Baquedano metro station

Baquedano
Santiago Metro station
Line 5 platform
Location	Providencia Avenue / General Bustamante Avenue
Coordinates	33°26′15″S 70°38′6″W / 33.43750°S 70.63500°W / -33.43750; -70.63500Coordinates: 33°26′15″S 70°38′6″W / 33.43750°S 70.63500°W / -33.43750; -70.63500
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 5
Platforms	2 side platforms at each line
Tracks	2 per line
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 31, 1977 () April 5, 1997 () 2028 ()[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Universidad Católica toward San Pablo Line 1 Salvador toward Los Dominicos Bellas Artes toward Plaza de Maipú Line 5 Parque Bustamante toward Vicente Valdés

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.

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]

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