Baquedano is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is located close to the eastern terminus of the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. The station was initially a single-line station on the Line 1, later was enlarged since the Line 5's opening date. there are plans for the future line 7 to intersect with this station.
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Location | Providencia Avenue / General Bustamante Avenue | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°26′15″S 70°38′6″W / 33.43750°S 70.63500°W | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms at each line | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 per line | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Red buses | |||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 31, 1977 (![]() April 5, 1997 ( ![]() 2028 ( ![]() | |||||||||||||||
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The Line 1 station was opened on 31 March 1977 as part of the extension of the line from La Moneda to Salvador. The Line 5 station was opened on 5 April 1997 as the northern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, from Baquedano to Bellavista de La Florida. On 3 March 2000, the line was extended to Santa Ana.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish).
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.