Escuela Militar metro station

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Santiago Metro logo.png Escuela Militar
Santiago Metro station
Estación Escuela Militar.jpg
LocationApoquindo Avenue / Américo Vespucio Avenue
Coordinates33°24′51.36″S 70°35′4.74″W / 33.4142667°S 70.5846500°W / -33.4142667; -70.5846500Coordinates: 33°24′51.36″S 70°35′4.74″W / 33.4142667°S 70.5846500°W / -33.4142667; -70.5846500
Line(s)Santiago de Chile L1.svg Line 1
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsTransantiago buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1980 [1]
Services
Preceding station   Santiago Metro   Following station
toward San Pablo
Line 1

Escuela Militar is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located beneath the cloverleaf-like interchange of Apoquindo Avenue and Américo Vespucio Avenue. The station was opened on 22 August 1980 as part of the extension of the line from Salvador to Escuela Militar. It remained the eastern terminus of the Line 1 until 7 January 2010, when the line was extended to Los Dominicos,[2] and is named for the nearby .

Bomb blast in September 2014[]

On September 8, 2014, a blast injured 14 people.[3] The bomb exploded at 14:00 pm in a trashcan.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historia" [History]. Metro de Santiago (in Spanish). Metro S.A. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Santiago". urbanrail.
  3. ^ "Estos son los heridos y su estado de salud tras el bombazo en Escuela Militar". L4 (in Spanish). La Cuarta. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bomb explosion injures eight in Santiago". BBC. BBC News. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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