Einstein metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Einstein
Santiago Metro station
Estación Einstein L2.jpg
Platform level
LocationRecoleta Avenue / Einstein Avenue
Coordinates33°24′20.68″S 70°38′35.33″W / 33.4057444°S 70.6431472°W / -33.4057444; -70.6431472Coordinates: 33°24′20.68″S 70°38′35.33″W / 33.4057444°S 70.6431472°W / -33.4057444; -70.6431472
Line(s)Santiago de Chile L2.svg Line 2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 25, 2005[1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
Line 2
toward La Cisterna

Einstein is an underground metro station on the Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. This station is named for Einstein Avenue, which in turn was named after Albert Einstein. The station was opened on 25 November 2005 as the northern terminus of the extension of the line from Cerro Blanco. On 21 December 2006, the line was extended to Vespucio Norte.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
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