Del Sol metro station

Del Sol
Santiago Metro station
Platform level
Location	/ Américo Vespucio Avenue
Coordinates	33°29′23.97″S 70°45′10.64″W / 33.4899917°S 70.7529556°W / -33.4899917; -70.7529556Coordinates: 33°29′23.97″S 70°45′10.64″W / 33.4899917°S 70.7529556°W / -33.4899917; -70.7529556
Line(s)	Line 5
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Transantiago buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 3, 2011[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station Santiago Bueras toward Plaza de Maipú Line 5 Monte Tabor toward Vicente Valdés

Del Sol is a metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The station is named for the nearby Autopista del Sol. The station was opened on 3 February 2011 as part of the extension of the line from Pudahuel to Plaza de Maipú.^[2]

At 17 metres (56 ft) below the surface,^[3] the lower level of the station has two side platforms and two tracks, and above these there is a full-length mezzanine. The platforms are 170 m (560 ft) in length.^[3] Large rectangular pillars support the upper levels. The station features a caterpillar-shaped street-level bus area, which is covered by a fiberglass-reinforced PVC fabric membrane roof.^[4] It is 120 m (390 ft) long and 25 m (82 ft) wide.^[4]

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