago Metro network, in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground, between the Parque Almagro and Irarrázaval stations on Line 3. It is located at the intersection of Matta Avenue with Santa Rosa 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 9.[4]
Etymology
The station is called "Matta", since it is located on Avenida Matta. The street remembers Manuel Antonio Matta, who was a politician and lawyer who in 1863 founded the Partido Radical de Chile.
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.
