San Joaquín metro station (Santiago)
San Joaquín is an elevated metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the San Joaquín Campus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The station was opened on 5 April 1997 as part of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida.[1]
San Joaquín  | |||||||||||
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| Santiago Metro station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Vicuña Mackenna Avenue / Raquel Street | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°29′57.2″S 70°36′57.5″W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line 5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Transantiago buses | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 5, 1997 | ||||||||||
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Like the rest of the first stations built on a viaduct in Santiago, San Joaquín is being renovated to be capable of berthing 7-car trains.[2] The renovation work was scheduled to be terminated in March 2013.[2]
Old symbol with which the station was identified.
References
- Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
- "Ministro de Transportes y Metro revisan en terreno avances de la extensión de andenes de L5". Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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